But I’m always curious to see how authors justify (or don’t) their narrators’ supposed ability to perfectly recreate moments and dialogue from the past. I had been young, I excused myself, and who does not put himself in the best possible light when he presents his tale …?” Given that Bee’s sections are in first-person as well, and that Fitz frequently burns his journal entries, we’re left with the impression that Hobb is a compiler rather than an author, salvaging her subjects’ writings as best she can and then arranging them-along with excerpts from relevant authorities-into a coherent manuscript. “There were a few years where I fancied myself quite the hero,” he says at one point, “and other times when I saw myself as star-crossed and unjustly oppressed by my life … perhaps I had not been as honest … as I might have been. I also enjoyed the part where Fitz questions his reliability as a narrator. She gives us Bee, a great new character, and we get to see the world from her point of view. Masquerading as Tom Badgerlock, Fitz is now married to his childhood sweetheart, Molly, and leading the quiet life of a country squire. As far as the rest of the world knows, FitzChivalry Farseer is dead and buried. We’re still talking about Robin Hobb, after all. FitzChivalry-royal bastard and former kings assassin-has left his life of intrigue behind. None of this is to say that I hated Fool’s Assassin. Fools Assassin: Robin Hobb: 1 (Fitz and the Fool) Mass Market Paperback 28 July 2015 by Robin Hobb (Author) 4,287 ratings Book 1 of 3: Fitz and the Fool Trilogy Kindle Edition £5.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook £0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover £5.20 8 Used from £2.41 3 Collectible from £35.
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