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** I am shocked to find that some people think a 2 star 'I liked it' rating is a bad rating. What? I liked it. I LIKED it! That means I read the whole thing, to the last page, in spite of my life raining comets on me. It's a good book that survives the reading process with me. If a book is so-so, it ends up under the bed somewhere, or maybe under a stinky judo bag in the back of the van. So a 2 star from me means,yes, I liked the book, and I'd loan it to a friend and it went everywhere in my jacket pocket or purse until I finished it. A 3 star means that I've ignored friends to finish it and my sink is full of dirty dishes. A 4 star means I'm probably in trouble with my editor for missing a deadline because I was reading this book. But I wa ...more

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How Many Stars?

Some years back, when I first started reviewing books, I put up 2 and 3 and 4 star reviews.

Now I only do 5 star reviews. There's a reason for that. So many readers seemed to think that a 2 star (I liked it) or a 3 star review was actually saying that the book was not really that good.

So, I've changed my policy. If I review it, it will have a 5 star review. And if I can't give it 5 stars, then I w Read more of this blog post Â»

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Average rating: 4.24 Â· 1,707,621 ratings Â· 87,245 reviews Â·289 distinct works â€¢Similar authors

	Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) 4.18 avg rating â€” 344,140 ratings â€” published 1995 â€” 193 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) 4.27 avg rating â€” 208,738 ratings â€” published 1996 â€” 137 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3) 4.20 avg rating â€” 167,147 ratings â€” published 1997 â€” 144 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fool's Errand (Tawny Man, #1) 4.36 avg rating â€” 95,904 ratings â€” published 2001 â€” 101 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1) 4.21 avg rating â€” 88,783 ratings â€” published 1998 â€” 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Golden Fool (Tawny Man, #2) 4.37 avg rating â€” 83,756 ratings â€” published 2002 â€” 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fool's Fate (Tawny Man, #3) 4.47 avg rating â€” 81,023 ratings â€” published 2003 â€” 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3) 4.30 avg rating â€” 77,015 ratings â€” published 2000 â€” 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2) 4.31 avg rating â€” 71,116 ratings â€” published 1999 â€” 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fool's Assassin (The Fitz and the Fool, #1) 4.41 avg rating â€” 58,299 ratings â€” published 2014 â€” 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Farseer Trilogy (3 books)
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A Saga do Assassino (5 books)
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4.18 avg rating â€” 348,993 ratings

VatÃdico (5 books)
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Jorge Candeias(Goodreads Author)(Translator)

4.18 avg rating â€” 348,417 ratings

The Tawny Man (3 books)
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4.41 avg rating â€” 266,707 ratings

The Liveship Traders (3 books)
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4.28 avg rating â€” 243,997 ratings

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Robin Hobb rated a bookit was amazing Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson(Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Robin Hobb rated a bookit was amazing The Unlikely Affair of the Crawling Razor by Joe R. Lansdale(Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
First, the caveat. I have met Joe R. Lansdale several times, and been amazed at every meeting. And this lovely volume was a gift from Bill at Subterranean Press as he knows that I am extraordinarily enthused by Lansdale's work. Neither of those things ...more
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Robin Hobb rated a bookit was amazing The Hidden Queen (Nightfall Saga, #2) by Peter V. Brett(Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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