I'm done with the second third and am on the final third. I can't believe how stupid, oblivious and pig-headed Nevare is
It's great writing by Hobb in that I want to bash his head in for being so blind to everything that goes on around him, for being totally contradictory in each of his actions, for dismissing anything which does not adhere to his own world-view. So I keep reading to find out more about how much more stupid he can get in the course of one book. But at the same time, I keep thinking that this is not the best way to spend my time if I simply wanted enjoyment out of reading. Nevare is absolutely, infuriatingly annoying and if he's supposed to be one of the brightest amongst the Gernians, I have no idea how those people came to be in power in the first place. But then again, I guess parallels can be drawn to our own world and our history to show that just such situations are more than possible
On to the last stretch to see what the ending that everyone is talking about, is