Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Geez, this thing went on and on and on................

I was already tiring of this fantasy trilogy by the end of book two. Book two could have been pruned by at least 200 pages, and the entire 'trilogy' actually has a plot that's so slim it could have been edited into just one book of around 700 pages. But noooooo, both Hobb's and her publisher stretched as much out of it as possible, obviously so they could make more money.I read Hobbs' 'Liveship' Trilogy and loved it. The story was smart, fast-paced and involved, and set in a world that was full of detail but not overly explained. It was also full of interesting characters. In Assassin's Quest, the 'hero' (if that's what you MUST call him, because he's the biggest idiot ever to appear in fiction) is so incredibly dull and stupid that I just want to do King Regal's job and kill him myself.A huge disappointment. I think this will be the last book I read of Hobb's, as her ability to write believable and compelling fiction seems to be waning.