"First, let me introduce you to yourself" (Beware RotE Spoilers)

[Hölmö]

I finished reading the books maybe a week ago and have not been able to shake the world out of my head.
I think the hard part is that the characters are so well written and there is so much suffering and little gratification -- at least for the characters that you would like to see gratified

Spoiler

I became so invested in the Fool´s character and his tragic romantic hopes that I almost stopped reading after Fitz shut him down in the Golden Fool
It was even more taxing than the tortures to come -- as a reader I think it is easier to relate to emotional rejection than torture.
I think Fitz got a little slice of everything that he wished for at least. I think perhaps the Fool was a bit too greedy insisting to be the "most beloved".