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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
Holy shit! Martin did it again. Wat een verhaal, wat een einde. De rode bruiloft en Joffry’s bruiloft waren briljant. Maar al helemaal de laatste hoofdstukken.
Het is lang geleden dat ik zo een boek na het einde dichtsloeg!!
Het is lang geleden dat ik zo een boek na het einde dichtsloeg!!
adventurous
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
'A Storm of Swords' is an absolute masterpiece from start to finish. As if 'Steel and Snow' wasn't incredible enough, 'Blood and Gold' is firing on all cylinders at every possible moment. There are so many massive events that shake the entire narrative, twists and turns that would shock anybody - I've seen the show and I was still amazed by how well-written it was - and beautiful prose thrown in. I could barely put it down, knowing another brilliant scene was like to be on the next page.
As far as my favourite chapters go, it'd be easier to list of the ones that weren't. There were so many ones that blew me away, including but not limited to:the Red Wedding, battle of Castle Black, Daenerys' first Meereen chapter, the Purple Wedding, Tywin's death, Sansa's Eyrie chapter, and most of all, Tyrion's speech/trial by combat (what a knockout, two all-time classic scenes in one chapter!) . It feels impossible to say who my favourite POVs were, as they were all top-tier, although Tyrion probably takes the top spot as everything in King's Landing is unbelievably gripping. I would, hesitantly, rank the POVs for this volume as:
1) Tyrion
2) Jaime
3) Jon
4) Catelyn
5) Sansa
6) Sam
7) Arya
8) Daenerys
9) Davos
10) Bran
And then, accounting for both parts, my overall ranking would have to be:
1) Tyrion
2) Jaime
3) Arya
4) Jon
5) Catelyn
6) Sam
7) Sansa
8) Davos
9) Daenerys
10) Bran
Still, literally every single of these was very engaging to read. I'd also be remiss to ignore the fantastic non-POV cast. Here, there were two that stood out to me that I wanted to mention. The first was Ser Garlan, who isn't in the show, but instantly captured me with his amiable, sympathetic yet mysterious personality. The second was Stannis, who I find to be a loathsome bore on-screen (not the fault of Stephen Dillane at all, rather the writing), although in the book, I was gripped by every word. Truly a fascinating character who, regardless of where you stand on him, is a psychological goldmine.
I was, and still am blown away by the copious amounts of jaw-dropping moments Martin managed to work in here. It truly is a work of art. I know based on my preferences and knowing that the next two books are a lot slower and character-focused that 'A Storm of Swords' will probably remain my favourite of the series, and I'm okay with that. I can't exactly expect anything better than absolute perfection, after all, but I'm excited to see what the rest has in store nonetheless.
As far as my favourite chapters go, it'd be easier to list of the ones that weren't. There were so many ones that blew me away, including but not limited to:
1) Tyrion
2) Jaime
3) Jon
4) Catelyn
5) Sansa
6) Sam
7) Arya
8) Daenerys
9) Davos
10) Bran
And then, accounting for both parts, my overall ranking would have to be:
1) Tyrion
2) Jaime
3) Arya
4) Jon
5) Catelyn
6) Sam
7) Sansa
8) Davos
9) Daenerys
10) Bran
Still, literally every single of these was very engaging to read. I'd also be remiss to ignore the fantastic non-POV cast. Here, there were two that stood out to me that I wanted to mention. The first was Ser Garlan, who isn't in the show, but instantly captured me with his amiable, sympathetic yet mysterious personality. The second was Stannis, who I find to be a loathsome bore on-screen (not the fault of Stephen Dillane at all, rather the writing), although in the book, I was gripped by every word. Truly a fascinating character who, regardless of where you stand on him, is a psychological goldmine.
I was, and still am blown away by the copious amounts of jaw-dropping moments Martin managed to work in here. It truly is a work of art. I know based on my preferences and knowing that the next two books are a lot slower and character-focused that 'A Storm of Swords' will probably remain my favourite of the series, and I'm okay with that. I can't exactly expect anything better than absolute perfection, after all, but I'm excited to see what the rest has in store nonetheless.
It was alright, I suppose. As much as I've come to expect from these books. A lot of people died, but still the war continues. Anyway, this is a series that you have to read every single book, just cause of the cliffhangers.
Bloody hell that was intense! I couldn't put it down, amazing book and really shocking!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF.
It became depressingly obvious by this point that Martin had started with some ideas for a full story, but had gotten enough attention that he was stretching the material by all means possible.
It reads like a soap opera. A high-caliber soap opera, to be sure, but a series of sensationalist ass-pulls nevertheless. I got bored looking for literary quality that simply isn't there.
It became depressingly obvious by this point that Martin had started with some ideas for a full story, but had gotten enough attention that he was stretching the material by all means possible.
It reads like a soap opera. A high-caliber soap opera, to be sure, but a series of sensationalist ass-pulls nevertheless. I got bored looking for literary quality that simply isn't there.