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4.52 AVERAGE
4.52 AVERAGE
Love the HBO series, now to see if the books are better!
This series has been on my to-read list for over five years, but I jus t never got around to it. With the tv show beginning, however, I knew I had to just sit down a nd read it. After all, I don't watch movies if I haven't read the books (assuming there's a remote chance I'll ever read the things) and I wasn't going to pass up a chance to watch Sean Bean act.
At any rate, I'm glad I finally bit the bullet and read the first book. The novels themselves are well plotted, with reasonably believable characters (I'll forgive the stilted dialogue; nobody's perfect) and, most importantly for me, I gained a much better understanding of how the last decade of fantasy has developed. Martin's emphasis on the humanity of his characters and story, and his obvious debt to the histories of the European nations, England in particular, comes out in this novel and makes me look forward to the rest of the series. And, since the book is well written enough and rarely slides into either purple prose or bad writing, I have no complaints.
Definitely worth picking up, especially with the reward of Sean Bean at the end. How come there aren't any sex scenes with him?
At any rate, I'm glad I finally bit the bullet and read the first book. The novels themselves are well plotted, with reasonably believable characters (I'll forgive the stilted dialogue; nobody's perfect) and, most importantly for me, I gained a much better understanding of how the last decade of fantasy has developed. Martin's emphasis on the humanity of his characters and story, and his obvious debt to the histories of the European nations, England in particular, comes out in this novel and makes me look forward to the rest of the series. And, since the book is well written enough and rarely slides into either purple prose or bad writing, I have no complaints.
Definitely worth picking up, especially with the reward of Sean Bean at the end. How come there aren't any sex scenes with him?
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
LOVE IT! Aysegul had put in a good word for it on FB, so I thought, hmm if she read it and loved it, then I most certainly will. Then had raving conversations about it with a colleague from work! By which point, the series was on telly and everybody was talking about it. It was time. Time for me to get it. And time for me to read it and LOVE IT!
I finished A Game of Thrones in one breath, now reading A Clash of Kings. I'm so lucky, I still have all the rest of the series to look forward to!
On the last few hundred pages of "A Feast for Crows" and can't wait to finish and start the last instalment of the series.
Did I say, I love these books? In case I forgot, I'll say it again, I love these books!
At the end of Feast for Crows, I was gutted about Arya and wanted to know what happened to Tyrion.
What I find most amazing is that the characters you despised at the beginning become some of your favourites, and the characters you liked, you start despising. The sheer complexity of the plot and the ways characters evolve to change their characteristics make these fun to read for me.
I finished A Game of Thrones in one breath, now reading A Clash of Kings. I'm so lucky, I still have all the rest of the series to look forward to!
On the last few hundred pages of "A Feast for Crows" and can't wait to finish and start the last instalment of the series.
Did I say, I love these books? In case I forgot, I'll say it again, I love these books!
At the end of Feast for Crows, I was gutted about Arya and wanted to know what happened to Tyrion.
What I find most amazing is that the characters you despised at the beginning become some of your favourites, and the characters you liked, you start despising. The sheer complexity of the plot and the ways characters evolve to change their characteristics make these fun to read for me.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's a masterpiece. This series is not my favourite, it's not perfect, there are elements I dislike, the pacing is wearing, but it is something to behold. I highly recommend it to anyone with time on their hands.
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
relaxing
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes