Reviews

A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

kleinreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

While I’ve heard many talk about this book as the one with “all the boring characters”—as opposed to A Dance with Dragons that is told from the perspectives of Daenerys, Jon, Tyrion, etc.—I think this was an ingenious way to divide up the story. We also got some peaks into characters we’d never met before, including minor characters you wouldn’t expect to hear from. While we are wondering what other character’s are up to, our understanding of Westeros is being expanded in a way that I found very helpful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content

margaret_reads's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tallahasseefloyd's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

mnihill's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

clownmama's review against another edition

5.0

Putting aside the fact that I sorely missed certain characters, namely Dany, Tyrion and Jon, this was a wonderful book for me. I felt there was some suitable movement to the stories that were being told, and I even loved some of what was happening...especially the Cersei story, lord I hate her! And somehow, Sansa becoming Alayna has made me like her more than I did (lord, she should have shoved Robert Arryn out that door, too), and I have to say I am sorry to see the Hound dead as I really wanted to understand that relationship better.

Now, as I start the next book, I realize I'm going to miss these characters a lot, even though I'll get the progression I was wanting in the others.

emilyjaco25's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 ⭐️

“How much can a crown be worth, when a crow can dine upon a king?”

George was real crazy for this one. Excluding almost all the main characters for this entire book is wild. He’s still a master at threading storylines and characters and histories together seamlessly, but a lot of parts of this felt like we were meandering.

ahlyae's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Incredibly slow and boring. Weakest book of the series.

wildcatsour's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

readinginthenorth's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

weejman33's review against another edition

4.0

George is back at it with the complicated scheming and never ending treks through the countryside. Not his best by any stretch, but still peak fantasy storytelling nonetheless.