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Kråkornas fest by George R.R. Martin

sansalogy's review against another edition

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5.0

My first re-read and what can I say? AFFC is definitely my favorite asoiaf book. All the characters' chapters are so interesting. A first look into Cersei's mindset, Jaime's growth, Sansa and Arya having to hide under aliases to survive, Brienne trying to complete her quest, Sam conquering his fears in ways he cannot have seen and finally Dorne is open to us and what a joy Arianne is to read. Now my copy is even more well worn than before ahahah

magikspells's review against another edition

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4.0

This book made so much more sense when I got to the end of it and realized why so many characters were omitted. All in all, I hate to say it, but I think this book was a cautionary tale of women in power (Cersei, Myrcella, Arienne, Asha, Lysa the list goes on). Clearly this setting is a man's world and there's not much room for women who want to seek power. Perhaps we'll see a change in this with Daenerys in this next book. But I'll be glad to hear from some of my other favorites, I got weary of so much Cersei, though I have to admit, Jaime has grown on me, especially there at the end.

protoman21's review against another edition

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4.0

I was fortunate to read this book well after it was published, so I didn't have to wait for years for it to come out only to find out that many favorite character were not even in the book. It was odd not reading about the likes of Daenerys and Tyrion, but enough of the characters that we know and love were present that I was able to make my peace with it and enjoy the ride.

Just like Jaime did when he made his first appearance as a narrator, Cersei too surprised me as being one of my favorites! I don't love her the way that I love Jaime, but I always looked forward to her chapters and enjoyed the time spent in her diabolical mind.

Brienne's plotline didn't interest me as much because although I enjoyed the fact that she was out searching for Sansa and Arya, I knew she wouldn't find them, so her quest was destined to amount to a hill of beans.

Sansa continues to impress me with how she has grown as a person. I wouldn't mind if her plotline moved along quicker, but I mostly enjoyed her chapters.

Arya is constantly reinventing herself, but she will always remain that strong insolent girl with a chip on her shoulder. I desperately want something good to happen to this poor girl.

Jaime's storyline was a little lacking in this one, but I loved his ignoring Cersei's plea for help at the end. "And Moonboy for all I know" is what I most remember from his chapters.

Sam's story was another that seemed to drag on and on. I think each of his chapters could have been shortened by half and it would have greatly improved the whole.

On the Iron Islands, I most enjoyed Asha's sections and found the rest hard to follow. This led to some confusion in the next book where these characters play a bigger role.

In Dorne, I actually really liked Arys, but he didn't last long. Arianne had her moments as well and I didn't mind hearing some about Myrcella since she seems like she is a key piece in the game of thrones. I was lost through most of Areo's chapters.

qjbrown96's review against another edition

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3.0

Took forever to finish this book. This book should’ve been cut in half. Some of the chapters were so boring I would skip to the last two pages of the chapter since that was the only part that mattered. I’d say there was maybe 5 chapters that I thought were actually interesting. Martin wrote this book not as a continuation of the third book with all your favorite characters but took all the secondary characters that aren’t as interesting and told their story, although some of their history was interesting, I just do not care about all 158 people of the Iron Islands telling of their claim to the Iron Throne.

myoung1304's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

cecile_dte08's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition

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3.0

Een gewaarschuwd mens telt voor twee. En dus begon ik aan dit boek gewapend met engelengeduld en een fikse portie doorzettingsvermogen. Ik had vier vrije dagen, dus 185 bladzijdes per dag en dan zou ik door dit deel heen zijn. Mij is beloofd dat het langzaamaan (dus ongetwijfeld pas in het tweede boek...) weer op gaat pikken in boek vijf. Ik moest gewoon even door dit boek heen.

Het goede nieuws: Dat plan in combinatie met de wilskracht en de adrenaline aangaande de allerlaatste aflevering van de serie heeft gewerkt. Ik ben in vier dagen door dit boek heen gekomen. En ja, ik heb elke naam, elke letter, elke beschrijving gelezen. Ik ben gedurende een aantal hoofdstukken een beetje out-gezoned, maar ik heb niet echt het gevoel iets belangrijks gemist te hebben. De hoofdstukken die me nog bet beste bij de les hielden, waren de Alayne/Sansa hoofdstukken en de Dorne hoofdstukken rondom princes Myrcella.

Het slechte nieuws: Ergens heb ik het gevoel dan drie sterren nog iets te genereus is van mijn kant, maar vooruit, omdat ik weet dat het uiteindelijk ergens heen gaat, rond ik het naar boven af. Dit boek bevat eigenlijk heel veel hoofdstukken die karakters letterlijk van niets naar nergens leiden. Ik heb het gevoel dat we half Westeros gezien hebben en dat de andere helft van het boek eruit bestond de lijken uit het vorige boek te begraven.

Ik vermoed dat door het lange proces van Martin geen editor het nog gewaagd heeft aantekeningen te geven of hem te vragen dingen aan te passen. Maar dat was wel oprecht op zijn plaats geweest. Het is een indrukwekkend boek en ik bewonder het gedetailleerde inbeeldingsvermogen van Martin en zijn oog voor details en de mate waarin zijn wereld en karakters zijn uitgewerkt. Maar niet elk detail, met name de volledige stambomen van elk nieuw personage dat we ontmoeten, dat hij bedacht heeft en niet elke keer dat een karakter moet pissen, hoeft in het uiteindelijke boek terecht te komen.

Maar goed, ik ben benieuwd naar het volgende boek. Tot over een maand dus!

mrbear's review against another edition

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3.0

Not nearly as good as the other books, mostly because I feel like all the characters I liked are dead or gone. Pretty disappointing, actually.

mari_is_reading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kcielinski's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

3.5

Interesting POVs but really no climax or big ending, kind of just fizzles out