You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.52 AVERAGE
4.52 AVERAGE
Surprises and betrayal
R. R. Martin clearly has a thing for making readers fall in love with his characters...and then killing them off in the plot twisting ways possible.
R. R. Martin clearly has a thing for making readers fall in love with his characters...and then killing them off in the plot twisting ways possible.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
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
Favorite Quotes
A Game of Thrones: "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground."
A Clash of Kings: "Many called her beautiful. She was not beautiful. She was red, and terrible, and red."
A Storm of Swords: "Rhaegar fought valiantly, Rhaegar fought nobly, Rhaegar fought honorably. And Rhaegar died."
A Feast For Crows: "I'm sorry that I didn't trust you. I don't know how to do that anymore."
A Dance with Dragons: "Kill the boy, Jon Snow. Winter is almost upon us. Kill the boy and let the man be born."
A Feast For Crows: "I'm sorry that I didn't trust you. I don't know how to do that anymore."
A Dance with Dragons: "Kill the boy, Jon Snow. Winter is almost upon us. Kill the boy and let the man be born."
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This world, the characters, the storylines grows larger and larger by every book.
Lots of mystery that leaves you thinking what will happen next.
You never know whats gonna happen until it happens.
The characters have flaws in their on way. No one is actually good or evil, they are all gray.
But the characters are SO well written that you root for characters you thought you hate and learn to hate the characters you loved.
Or you hate the characters even more due to their bad intentions to do good.
There is so much about the characters I could spoil but wont. They are great!
It is not a story about good or evil. It is a story about how we as humans were/are flawed.
Our good intentions can be our downfall.
The small continent of Westeross has so much history and corners that you can dive deep into the world and make it feel as it was a part of our own.
Sexscenes is a hard skip.
Overall you cannot be disapointed with the great work of GRR Martin
Lots of mystery that leaves you thinking what will happen next.
You never know whats gonna happen until it happens.
The characters have flaws in their on way. No one is actually good or evil, they are all gray.
But the characters are SO well written that you root for characters you thought you hate and learn to hate the characters you loved.
Or you hate the characters even more due to their bad intentions to do good.
There is so much about the characters I could spoil but wont. They are great!
It is not a story about good or evil. It is a story about how we as humans were/are flawed.
Our good intentions can be our downfall.
The small continent of Westeross has so much history and corners that you can dive deep into the world and make it feel as it was a part of our own.
Sexscenes is a hard skip.
Overall you cannot be disapointed with the great work of GRR Martin
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War
A wonderfully, lushly written series (2 more books left as yet unreleased, to remind you!). Martin puts the serene, beautiful, sublime next to the traumatizing and the disturbing, but either end of his spectrum and everything in between are perfectly under his expert and engaging control. The vistas, the daily habits, the internal thoughts, are all described patiently and excellently employing all five senses. An awesome writer and a great book series.
I started to read this series many years ago and gave up early on. Having watched the series a few times, I decided that this would be my summer read. Just finished a few days ago and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Much more detail than the tv show and lots has happened on tv that is still to come in the books. Lots of intrigue, violence, some sex. Well done and I recommend it. Not for everyone but if you think you might be interested, give it a shot.
This is a terribly addicting read. Even though it seems a simple (if a bit endless) fantasy loosely based on medieval times and Nordic legends, it maintains an exciting page turning pace. The characters, family alliances and conflicts, cultures, customs, and lands are well drawn and almost familiar. The political intrigues play out realistically, largely because historically we can easily reference the scheming for power that goes as far as murder to achieve it's goals. As Americans we are achingly familiar with the desire to be the good guys despite geopolitical aggressive actions by our leaders that make us question whether morality and power are mutually exclusive concepts.
My biggest complaint is that this saga never ends. After five books, it shows no sign of wrapping up mysteries and questions unleashed in early books. I am not convinced the author George RR will ever complete the story. Perhaps in doing the HBO production stuff he's grown bored with writing. Or more likely, perhaps like the dragons, this story has grown in scope beyond even his ability to control it.
My biggest complaint is that this saga never ends. After five books, it shows no sign of wrapping up mysteries and questions unleashed in early books. I am not convinced the author George RR will ever complete the story. Perhaps in doing the HBO production stuff he's grown bored with writing. Or more likely, perhaps like the dragons, this story has grown in scope beyond even his ability to control it.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War