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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

shaylab's review against another edition

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

4.0

aka_andrew's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad 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

paula7's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

telcontar2901's review against another edition

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

4.25

ameliahiatt's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring 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

5.0

apemanlola's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

lau's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

3.0

leavingsealevel's review against another edition

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3.0

It is a good thing I don't give up on books, because I didn't get into this until about page 400. Then it suddenly became awesome. Even the part with the zombies-that-aren't-called-zombies was awesome. I want to read all these books. And I may do so, since I have yet another long-haul international flight coming up this week.

charlesc_n's review against another edition

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

5.0

aver8040's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow, this book blew me away. I do not typically enjoy fantasy, tend to stay away from it - but this book is worth reading every page. I went in wanting to read how connected it is to the show (which I did finish), and the book did not disappoint; expanding on many characters and plot points. Fantastic.

However, the piece that really blew me way was how (re-)invested I became in the characters. At the beginning, I skimmed through chapters (I am not going to lie). However, very quickly I became invested and even more interested in Tyrion, Bran and Sansa. From there I found Daenerys and Eddard so fascinating, I could not stop reading.

Such an incredibly detailed story. Everything matters, and you can feel it in this book - even if you already have some since of what will happen from the shows. Truly impressive.