Reviews

A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

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.

flamepea's review against another edition

3.0

This book was definitely not what I expected after finishing the third book on such a high note. You would think it would’ve been full of action after all the cliffhangers and many characters finally rising up. No, unfortunately, it took a quite disappointing turn. Other than the obvious absence of major characters- Tyrion, Jon & Daenerys were replaced by irrelevant characters that only had one chapter. This book actually had the potential to still be great with Arya, Sansa, Jaime, Brienne, Cersei and Asha. They’re all well-written characters but the majority of the time was wasted.
Why the hell did we need so many Greyjoy chapters? Which could’ve simply been replaced with Asha to witness the events instead of ramblings from a crazy old man? It was interesting to get insight on Dornish culture and politics, however, once again seemed pretty irrelevant.

I am going to hope as GRRM claims that A Dance of Dragons will make up for it and will have the action that we all desire.

gtserve's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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