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5.09k reviews for:
De opkomst van het huis Targaryen van Westeros
Niels van Eekelen, George R.R. Martin, Jet Matla, Renée Vink
3.97 AVERAGE
5.09k reviews for:
De opkomst van het huis Targaryen van Westeros
Niels van Eekelen, George R.R. Martin, Jet Matla, Renée Vink
3.97 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm a big fan of hypocrisy. I will gladly trash the work of a writer whose style I dislike for being self indulgent, while praising the work of someone whom I do connect with for exactly the same thing. This is Martin completely high off his own supply and its awesome. Dispenses with any real narrative, flagrantly doesn't make sense if you aren't already 'in', basically just a lore book for nerds. Best thing he's written since the first SOIAF.
I will preface this review by stating that as a student of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, I love back story and think it is the foundation on which all epic tales are built. It builds layers upon layers of context and gives characters their depth and drive.
I was thrilled to receive this at Christmas and happily plunged straight in. The first half of the book was more enjoyable, introducing us to Aegon the Conquerer, his two sister-queens and their dragons. After the chapters concerning the reign of Jaehaerys and Alisanne, I rather lost interest which was a shame as this should have been the climax of the book - The Dance of the Dragons, where Targaryen siblings turn on each other.
It was at this point that GRRM brought in so many characters, listing name after name, only to kill them off pages later. It made it difficult to keep track of everything that was going on. There were many side stories that ran alongside the main plot which whilst interesting, felt superfluous. Overall, the book felt unnecessarily long.
I certainly enjoyed it, but will not hurry to read the second volume when it is published.
I was thrilled to receive this at Christmas and happily plunged straight in. The first half of the book was more enjoyable, introducing us to Aegon the Conquerer, his two sister-queens and their dragons. After the chapters concerning the reign of Jaehaerys and Alisanne, I rather lost interest which was a shame as this should have been the climax of the book - The Dance of the Dragons, where Targaryen siblings turn on each other.
It was at this point that GRRM brought in so many characters, listing name after name, only to kill them off pages later. It made it difficult to keep track of everything that was going on. There were many side stories that ran alongside the main plot which whilst interesting, felt superfluous. Overall, the book felt unnecessarily long.
I certainly enjoyed it, but will not hurry to read the second volume when it is published.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
sad
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
Can’t believe I read a whole tome of fantasy history! But it was interesting nonetheless. Georgie is so insanely good at what he does and it felt a lot like a real history book for better and worse
Better than what the reviews put across however my near obsession with all things a Song of Ice and Fire coupled with my loyalty to House Targaryen made me enjoy every extra bit of information not included in the main series or in the World of Ice and Fire. Nevertheless, there was some repetitive and uninteresting writing at times especially with the whole pretending to be a maester thing.
adventurous
dark
emotional