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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
I’ve never read anything so quickly and so furiously
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Alcohol
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Alcohol
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
Complicated
It took me a bit too long to finish. But I did it! I finished it! Let me tell you, it was fantastic. Absolutely loved it. The writing was so great. I was fully immersed into this world. Give me the next book please!
Long winded, loses track of characters in too large of a cast.
This is an amazing work of fantasy, and everything they say is true: Martin is a master world-builder, effortlessly juggling hundreds of characters and subplots and places without bogging us down with details. Features include: typical hilarious fantasy sex scenes and gratuitous breast/lesbian action, so much murder and treachery that by the end you're like, "Murder? Ho-hum. At least so-and-so didn't dishonor the fam!"
The characters are all fairly detestable and disposable, which sometimes works in Martin's favor but sometimes makes me wish I were rereading Lord of the Rings instead.
The characters are all fairly detestable and disposable, which sometimes works in Martin's favor but sometimes makes me wish I were rereading Lord of the Rings instead.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
To an extent, I can understand how some would see this as "grimdark." However, I think that misses the mark.
Yes, there are many moments of anguish, there are grim deaths, and there's no "all of the good guys win" ending going on. But there's also plenty of humor and warmth to be found, especially in the dynamics between different characters.
Yes, there are many moments of anguish, there are grim deaths, and there's no "all of the good guys win" ending going on. But there's also plenty of humor and warmth to be found, especially in the dynamics between different characters.