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sheyri's review against another edition
DNF at 26%/p.60
Is it impossible to write parody without sexualized or obscene jokes? That isn't humour, that is pure cringe, and cheap.
It had some decent jokes too, but the bad-weird stuff was far too much for me to continue reading.
Is it impossible to write parody without sexualized or obscene jokes? That isn't humour, that is pure cringe, and cheap.
It had some decent jokes too, but the bad-weird stuff was far too much for me to continue reading.
fitzsbeloved's review against another edition
I decided to read the first chapter of the worst-rated books I owned, and what would you know--this came out as the least rated.
You can see my thoughts over at my blog: https://candyflossbooks.wordpress.com/2018/07/02/reading-the-three-worst-books-on-my-bookshelf-in-accordance-to-goodreads/
You can see my thoughts over at my blog: https://candyflossbooks.wordpress.com/2018/07/02/reading-the-three-worst-books-on-my-bookshelf-in-accordance-to-goodreads/
charbel14's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't have high hopes for this; I know better than to expect literary genius when it comes to parodies, but I think that there was big part of me that really wanted to like this. The only reason I am giving this two stars instead of one is that I did manage to get a few laughs out of it. But it was too one dimensional for my taste. It is safe to say that this type of humor is perhaps not coherent with my taste for comedy. Maybe between all the fart and the "yo-mama" jokes I lost my sense of humor. Truth be told I was mostly disappointed, for, as a great fan of A Song Of Ice And Fire, I would have definitely enjoyed a properly written parody.
lost_between_worlds's review against another edition
3.0
Really funny. A book where you don't have to think with at all. I enjoyed it!
manwithanagenda's review against another edition
funny
slow-paced
1.0
Dumb.
This could have been funny, as great as 'A Song of Ice and Fire' can be there is ample fodder in the series and in Martin's writing: his "titillation" scenes, meandering plots stuffed with extraneous detail, stupid fantasy spelling, etc. this should have been a fun and light read that both deflates the series and offers another angle of appreciation. Nothing to see here.
Oh there are jokes, desperately over-thought wordplay of the sub-Mad magazine variety that overshadows the rare clever pieces the stock writer came up with - for example, Daenerys' named 'Lolyta', two for the price of one. If that didn't get you into hysterics, I'm sorry, that's the prose Everest as far as 'Game of Groans' is concerned.
I think its great there's a television show, and even better a well-done one, but this parody focuses on material that is only present/applicable to the HBO version of the series.
Who did they think were more likely to read a spoof of a book franchise? But that's not what I disliked about the book, I wouldn't have even minded banality or clumsiness, I've read plenty of tie-in novels and products and taken them as the cheap entertainment they are, but I do want such things to go swiftly.
This book is scanty, but I could hardly get through a page at a time once my initial patience wore thin. Enough is enough, this is awful, you're welcome.
This could have been funny, as great as 'A Song of Ice and Fire' can be there is ample fodder in the series and in Martin's writing: his "titillation" scenes, meandering plots stuffed with extraneous detail, stupid fantasy spelling, etc. this should have been a fun and light read that both deflates the series and offers another angle of appreciation. Nothing to see here.
Oh there are jokes, desperately over-thought wordplay of the sub-Mad magazine variety that overshadows the rare clever pieces the stock writer came up with - for example, Daenerys' named 'Lolyta', two for the price of one. If that didn't get you into hysterics, I'm sorry, that's the prose Everest as far as 'Game of Groans' is concerned.
I think its great there's a television show, and even better a well-done one, but this parody focuses on material that is only present/applicable to the HBO version of the series.
Who did they think were more likely to read a spoof of a book franchise? But that's not what I disliked about the book, I wouldn't have even minded banality or clumsiness, I've read plenty of tie-in novels and products and taken them as the cheap entertainment they are, but I do want such things to go swiftly.
This book is scanty, but I could hardly get through a page at a time once my initial patience wore thin. Enough is enough, this is awful, you're welcome.
madara8ef1f's review
2.0
Yes, there were funny parts (like The Others), still, I'm not a big fan of parodies.
There were parts that made me laugh, but most of it was just plain stupid. Yes, I said it. :D
There were parts that made me laugh, but most of it was just plain stupid. Yes, I said it. :D
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