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A review by ddl98
A Dance with Dragons: After the Feast by George R.R. Martin
5.0
I can’t believe that is the last of the game of thrones books to read at the minute but what a brilliant series they have been. I thought I would enjoy the books because I liked the tv show (and that is one reason) but GRRM’s writing style has blown me away. The alternating character pov’s is an incredible method of revealing a story as complex as a song of ice and fire and he does it masterfully.
He manages to create dramatic irony at every turn due to the size of the world he has built, the technology of the world(communication) and the characters in it, where we know things from other characters Povs but they do not know of such events. George subtely reminds of us these little things when they become important too. Masterful writing.
One more note on the pov writing is each character feels and thinks so uniquely and this is reflected perfectly in the tiny details in each chapter such as the words they use and the speed they think at not jus the story going on in them.
This is my second favourite book in the series, after a storm of swords but I may be bias as this is the only one I really went in blind as it has diverged from the tv show, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Danys stroyline in mereen I started off not liking but it is stealing the show as it is shaping up with Selmy and Victarion on the way, the final selmy chapter had my heart beating but I’m truly hooked on every place which I’ve not been able to say about other game of thrones books. What an insane moment to end on and I can only pray the winds of winter will be released soon
He manages to create dramatic irony at every turn due to the size of the world he has built, the technology of the world(communication) and the characters in it, where we know things from other characters Povs but they do not know of such events. George subtely reminds of us these little things when they become important too. Masterful writing.
One more note on the pov writing is each character feels and thinks so uniquely and this is reflected perfectly in the tiny details in each chapter such as the words they use and the speed they think at not jus the story going on in them.
This is my second favourite book in the series, after a storm of swords but I may be bias as this is the only one I really went in blind as it has diverged from the tv show, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Danys stroyline in mereen I started off not liking but it is stealing the show as it is shaping up with Selmy and Victarion on the way, the final selmy chapter had my heart beating but I’m truly hooked on every place which I’ve not been able to say about other game of thrones books. What an insane moment to end on and I can only pray the winds of winter will be released soon