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A review by _barb
The Armageddon Rag by George R.R. Martin
5.0
I bought this book three years ago. The first time I tried reading it, I found it incredibly annoying and dnf-ed it. For some reason I gave it two stars here on Goodreads.
After that, I pushed it somewhere on my bookshelf and forgot about it.
The end of July sparked my interest for this book, mainly because I have been reading ASOIAF and I really wanted to give this one a second chance. So glad that I did.
From dnf it became one of my favorite books that I read this year. I even like it more than ASOIAF.
The main character, Sandy Blair, wasn't really likeable at first, but you can't help feeling sorry for him even if you know that it's only his own fault all those shitty things happened to him. He was very human and very complex character.
But I have to admit that my favorite in this book was Peter Faxon. Oh, and that beautiful description when they were in balloon was absolutely beautiful.
The big reveal near the end was shocking although one could see it coming. Looking back, it was heavily hinted by the author who was responsible for the murder and a few other horrible things that have happened.
But the one thing that I loved the most is the way Mr. Martin showed how times change even if we dob't like it.
This takes place in the 80s, but the story is filled with nostalgia. Sandy Blair keeps re-living his youth and has hard time accepting that 60s are long gone. In my opinion, it's something that made him very human, his inner conflict with himself, trying to find his place in this new era.
I believe it's something everyone can relate to.
5/5*
After that, I pushed it somewhere on my bookshelf and forgot about it.
The end of July sparked my interest for this book, mainly because I have been reading ASOIAF and I really wanted to give this one a second chance. So glad that I did.
From dnf it became one of my favorite books that I read this year. I even like it more than ASOIAF.
The main character, Sandy Blair, wasn't really likeable at first, but you can't help feeling sorry for him even if you know that it's only his own fault all those shitty things happened to him. He was very human and very complex character.
But I have to admit that my favorite in this book was Peter Faxon. Oh, and that beautiful description when they were in balloon was absolutely beautiful.
The big reveal near the end was shocking although one could see it coming. Looking back, it was heavily hinted by the author who was responsible for the murder and a few other horrible things that have happened.
But the one thing that I loved the most is the way Mr. Martin showed how times change even if we dob't like it.
This takes place in the 80s, but the story is filled with nostalgia. Sandy Blair keeps re-living his youth and has hard time accepting that 60s are long gone. In my opinion, it's something that made him very human, his inner conflict with himself, trying to find his place in this new era.
I believe it's something everyone can relate to.
5/5*