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A review by tonireadsmanga
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
3.0
3.5 stars
While I did very much enjoy the story, I had quite a few major problems with this book. Firstly, there is a 300 page section in the middle of the book that is very, very dull. It would have been okay if there were smaller sections that were bland, but this was a large part of the book.
Another problem I experienced was that the children do not feel like children. Bran's voice does not read like a 9/10 year old's, and I kept forgetting that Arya and Sansa are not even teenagers yet. Since a large part of the book is told in the perspective of one of these characters, this is a bad problem to have.
Other than this, I quite enjoyed A Game of Thrones. I had been spoiled for the ending, so I knew what was going to happen there, but there were still plenty of other twists and deaths I wasn't expecting. I also really liked Tyrion's perspective and humor, and Jon's was pretty good as well (though he seemed older than he is supposed to be also).
Overall, I enjoyed this book, and am looking forward to continuing the series.
While I did very much enjoy the story, I had quite a few major problems with this book. Firstly, there is a 300 page section in the middle of the book that is very, very dull. It would have been okay if there were smaller sections that were bland, but this was a large part of the book.
Another problem I experienced was that the children do not feel like children. Bran's voice does not read like a 9/10 year old's, and I kept forgetting that Arya and Sansa are not even teenagers yet. Since a large part of the book is told in the perspective of one of these characters, this is a bad problem to have.
Other than this, I quite enjoyed A Game of Thrones. I had been spoiled for the ending, so I knew what was going to happen there, but there were still plenty of other twists and deaths I wasn't expecting. I also really liked Tyrion's perspective and humor, and Jon's was pretty good as well (though he seemed older than he is supposed to be also).
Overall, I enjoyed this book, and am looking forward to continuing the series.