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A review by mburnamfink
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
4.0
The book (review) everybody has been waiting for! Unless you've been under a rock, you know that this is the fifth book in A Song of Ice and Fire, that the fans have been waiting six years for it, and that the last one, A Feast for Crows, was not very good. Is aDwD a worthy addition to the series, or has GRRM lost his mojo?
Well, maybe. On the one hand, everybody's favorite characters are back, the plot is advanced, and Shit Happens. on the other hand, too much time is spent wandering around the East for little to no reason, and the plot stops right before The Shit Hits the Fan. Think A Clash of Kings, if it ended right before the Battle of the Blackwater.
Martin's characterization and description are as good as ever, and the exotic East is a fun setting to explore. A Feast for Crows relied on cheap cliffhangers and unnecessary sex to keep us reading, and while there's some of that in A Dance with Dragons, it's balanced with character and plot progression. Not a perfect book by any means, but a step in the right direction.
Well, maybe. On the one hand, everybody's favorite characters are back, the plot is advanced, and Shit Happens. on the other hand, too much time is spent wandering around the East for little to no reason, and the plot stops right before The Shit Hits the Fan. Think A Clash of Kings, if it ended right before the Battle of the Blackwater.
Martin's characterization and description are as good as ever, and the exotic East is a fun setting to explore. A Feast for Crows relied on cheap cliffhangers and unnecessary sex to keep us reading, and while there's some of that in A Dance with Dragons, it's balanced with character and plot progression. Not a perfect book by any means, but a step in the right direction.