Review by olityr - A Game of Thrones

olityr 's review for:

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I've avoided this book for years because the show is so sexual, and supposedly the book is too. Recently heard that the show prayed up the sex a lot, so thought I'd give it a try. Was more sexual than I prefer, but we less than I feared and would be.

I'm glad I finally gave it a chance, and I hope it doesn't get more sexual later in the series.

I was surprised at how little magic or other purely fantasy elements there were, then suddenly in the last few Daenerys chapters it finally started to feel like typical high fantasy.

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