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A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow
by George R.R. Martin
At over 1200 pages A Storm of Swords is such a big-ass book that in some editions it has to be split in two separate books. Since I haven't read the second part of the third book yet, this review will only reflect my thoughts on A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow.
In the wake of the battle at King's Landing, the power balance has shifted once again. Shit's going down in the North as well, and the Khaleesi is still collecting her army.
To be honest, if you would make a summary of the essence what happens in this book, you could probably condense it in a page or two. This is probably true for all of the Song of Ice and Fire books. Martin's books are SLOW. They are honest to god the slowest books I've ever read. That being said, it's so easy to drown in the world of Westeros. It's like one big puppet play, set in dozens of locations, and Martin is the puppet master. His characters meet and clash, deceive or reveal, or narrowly miss each other.
I enjoy spending time in Westeros. But as I've said before, I don't have the idea this story is actually going anywhere. I think the finale of the books will bring a lot of deaths, but I don't think there will be a truly satisfying way to finish these books. There are just so many characters, and although Martin is great at culling the ranks, he adds more points of view than he removes.
As a book on itself, Steel and Snow feels unfinished and unsatisfying. It clearly isn't meant to stand on its own, and it feels like the book ends before something big can really happen. Don't start this one unless you have the second one near as well.
I can't wait to read about a certain wedding everyone keeps talking about in the next one.
In the wake of the battle at King's Landing, the power balance has shifted once again. Shit's going down in the North as well, and the Khaleesi is still collecting her army.
To be honest, if you would make a summary of the essence what happens in this book, you could probably condense it in a page or two. This is probably true for all of the Song of Ice and Fire books. Martin's books are SLOW. They are honest to god the slowest books I've ever read. That being said, it's so easy to drown in the world of Westeros. It's like one big puppet play, set in dozens of locations, and Martin is the puppet master. His characters meet and clash, deceive or reveal, or narrowly miss each other.
I enjoy spending time in Westeros. But as I've said before, I don't have the idea this story is actually going anywhere. I think the finale of the books will bring a lot of deaths, but I don't think there will be a truly satisfying way to finish these books. There are just so many characters, and although Martin is great at culling the ranks, he adds more points of view than he removes.
As a book on itself, Steel and Snow feels unfinished and unsatisfying. It clearly isn't meant to stand on its own, and it feels like the book ends before something big can really happen. Don't start this one unless you have the second one near as well.
I can't wait to read about a certain wedding everyone keeps talking about in the next one.