A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin I enjoyed this book, not like an oenophile enjoys a nice glass of wine, but the way a crackhead enjoys a shiny new vial of poison. If you’ve been reading the Song of Ice and Fire, you know that a series based on plot twists, cliffhanger endings, …
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Jul 24
Book Review: Feast for Crows
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin I’ll have to agree with the general assertion that this is the weakest novel in the Song of Ice and Fire series. I’ve heard the story that this and DANCE WITH DRAGONS were meant to be a single novel, and that GRRM had to split them into …
Jul 05
Book Review: Storm of Swords
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin This is the third novel in GRRM’s “Song of Ice and Fire” series. Chronologically it continues, and in some cases, overlaps the second novel, A CLASH OF KINGS. The main characters are Sansa, Jon, Arya, Catlyn Stark, Jamie and Tyrell Lannister, Davos the onion knight, Samwell Tarly …
Jun 30
Book Review: Clash of Kings
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin It’s been many years since I read a 1000 page book in two days, so that tells you something of how I enjoyed this novel. GRRM really knows how to make a person care about characters. Some of the characters I adore, such as Daenerys and Arya. …
Jun 27
Book Review: Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin For the first time in my life, I actually read a book because of the television show it was based off of instead of the other way around. I’d resisted reading this series for a long time, one because it is high fantasy, and two because my …