Reviews

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

jnaiburg's review against another edition

5.0

I’ve seen game of thrones so like I knew what was going to happen but I still found myself being like “I need to know what happens next!” Maybe it’s because I’m stupid or maybe it’s because this book was just that exciting. Also this is the third 5 star review I’ve given in a row. I think if I like a book enough to read the whole thing it feels wrong to not say I loved it you know. I spent a whole month reading it, it might as well at least convince myself it’s worthy of 5 stars. Or maybe I’m insane

shortsnout626's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

ines_santos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

wise_bitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

hopeistryingtoread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

aerithb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I really enjoyed this book partially because it’s so different from anything i’ve read before. the world building is absolutely incredible and so so detailed it’s amazing. however for the same reason it was hard to understand at some points just because there are so many characters and histories to keep track of. besides that this book was spectacular. the character deaths really got me and i felt so immersed into this world.

ethanlaz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

bfordham's review against another edition

5.0

Really enjoyed this. I see some people are writing novels of their own, just to say hope much they hate it. Which is just weird.

There are no pure heroes. Some are better than others, but all the characters have their flaws. There is magic, but it’s wild and fairly uncontrolled. The politics and character flaws drive the story.

saramarie08's review against another edition

3.0

There are a LOT of characters to keep track of, and the author does try to give some hints as to where their storylines left off the last time. There are also many different regions that seem disconnected throughout the first novel, which I assume he make connected in later books. There is a lot of back-and-forth feel to the novel because of how much jumping around there is. Each chapter is focused on a different character, and really told from their viewpoints. Some chapters go back to previous characters, but there's not a pattern to this at all. Characters are a very important part of stories for me, and I don't feel this story had very many redeemable characters. I was frustrated by the amount of back-stabbing and lying that went on, which could be an allegory of modern politics in any country, but there seemed to be only a few minor characters that I could set my hopes on, and they were thwarted at every move. There is also absolutely no resolution within the first book, forcing readers to continue to read the series. Unlike other adventure series, such as Terry Goodkind's "Sword of Truth" series, this book is not meant to stand alone at all, which also somewhat frustrates me. The writing is fluid and very well done, especially if you are as interested as the author in what each character is wearing at any given time. The book is full of descriptions of all kinds, and no one could accuse Martin of having "talking heads"- a term a prof. of mine once used to explain the phenomenon around not describing characters as they are conversing with one another.

r3353_404's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0