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A Dance with Dragons, by George R.R. Martin

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88keys's review

5.0

Why oh why did I have to get lured into this series?! I love it and I hate it. I am so mad that I have to wait at least another three years for the next book and then another three years for the last. I won't remember a thing by then. There are so many characters and places. One thing I will say for George R. R. Martin that is both admirable and frustrating is that he is not afraid to anger or upset the reader. He kills people off right and left while you are staring at the page slack-jawed.

amrabad's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

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

4.0

niels_bom's review

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3.0

OK in the middle, but fumbled the ball in the end. Went really wide with the storyline, seems very fragmented.

gabrielavmarques's review

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3.0

A Dance with Dragons? A dance around the dragons is more like it or "read 1000 pages where the dragons only appear twice, stupid readers". What a waste of time. Honestly, I am all for slowly and well-crafted worlds and complicated plots but this is just ridiculous. For two whole books Martin has been stalling, describing completely uneventful and useless scenes. 90% per cent of this book is composed of absolutely nothing happening and that is not an exaggeration. The few eventful things that happen are great plot twists, surprising and entertaining but not worth the time and trouble.

fnana's review

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5.0

Damn... I..

wynter's review against another edition

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4.0

I can't believe it took me almost nine months to read this book. Me - the most ASOIAF obsessed person there is! This book was not one of Martin's shining moments. When people say that A Feast for Crows is the weakest book, I beg to differ. This one was too long, too slow to keep up with its predecessors. I understand that Martin wanted to set things up just right before the big showdown, but it took five books since "winter is coming" was first muttered to see a white crow. I just read a thousand pages, but I haven't advanced much within the plot. Two major things happened to Dany. One to Jon. Cercei literally walked across town and was done. I am now joining the ranks of people whining for book 6. If it is not released next year, I will most likely start re-reading the series.