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Unoriginal but, hell, a great ride through a thorough, well-rounded fantasy land with characters who can elicit empathy. ( ![]() My most recent attempt to engage with the story of "A Game of Thrones" (August 2016) has failed, like previous attempts. I accept that I am in the minority when it comes to appreciating this book. In no particular order, here is what I didn't care for: (1) political intrigue and backstabbing, (2) too many characters to keep up with, (3) too many relationships to keep up with, (4) not enough of the supernatural/sorcerous, (5) recognizing that reading this book was a hefty 835-page commitment and knowing that I would have to read more books to learn the outcome of various plot points, (6) too much similarity to medieval Europe, and (7) too few characters I could really care about. One one hand I am in awe of the great fantasy of R.R. Martin, on the other hand I am disgusted by all the rape, incest, killings. I stopped listening to this book in the middle ot it and now finished the first book. Not really rushing to start the second. Ég las bókina "A game of Thrones" eftir George R.R. Martin https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13496.A_Game_of_Thrones , fyrir stuttu síðan eftir að bróðir minn gaf mér hana. Ég var þá búinn að sjá sjónvarpsþáttaröð sem gerð var eftir bókinni og hafði mjög gaman af. Mér fannst aðdáunarvert hve vel þáttaröðin endurspeglaði sögu Martins, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/ , en hins vegar fannst mér bókin betri því þar var fékkst betri innsýn inn í þankagang persónanna og þá sérstaklega Bran Starks sem slasast alvarlega snemma í sögunni. Sagan er fantasía og segir í stuttu máli frá valdabaráttu nokkurra ætta í ríki þar sem þú getur ekki treyst neinum. Fjöldi persóna kemur fyrir sögu og gerði a.m.k. mig hálfruglaðan en með því að segja söguna út frá sjónarhorni nokkurra persóna tekst höfundi að halda upp spennu og hraðri atburðarás því mikið gerist þegar þessar persónur dreifast um allt landið. Sagan er oft átakanleg og maður bæði finnur til með mörgum persónanna en samsamar sig líka öðrum - og þolir bókstaflega ekki sumar þeirra. Just superb. The weaving together of the plots and sub-plots is skillfully done, the characters are wonderfully rich and distinct (despite their number) and the world building is superb. I loved it.
This is a perfect book. There's honestly nothing I can think of that could improve it in any way. This is a book that made me shout at it, that made me giggle and cry, that made me gasp, that made me tremble and hate and love. It's seamless; I'd say it's unputdownable, except that sometimes I found I desperately needed to put it down because I was overwhelmed with the wonder of it, only to pick it up again half an hour later. Belongs to SeriesIs contained inA Song of Ice and Fire 1-4: A Game of Thrones / Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin ContainsHas the adaptationInspiredHas as a supplement
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