|
Loading... A Dance With Dragons (2011)by George R. R. Martin
Best Fantasy Novels (119) » 12 more Favorite Long Books (25) Best War Stories (12) Books Read in 2012 (16) Read in 2014 (8) Top Five Books of 2013 (1,553) Favourite Books (768)
Serie "A song of ice and fire"   IICANA | Mar 6, 2014 |  I have to admit I feel a bit deflated after finishing this book. I think this is one of the best fantasy series possibly ever, and while I am sure I will choose to finish the series, the longer this novel went on the more I had the feeling that there is no way this series can end in a way that won't leave me feeling unsatisfied. I don't necessarily need a "happily-ever-after" type ending, but the feeling that the characters were given their due - that the story came to the resolution that was inevitable - that the ending fit the rest of the tale - these are the things I need. Martin just has SO much going on, and things are heading in such a tragic direction, that I'm having a hard time forseeing how it can possibly feel complete or satisfying in the few novels left to the series. That said, this was, as usual, an excellent and engrossing read. Getting lost in Westeros is still one of my favorite ways to spend an afternoon, and if you are a fantasy lover who hasn't jumped into this world, it's time to start. (  ) NeedMoreShelves | Mar 6, 2014 | Plotwise, this addition to the Song of Ice and Fire series came off much better. He left all his "sympathetic" characters in deep doodoo, which he has done before. However, my criticisms of his writing (see my review of A Storm of Crows stand. I will read the next installment, but unlike the fans, I can wait. (  ) KirkLowery | Mar 4, 2014 | I love this series. Martin is unpredictable and the plot goes through twists and turns that I never see coming. This book did feel like a build up to something more, but I suppose all books are when they are part of a series and his are all building up to a final conclusion. The characters feel different in this volume as well. Darker somehow, they are changing a bit. Martin's typical very detailed writing style is in full swing here. He loves to write about what they are eating, but I suppose that adds to the atmosphere and lets you know how high up the people are in the game. ( ) CinderH | Feb 27, 2014 | It's pretty much impossible to write even a sentence of a review of Dance with Dragons without revealing spoilers. So: Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, Daenerys Stormborn, Reek (aka Theon Greyjoy), and Ser Barristan Selmy all have wildly unexpected adventures and outcomes. Reader beware. (  ) viking2917 | Feb 20, 2014 |
 It's terrible. Martin has taken the concept of the pot-boiler to an extreme — it's a novel where nothing happens other than continual seething, roiling turmoil. He whipsaws the reader through a dozen different, complex story lines where characters struggle to survive in a world wrecked by civil war — one other problem is that I'd hit a chapter about some minor character from the previous four books, and struggled to remember who the heck this person is, and why I'm supposed to care — and again, nothing is resolved. Well, not quite: major characters are brutally killed, if they're male, and graphically and degradingly humiliated into irrelevance if they're female. I guess that's a resolution, all right — perhaps the last book will be a lovingly detailed description of a graveyard, draped with naked women mourning?  Martin remains boundlessly creative, sketching out intricately realized new civilizations, societies, religions, and factions on one continent while continuing to complicate the established political agendas on another. No part of his world ever feels like an afterthought or an easy fantasy cliché. Even so, “A Dance With Dragons,” for its bounty of adventure, is more about Mr. Martin marshaling his forces in anticipation of the cycle’s final two books.  Was "A Dance With Dragons" worth the six-year wait? Absolutely. Is contained inGame of Thrones 5-copy boxed set (George R. R. Martin Song of Ice and Fire series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin ContainsA Dance With Dragons 1: Dreams and Dust by George R. R. Martin A Dance With Dragons 2: After the Feast by George R. R. Martin I guerrieri del ghiaccio by George R. R. Martin I fuochi di Valyria. Le cronache del ghiaccio e del fuoco vol. 11 by George R. R. Martin Das Lied von Eis und Feuer 20 by George R. R. Martin Os Reinos do Caos - As Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo Nº10 (5.2) by George R. R. Martin
References to this work on external resources.
|
 Google Books — Loading...
Popular coversRatingAverage: (4.03)
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16
1
Wikipedia in English (10)
1