Yashima reviewed A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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5 stars
Even in 2017 I will maintain that this is the start of one of the best epic fantasy series ever. At the time I read this, I was devastated by the world, the characters, the death, blood and gore. I loved it. And I still do. It has some of my favorite characters (the Lannister twins, Jon Snow, Daenerys, Arya), some of the best villains or non-villains who are just people, and some of the most surprising plot twists and "oh no no no you cannot .... oh you can" moments. ASoIaF is immersive like little I had read before...
I just would not recommend reading these books anymore as the written series was over-taken by the HBO series--which in its own right is absolutely fantastic.
But I am currently assuming that beyond the most horrible cliffhanger that has ever been written (stabbing my favorite character in the back leaving …
Even in 2017 I will maintain that this is the start of one of the best epic fantasy series ever. At the time I read this, I was devastated by the world, the characters, the death, blood and gore. I loved it. And I still do. It has some of my favorite characters (the Lannister twins, Jon Snow, Daenerys, Arya), some of the best villains or non-villains who are just people, and some of the most surprising plot twists and "oh no no no you cannot .... oh you can" moments. ASoIaF is immersive like little I had read before...
I just would not recommend reading these books anymore as the written series was over-taken by the HBO series--which in its own right is absolutely fantastic.
But I am currently assuming that beyond the most horrible cliffhanger that has ever been written (stabbing my favorite character in the back leaving him most likely dead?) no more books will be forthcoming.
After the infamous GRRM is not your bitch line by Neil Gaiman himself, we're all terribly aware of the fine line between fan entitlement and whatever other reaction there could possibly be...
There are probably tons of reasons that next book has not been written. It is not for me to speculate about, comment on or criticize these reasons whatever they may be.
But I find it impossible to have no reaction at all after waiting for years and years for [b: The Winds of Winter|12111823|The Winds of Winter (A Song of Ice and Fire, #6)|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465341854s/12111823.jpg|6570035] (now expected 2020) and finally realizing that it may never be written at all and definitely not the way it should have been. It makes me sad more than anything, to see that the potential of this series will likely remain unfulfilled because we'll never be able to find out just how it would have been written if there had been no HBO.
I have just stopped waiting for another book to ever be written. It's not that I don't care anymore or that I wouldn't read it (definitely would read it) but my excitement has just fizzled out.
And sometimes when someone gushes about the TV-show seasons that I haven't seen because I wanted to read the books first, I feel a stab of disappointment.
