DJMao reviewed Juego de tronos by George R. R. Martin (Canción de hielo y fuego, #1)
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5 stars
Tremendo libro
476 pages
Italian language
Published April 22, 2009 by Mondadori.
4 stars
(416 reviews)
Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction.
It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery, the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce. Or so it appears. . . . With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King’s Landing. Robb Stark’s demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels, and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. …
Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction.
It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery, the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce. Or so it appears. . . . With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King’s Landing. Robb Stark’s demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels, and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. Few legitimate claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still exist—or they are held in hands too weak or too distant to wield them effectively. The war, which raged out of control for so long, has burned itself out.
But as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces—some familiar, others only just appearing—are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead.
It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests—but only a few are the survivors.
FabianRY reviewed Juego de tronos by George R. R. Martin (Canción de hielo y fuego, #1)
Review of 'Canción de hielo y fuego' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Pues... Me ha parecido demasiado lento y caótico. Pasan muchas cosas y todas a la vez, que de primeras no tienen mucha relación y acabas saturado. Bastante interesante una vez llegas al punto algido y creo que compensa el ritmo
Auntie Terror reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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3 stars
2.7 stars.
The last 30 pages were better and a great "teaser". But it is a pity to see so much building up to events while knowing that we might never see those unfold properly in printed form.
Also it is a pity that this book was, while building up to things, meandering about so slowly. Partly, I felt reminded of "Tristram Shandy" who feels the need to talk about his father winding up clocks before bedding his mother to beget him to start to tell his life's story and then digresses to his uncle's love life - and in the end never even gets to being born. Only I felt it wasn't intentional here.
Another "problem" of mine is that I suffered a Cersei-overdose who might have been a perfectly grand villain if only she had been allowed more intellectual capacities. As is the case here, the reader knows …
2.7 stars.
The last 30 pages were better and a great "teaser". But it is a pity to see so much building up to events while knowing that we might never see those unfold properly in printed form.
Also it is a pity that this book was, while building up to things, meandering about so slowly. Partly, I felt reminded of "Tristram Shandy" who feels the need to talk about his father winding up clocks before bedding his mother to beget him to start to tell his life's story and then digresses to his uncle's love life - and in the end never even gets to being born. Only I felt it wasn't intentional here.
Another "problem" of mine is that I suffered a Cersei-overdose who might have been a perfectly grand villain if only she had been allowed more intellectual capacities. As is the case here, the reader knows that all her grand schemes will only get her into more trouble long before she does.
There is the Maid of Tarth who could have saved the "honour" of her sex - but then again, she never is allowed to fully emancipate herself from "male help". Even she needs continuous saving and can't seem to get over her lack of feminine graces.
My hopes rest on the last part (ever to be published as a book, I suppose) as a source of saving graces after two weak volumes.
Travis reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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3 stars
If you weren't already aware, Book 4 in the Song of Ice and Fire series was originally long enough to be two books. Deciding to split the book in two (resulting in this and Book 5), Martin opted to tell the 'full' story of half the characters rather than half the story of all the characters. And not that you can or should skip this entry, but just keep that in mind if you aren't particularly into the Kings Landing, Dorne, Iron Islands, Vale, Bravoos, or Old Town story lines.
For me, this is where the books and the tv show really started to differentiate and I really enjoyed reading about a load of characters that never made it to HBO (although I will admit all the different Greyjoys confused me a bit). Above all, Jamie is so much better in this book than he has been/was in the corresponding …
If you weren't already aware, Book 4 in the Song of Ice and Fire series was originally long enough to be two books. Deciding to split the book in two (resulting in this and Book 5), Martin opted to tell the 'full' story of half the characters rather than half the story of all the characters. And not that you can or should skip this entry, but just keep that in mind if you aren't particularly into the Kings Landing, Dorne, Iron Islands, Vale, Bravoos, or Old Town story lines.
For me, this is where the books and the tv show really started to differentiate and I really enjoyed reading about a load of characters that never made it to HBO (although I will admit all the different Greyjoys confused me a bit). Above all, Jamie is so much better in this book than he has been/was in the corresponding tv season(s), and since he is one of my favorites, that was just fine with me.
tivasyk reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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4 stars
незчувся, як дочитав… ця частина теж обривається хіба що не на півслові — мусиш шукати наступну частину, інакше читання втрачає сенс.
hwebb reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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3 stars
Much of the plot is transitional, but it picks up in the latter half.
zhliu0124 reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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3 stars
I was satisfied at the end of the book and I am looking forward to read the next one!
Dominic Ross reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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5 stars
What a great ending! I can't wait to see how it all pans out in the next book.
That's the quickest I've read a GOT book too.
Shack70 reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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3 stars
Not the best book in the series so far but it sets up enough changes that I think I want to read the next one.
SBWright reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
Review of 'A Feast for Crows' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Starting to read more like history.
Tom Goetz reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
Review of 'A Feast for Crows' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Long, drawn out. Too much about characters I didn't care about. Too many details I didn't care about even when I did care about the character. I found myself skimming at the end. I also wasn't in as much of a rush to read it as the previous books. It took me three times as long to read this one.
Alex Keane reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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4 stars
I liked reading this. I liked seeing more of Cersei, Jaime, and Sam's points of view. I liked seeing the growth of Arya and Sansa, but I can see why most plot synopses for the series skip over this book. On the whole, nothing really happened. King's Landing and Dorne and Littlefinger did their plotting, like they do, but nothing big really came to fruition. I kind of wish that Martin had done half the story of both sides to just tell more of what was going on rather than split this into two books by points of view the way he did.
Ikwezi reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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4 stars
I'm still digging it, although I had to take a six-month break after the Red Wedding before I could bring myself back to the series.
James Ravenscroft reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
Review of 'A Feast for Crows' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
One of the weaker books in ASIOF. It sets the tone well for the next book despite moving quite slowly.
Kathrin Passig reviewed A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
Review of 'A Feast for Crows' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Let's just pretend this didn't happen.
