A Male Soap OperaYeah, I know I'm late to the party, but better late than never, right? A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) is an epic tale that rotates between nine different points of view. The kingdom has enjoyed a relative peace with King Robert on the throne when he decided to name his second in command as Eddard Stark of Winterfell. However, there is plotting in the kingdom. Will The Starks be safe? And who will sit on the throne?When I picked this book up, I was so confused...

"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground." 3 1/2 stars. So, in one weekend, I finally finished the book I picked up and put down about ten years ago, and watched the final episode of the TV series I have loved for eight years. How odd that the book ended up better than I expected, and the TV show, um... didn't. Warning: I will be talking about the depiction of rape in this review.I think I was more ready to commit this time around. I'd already watched ...

A totally magnificent start to a seminal epic fantasy series. If you loved watching the first season of Game of Thrones, you’re most likely going to love reading A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1).Like countless readers around the world, I probably wouldn’t have known about A Song of Ice and Fire without its TV series adaptation: Game of Thrones. I’ve been following the TV series since the release of its first episode; I was utterly captivated by the originality of the storyline ...

Okay - I am SO incredibly late to this party but hey, I made it! And the hype was real! \"Winter is coming.\"Lord Eddard \"Ned\" Stark lives with his family in a world where the seasons are thrown completely off - summers last decades, and winters are equally long. His five children, plus his bastard son (Jon Snow) are on the way back to their home, Winterfell, when they stumble upon and subsequently adopt six direwolf pups (the symbol of the Starks), with the albino runt going to John. \"When t...

Reader Logic:I HATE this book.I HATE it so much I had to get a new hardback copy to read so I could underline all the parts I HATE about it so much and post them on Goodreads.I HATE it with such a passion I also bought copies for all my friends and family, also in new hardback editions, so they could HATE it along with me.When the TV series came on I was so fuming with rage I watched the entire season twice and bought six copies of the DVD, because I could not believe how much I could HATE somet...

Yup. Nerds, now I am among you. This is going to be a review where I just prattle on and on about meee meee meee, because let's face it - there are a million reviews of this puppy out there so I don't have to worry about doing a disservice to the book. You'll either read the book or you won't. But you should: it's got direwolves. I wasn't going to read this. After years of watching hordes of desperate sad-eyed nerds coming up to me, asking "any news on the George R.R. Martin release??" (like the...

I rated this in 2010. Now in 2017, it's time I actually put my thoughts into words.Here's my long overdue review of A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1). I was just looking at the current reviews. You have a book here with a ridiculously high average rating, massive sales, and… the most liked reviews are three 1-star ratings and an unrated comedy piece. Do we love to hate *that* much? Apparently, we do. Knocking something down is not only easier than building it up, but it’s also m...

Ten years and five hundred comments later, and people STILL think I give a damn if they disagree with me.WARNING: If you enjoyed A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1), even a tiny bit, you might not want to read this review. It'll probably piss you off. God knows the book made me furious, and I'm gonna unleash every bit of that rage right back at it.Instead, I suggest you read Karen's review, Brigid's review, Joyzi's review, or any of the other gushing four- and five-star reviews ar...

I feel like a little personal backstory is necessary before I dive into this review. Back in 1996, when *A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)* first came out, I was around 14 or 16. I spotted the hardcover on a sale table for about $5 and couldn't resist a bargain (still can't, though I'm more cautious these days). So, I started reading *A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)* with the vague idea that it was a flop, which might have colored my experience. I made it thro...

Plenty of fantasy authors claim they're shaking things up. Ironically, they often churn out the most predictable books, like Goodkind and Paolini. Not sure why they protest so much, though—predictability isn't a death sentence in fantasy.The classic hero's journey, a villain, true love, and a world to save never gets old. Told well, it's exciting, exotic, and climactic. At its worst, it's a bloodless rehash. Sadly, the worst is far more common.Maybe this glut of cliché romances drove George R.R....