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A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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Trisha
May 10, 2012 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
The novel was pretty good, but it read a little slow only because I had already watched the first season on DVD. I liked the series, so I was interested in reading the novel and was a little surprised that the novel and the show were almost identical, I mean right down to the dialogue. On one hand, its great that they stayed so faithful to the story, but on the other it made reading it a little boring because I already knew what was going to happen. Also, it is very easy to get bogged down by al ...more
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Gabriela
Aug 21, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites, nytimes-bestseller, on-shelf-en
An amazing tale or adventures and a whole new world where knights and princesses still roam the realm, with magic creatures and far off islands. I am so hooked on this novel that I am even dreaming about the characters. Martin's style is addictive, his characters are intricate and complex. ...more
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Patti
Feb 19, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Imagine my surprise when I finally picked up this book and found myself totally involved in this story. No one was more surprised than I!!!!!
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Dom
Dec 08, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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This book will chew your heart up and spit it out. And you will love every second of it.
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CaliGirlRae
Mar 06, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Tien
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Natalie
Jul 06, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Meghan
Jul 20, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Dina
Sep 05, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Snowtulip
Sep 07, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Kayla
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