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Setelah The Hobbit, ini buku yang aku punya dalam dua edisi, dalam bahasa Inggris dan Indonesia. Terjemahan jaminan mutu deh (walau ada beberapa typo yang lagi diperbaiki untuk cetakan selanjutnya). Apalagi ikut didukung sama komunitas pembacanya juga hehe. Semoga laris manis jadi buku-buku selanjutnya juga bisa diterjemahkan buat pembaca Indonesia :)
This review is ONLY FOR THE ILLUSTRATIONS in the last year's Illustrated Edition marking the 20th anniversary of A Game of Thrones, and not the novel itself, like are you kidding me, this is the best fantasy series of all time!
Okay. Got a little carried away there.
This new edition has a total of seventy-three black and white interior illustrations, plus eight full-color plates. Some of the artwork is pulled from a variety of sources such as the A Song of Ice & Fire calendars, The World of Ice an ...more
Okay. Got a little carried away there.
This new edition has a total of seventy-three black and white interior illustrations, plus eight full-color plates. Some of the artwork is pulled from a variety of sources such as the A Song of Ice & Fire calendars, The World of Ice an ...more
If anyone has the mistaken notion that fantasies are simplistic, only for children, or they have to the only in the quest format should read this series. With an epic cast of hundreds of fleshed out characters, and an intricately planned and delicately designed storyline (but never incomprehensibly messy), this is storytelling at its best. With its striking visuals, it was only a matter of time that it would be translated to audio visual media, and that time has come, and in what way! In the way
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This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. And the HBO mini-series is being very faithful to the book. It is amazing the amount of details contained in the three story lines in the series. All three wonderfully interwoven and yet, continue on their own. I can't believe it took me this long to 'discover' such a great series.
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Real rating: 3.5.
Well, it seems everyone already knew what the story is, so I just go on sharing how I feel about this book.
A little bit too black and white for me. The good ones are too good, the evil ones are too evil. Not saying that there are no grey characters, though. As usual, I tend to root for the underdog character.
I like that this book does not hesitate in hammering this idea into the reader's head: you can be honest, idealistic, and honorable; but without cunning, you will be dead. ...more
Well, it seems everyone already knew what the story is, so I just go on sharing how I feel about this book.
A little bit too black and white for me. The good ones are too good, the evil ones are too evil. Not saying that there are no grey characters, though. As usual, I tend to root for the underdog character.
I like that this book does not hesitate in hammering this idea into the reader's head: you can be honest, idealistic, and honorable; but without cunning, you will be dead. ...more
3/4 of the way through the book I just realized that I didn't think any of the characters were likeable.
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Apr 27, 2011
Kelekolio Malakina
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