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A Game of Thrones
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1st book in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. Now on HBO…more

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JD
Dec 02, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
So the first 100 pages were a pretty tough slog...and I don't know that I would have stuck with it if it hadn't been a recommendation from my pseudo-brother-in-law.

I'm glad I stuck with it--the first 100-ish pages were tough because there's no continued narrative for maybe 6-8 chapters, as each new chapter introduces a new set of characters, or assumes the perspective of someone introduced in a previous chapter, but not really continuing the storyline introduced in the previous chapter. Plus the
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Liz
Jun 23, 2013 rated it liked it
This series has been on my to-read list for over five years, but I jus t never got around to it. With the tv show beginning, however, I knew I had to just sit down a nd read it. After all, I don't watch movies if I haven't read the books (assuming there's a remote chance I'll ever read the things) and I wasn't going to pass up a chance to watch Sean Bean act.

At any rate, I'm glad I finally bit the bullet and read the first book. The novels themselves are well plotted, with reasonably believable
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Donna (Jaevenstar)
Love love love!!! Review to come..
Heath
Aug 25, 2008 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-in-2008
I like the book to finish it. I some part of the story than others. Not the noral type of book I read.
Dov
Apr 14, 2010 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
First Read: Apr 14, 2010
Linda
Feb 15, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Tim
May 31, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Barb
Aug 29, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audiobooks
Corey Strock
Jan 06, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Derek
Mar 03, 2010 marked it as 3-next-book-or-series  ·  review of another edition
Michael
May 30, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
S.E. Allain
May 03, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Allison
Feb 25, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
Roy Varley
Mar 10, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Nestor
May 13, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Nicky
Jun 01, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: owned, fantasy
Jenny Lee
Jul 10, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Ann
Sep 10, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Kaushalya
Nov 21, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, women
Heather
Jan 07, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: scifi-fantasy, series
Heather
Apr 21, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: on-loan
Colleen
Mar 22, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Tom Gromak
Dec 07, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Meredith
Nov 23, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition