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Okay, I know Martin is the second coming of Tolkien or whatever, but I didn't like this book nearly as much. I know it is supposed to be realistic and gritty, but he killed off too many characters that I honestly liked. I fear that there will be no happy ending at all for any characters. I know sometimes characters die, but he seems to kill off or maim most of his characters. Also, I don't think everyone is morally gray like his characters are. I think there are some people that do fit a black a
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Stuff happened! A lot of stuff happened.
This is easily the strongest book in the series so far in part because it felt like all of the various storylines progressed significantly.
There were lots of twists and turns, deftly handled.
I still think the Daenerys storyline is the weakest.
This is easily the strongest book in the series so far in part because it felt like all of the various storylines progressed significantly.
There were lots of twists and turns, deftly handled.
I still think the Daenerys storyline is the weakest.
Very emotional read at times but a definite page-turner. I planned on taking a break from the series at the end of this one but it ends on a cliff-hanger. Now I have to fight off the urge to click "buy now"!
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This audiobook kept me entertained for 47 hours. That's worth five stars.
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Feb 04, 2008
Beverly
marked it as to-read
