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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)

George R.R. Martin

Start date: June 1, 2022

Finish date: June 30, 2022

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Apr 26, 2014 Ike rated it really liked it

Shelves: a-audiobooks

I haven't watched any of the shows, but thought I would start with the novels first.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book. At times I had trouble keeping up with all of the characters initially. However, as I grew to knew each character (even their opposing views of others), I became engrossed in their stories. I often found myself being surprised and excited to begin different chapters/ being taken to a different person, and a totally different conflict in their world.

Excellent and I would probably g ...more

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Feb 08, 2016 Kathy rated it did not like it

Shelves: unfinished

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I've never seen the show, so my review applies only to the first book, and I'm writing this review so that others can be aware of what they are picking up, or what their kids are picking up. This content was not up to my standards. I finished it only just, skipping over the most offensive bits, and only for closure. At some point, I thought closely about it and determined that close to all the ten commandments are broken in this book, some pretty graphically. So since it can't be a good example ...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Rebecca rated it liked it

I applaud Martin for his imagination. I did find myself preferring the TV show over the book on many occasions. I don't think this has ever happened to me before. In particular, I prefer Tyrion's characterization on the TV show over the book's. Since he is arguably my favorite character, that counts for a lot. It is nice to have more stories and expanded stories about characters as well as more history of Westeros. However, I was anticipating Tolkien caliber writing, and this I did not find. T ...more

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Feb 10, 2015 Erin rated it liked it

I think I see series potential, but I'm not 100% on board yet. Audiobook is well done but perhaps listening affected my "reading" experience, since there were just so many introductions and characters to keep track of. Nevertheless, will get started on the next one, see if the series picks up. ...more

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