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Jan 05, 2018 08:27AM
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I am enjoying this, but when someone says "I don't even like fantasy, but I love A Game of Thrones", I can now officially say that I don't get it!
Matthew wrote: "I have yet to see what about this book makes this appeal to non-fantasy fans. I am guessing it is mainly a result of the TV show. This book is good, but SOOOOOOO fantasy. And, not even "fun" fantas..."I think those people must also like historical fiction because that's what this reads like to me. Yes, it's way fantasy, but it also reads like a Philippa Gregory, Margaret George, Colleen McCullough or David McCullough. The historical (even though it isn't!) detail is fantastic. Martin really paints a picture of the world.
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Interesting - I am generally a historical fiction fan, so I will have to check out those authors.
I don’t know if you guys know this, but this series was based on the events of the War of the Roses. Lannister = Lancasters, Starks = Yorks. I don’t know enough about the English royal history to enjoy that aspect, but I’ll venture it’s one reason why it feels like historical fiction. To be honest, I like that it has a mix of historical fiction in it. I enjoy political intrigue in a fantastic setting better than either genre on its own.
Michelle wrote: "I don’t know if you guys know this, but this series was based on the events of the War of the Roses. Lannister = Lancasters, Starks = Yorks. I don’t know enough about the English royal history to e..."Now that you mention that, it sounds familiar. It makes a lot of sense too, because the political maneuvering seems so realistic, it really feels like history instead of fantasy.
Matthew wrote: "Interesting - I am generally a historical fiction fan, so I will have to check out those authors...."I love, love, love historical fiction and they are some of the best! The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers is one of my all time favorite books. If you are at all interested, I can't recommend it enough.
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Very cool! Thanks for the insight, Michelle!
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I love, love, love historical fiction and they are some of the best! [book:The..."
Added to my TBR - looks like quite a beast, though, at 900+ pages!
Thanks for the recommendation, Kandice!
I don't usually tell people to read my reviews, but in this case, there are no spoilers (if you don't know what happens already...) and I really gush about it!
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I am still working on this one.I think because I already know what happened. It is easy for me to set it down and not grab it again.
I am about 40%. I am going to try to get going with it and get it done.
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I think because I already know what happened. It is easy for me to set it down and not grab it again.
I am about 40%. I am going to try to get going with it and ge..."
Good luck! I can definitely see this sort of thing happening if you already watched the show.
I don't know what to do with this. I am still at 40% and it is August. Obviously this isn't the book/series for me. I do want to finish it. Not sure if I should try to read 20 pages a day til I am done, or not read anything else until it is finished.
What do you guys do in this situation? I am not the type of person to DNF, especially when I am a few hundred pages in.
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I do want to finish it. Not sure if I should try to read 20 pages a day til I am..."
I made sure to read a chapter a day and that got me through pretty quickly.
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