Jayson’s Reviews > The Ice Dragon > Status Update
Jayson
is 54% done
Notes:
(1) The first half of this book is squarely about setting the scene and establishing characters.
- It goes through Adara's annual birthday encounters with the ice dragon and doesn't really settle into a present day until chapter four.
- That's also when we start seeing changes in the status quo, with her father and Uncle Hal's argument and the king's big battle loss.
— May 26, 2025 06:30PM
Notes:
(1) The first half of this book is squarely about setting the scene and establishing characters.
- It goes through Adara's annual birthday encounters with the ice dragon and doesn't really settle into a present day until chapter four.
- That's also when we start seeing changes in the status quo, with her father and Uncle Hal's argument and the king's big battle loss.
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Jayson
is finished
Notes:
(1) Ultimately, this gets by on style: in the telling and atmosphere it builds. Otherwise, I fail to see the point of it all.
- War is tied to the existence of the ice dragon, so you can say it's war that keeps Adara a "winter child" (cold and emotionally numb). So, is the ice dragon a good thing?
- Is it a metaphor for growing up? If so, why is "childhood" so bleak?
— May 27, 2025 09:00PM
Notes:
(1) Ultimately, this gets by on style: in the telling and atmosphere it builds. Otherwise, I fail to see the point of it all.
- War is tied to the existence of the ice dragon, so you can say it's war that keeps Adara a "winter child" (cold and emotionally numb). So, is the ice dragon a good thing?
- Is it a metaphor for growing up? If so, why is "childhood" so bleak?
Jayson
is starting
Notes:
(1) The first time I read this, it was entirely because this was advertised as taking place in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire." Subsequently, that was clarified by Martin as false.
- At least, that was the blurb for my hardcover edition, illustrated by Luis Royo.
(2) This is narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, which my dyslexic brain initially read as "Mirri Maz Duur."
— May 25, 2025 01:10AM
Notes:
(1) The first time I read this, it was entirely because this was advertised as taking place in the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire." Subsequently, that was clarified by Martin as false.
- At least, that was the blurb for my hardcover edition, illustrated by Luis Royo.
(2) This is narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed, which my dyslexic brain initially read as "Mirri Maz Duur."
