George RR Martin, widely considered one of the most extraordinary author’s of our time. Generally famous for being help writing some of the most intriguing fantasy, science fiction, and horror books and plays ever written in the 20th and 21st century. One of his most famous books, (and shows if you count HBO’s high rating on IMDB, which is a 9.5 out 10 with over 1 million reviews) is argued to be the most influential fantasy book since Lord of the Rings, this book being Game of Thrones.
The premise behind Game of Thrones is showing multiple different perspectives of characters, these being:
The Stark family going through a wide variety of politics while attempting to help each other along the way. Some of the major characters include Edward Stark and Arya Stark. Daenerys Targaryen, a royal princess who is one of the last individuals to have dragon blood within Westeros. Jon Snow, who is sent off to a mysterious area known as Wall, and learns how to survive and learns to make friends.
The unique perspective of characters, combined with excellent “villains” and side characters makes the book incredibly easy to enjoy.
Unfortunately however, while the book is generally fantastic, nothing can be perfect. This leads to the main exposing flaw in Game of Thrones, the general pace of the story. Due to the sheer amount of characters and stories that need to be set up before everything goes completely crazy, the beginning of the book can feel extremely slow to start. Considering how each individual story needs to build who the character is, what conflict they’re going through, and their general dreams and desires.
That being said though, it’s around the 300 page mark, when everything really starts to be set into motion. Each story is delicately written where it makes the reader question who the main characters should trust, and eventually who to like, and who to dislike. Additionally, as previously stated, some of the side characters are done exceptionally well. Tyrion Lannister is probably the greatest example of how a side character should be done. Despite not getting nearly as much time as the three other stories, he is shown throughout the entire book as a major either obstacle or ally to his friends and enemies.
Overall, I am very satisfied with the book, and would generally highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to read fantasy. Although the page number can be fairly intimidating, each chapter will guarantee to at least take some of your time. With that time being very well spent and usually leaving the reader satisfied. Final Verdict?
The premise behind Game of Thrones is showing multiple different perspectives of characters, these being:
The Stark family going through a wide variety of politics while attempting to help each other along the way. Some of the major characters include Edward Stark and Arya Stark.
Daenerys Targaryen, a royal princess who is one of the last individuals to have dragon blood within Westeros.
Jon Snow, who is sent off to a mysterious area known as Wall, and learns how to survive and learns to make friends.
The unique perspective of characters, combined with excellent “villains” and side characters makes the book incredibly easy to enjoy.
Unfortunately however, while the book is generally fantastic, nothing can be perfect. This leads to the main exposing flaw in Game of Thrones, the general pace of the story. Due to the sheer amount of characters and stories that need to be set up before everything goes completely crazy, the beginning of the book can feel extremely slow to start. Considering how each individual story needs to build who the character is, what conflict they’re going through, and their general dreams and desires.
That being said though, it’s around the 300 page mark, when everything really starts to be set into motion. Each story is delicately written where it makes the reader question who the main characters should trust, and eventually who to like, and who to dislike. Additionally, as previously stated, some of the side characters are done exceptionally well. Tyrion Lannister is probably the greatest example of how a side character should be done. Despite not getting nearly as much time as the three other stories, he is shown throughout the entire book as a major either obstacle or ally to his friends and enemies.
Overall, I am very satisfied with the book, and would generally highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to read fantasy. Although the page number can be fairly intimidating, each chapter will guarantee to at least take some of your time. With that time being very well spent and usually leaving the reader satisfied. Final Verdict?
Rating: 10/10
Opinion: Love it!