tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18745582.post8573086352361054984..comments2023-05-27T10:50:20.637-05:00Comments on Literatrix: A Song of Ice and FireJennifer Snowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039865566870992465noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18745582.post-34591085197446876512007-07-06T13:00:00.000-05:002007-07-06T13:00:00.000-05:00I forgot to mention that A Feast for Crows has wha...I forgot to mention that A Feast for Crows has what is probably the stupidest, most egregiously bad rave quote on the back that I have ever seen: "A Fantasy Series for hip, smart people, even ones that don't read fantasy."<BR/><BR/>Do we REALLY need ARGUMENT FROM INTIMIDATION to convince people to read BOOKS?!Jennifer Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039865566870992465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18745582.post-63272125524298764982007-07-06T10:28:00.000-05:002007-07-06T10:28:00.000-05:00Even in the first book you Martin had widely diver...Even in the first book you Martin had widely divergent plots running in different locations with different narrators. He should REALLY be pulling them together at this point if he plans on concluding the series, but he has basically declaired his intent to make them even more divergent so I was quite disappointed.<BR/><BR/>Series fantasy does this a lot, sadly.Jennifer Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039865566870992465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18745582.post-67258618329194688702007-07-06T10:24:00.000-05:002007-07-06T10:24:00.000-05:00I ate up A Game of Thrones, then got about 130 pp....I ate up A Game of Thrones, then got about 130 pp. into the second book and lost interest. I've been meaning to try again, although I have deep doubts about this series. The Lord of the Rings builds to a fabulous climax. If Martin doesn't build to a climax at least as good, the series will seem pointless -- a case of starts well then fizzles out...<BR/><BR/>As I recall, the decision to split A Feast of Crows into two books was suggested by his publisher because Martin was taking too long and the book was getting too big. From your review, I gather this might have been a disastrous decision, because it sounds like he put the important plot moves in the second book.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.com