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Book Reviews of A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice & Fire)

A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice & Fire)
A Storm of Swords - A Song of Ice & Fire
Author: George R. R. Martin
ISBN-13: 9780007119554
ISBN-10: 0007119550
Publication Date: 8/6/2001
Pages: 656
Edition: New Ed
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Voyager
Book Type: Paperback
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daedelys avatar reviewed A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice & Fire) on + 1218 more book reviews
Even though I pretty much enjoyed this book, the fact that it reads like a TV show bugs me. It's like the author has no love for his characters with the way he kills them off or just ends things lazily. I can just envision him typing away and thinking how cool he is because he knew he could make it into a show someday. However, people who actually tend to read more and watch tv less may read this stuff and feel it has too many cliff hangers, characters are simply "cycled" through because the author doesn't have more interesting endings for them and constantly reading a retelling of something that happened in Earth's history (with the names & locations changed to protect the author's lack of creativity) drives me a little batty. That said, it's not a bad read, but be forewarned.