Yisel reviewed on 9/9/2011 + 6 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I tried really hard to like it but I couldn't!

(SPOILERS....STOP HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW)
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My friends recommended this book to me since I love to read fantasy...I am a huge Tolkien fan and many reviews on Amazon were comparing the books (something I consider an insult to Tolkien) anyway...then it started the hype for the HBO show and Sean Bean (of whom I am a huge fan) was cast as Ned...I decided to read the book then and I couldn't like it! Everybody can say it is a masterpiece, it is realistic fantasy and bold because Martin kills everyone but what I found was a gruesome story plagued of horrible characters doing horrible things to everyone....a book where the only character I liked (Ned) had a pointless death at the end and a story told from so many points of views that I found myself skipping chapters to avoid the utterly boring parts that should have been edited on the first place.
I didn't like it. I like fantasy to be fantasy...to be entertaining at least and I don't mean black and white characters but it is nice to read a story where you can identify and root for someone otherwise I'll pick up a history book and read it instead.

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