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A Reader posted a review at 2008-05-30 09:38:51. (Language: English)
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 There seems little doubt that GRRM's Song of Ice and Fire will stand as one of the major works of fantasy from the turn of the 20th/21st century. Feast of Crows is a worthy successor to the preceding books, and admirably showcases Martin's talents in creating an intricate world filled with fascinating characters doing wonderful, terrible things. However, I do start to wonder if the series is starting to suffer from its success, in that editoral controls seem to be relaxing, with the result that page counts are swiftly bloating. I fear that some of the narrative drive that propelled the first few books so well is being lost .... Still, the world needs more epic fantasy this good!
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Cap posted a review at 2012-02-04 11:24:35. (Language: English)
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 I had heard from almost everyone who had read this book how much they did not enjoy it. So I think my expectations were so low that I could not do anything but enjoy it. It was my least favorite of the first four but I was still totally engaged. Still a good book.
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A Reader posted a review at 2011-03-17 01:39:30. (Language: English)
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 I think there are a number of issues with this one that make it not as good as other books in the series, for a start its too bloody long, bloated. Also it is getting to the point now where it seems Martin is getting some sadistic pleasure in being extremely unpleasant to his charecters, plus revelling in how 'evil' others are. Cersi is a bitch, I get it.

The next one is going to be longer. Jesus!
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Jennifer posted a review at 2011-05-29 04:42:14. (Language: English)
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 Wait, who are these people? Where's Jon? Where's Daenerys? Why haven't we killed off some of these minor characters instead of soaking up a thousand pages with their backstory? (Dude, that's what fanfiction is for!) Martin's fourth in his Song of Ice and Fire series is still compelling, but he'd've done better to Red Wedding almost the entire cast and moved the plot along instead. Now I understand why all those fans have been so pissy about the extended wait...
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A Reader posted a review at 2011-08-07 10:54:53. (Language: English)
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 Book 4 of A Song of Ice and Fire. Reviews for this volume have been mixed, so I'll say this. George RR Martin, even not at his best, is pretty incredible. His powers of characterization, and his ability to juggle numerous plot threads successfully is remarkable. That said, this is not GRRM at his best. First problem, the book seems to suffer a bit of a hangover from the incredible action of A Storm of Swords. Without giving spoilers, I'll say that the epilogue of ASOS leaves us anticipating a particular character's arrival in AFFC, rather than leaving the arrival as (what would have been) a shocking surprise. There just aren't a lot of big surprises here.

Also, Martin split this book into two (next part is A Dance of Dragons) and split the volumes geographically and by POV. The POVs here are just not as interesting. Martin's attempt to make Cersei sympathetic was unsuccessful, as well. Sure, she feels powerless and victimized as a woman in a man's society, being pushed aside by younger, more powerful women. Yet at every turn, she does something wicked and conniving.

Again, the book is hardly a disaster, just a bit of a letdown after the awesome ride that was A Storm of Swords.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-11-04 10:49:18. (Language: German)
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 Die Jordanisierung des SOFAF schreitet mit großen Schritten voran. Dabei überzeugen aber gerade die altbekannten Charaktere, die in AFfC vorkommen weniger als bei Jordan. Viel Sprunghaftes, Impulsives, Unlogisches, fast immer von den weiblichen Figuren initiiert, natürlich... Dennoch wesentlich weniger Überraschungen und es werden zig Nebenschauplätze aufgemacht, deren Sinn für die (Gesamt-/Haupt-)Handlung überhaupt nicht ersichtlich ist. Unzählige lose Enden verbleiben und weil mehr oder weniger nur die Hälfte der bekannten Personen mehr als einen Augenblick vorgekommen ist, wird sich das im nächsten Band, der mittlerweile ja schon 4 Jahre Verspätung hat und immer noch nicht erschienen ist, nicht ändern.
Band 5 wird unter Garantie deutlich besser werden, bevor in Band 6 hoffentlich die Figuren zusammengestrichen und die Fäden wieder zusammengeführt werden...
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-11-01 11:24:31. (Language: English)
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 After five years of waiting, this book was bound to be a bit of a letdown after the superb A Storm of Swords. And it is indeed a letdown. Which is not to say that it is bad: Martin continues to deliver interesting characters and storytelling. But after almost 700 pages, it felt like the overall story for the series had not moved forward much (which sounds fighteningly similar to what happened to Robert Jordan when he hit book 6 of WoT), and we had seen neither hide not hair of my favorite characters in the series (again, this brings to mind Jordan's mid-series meanderings). Indeed, the author has admitted that this is only half a book--though not surprisingly, it still costs as much as a whole book.

Instead we get lots of pages of moderately interesting Iron Islands and Dorne storylines, more than we really needed of an increasingly ludicrous Cersei, Brienne's search for Sansa (I very much want to like Brienne, but her story here is fairly tedious), Sam getting sick on boats, Jaime's search for purpose and perhaps redemption (the most compelling storyline in this book, imo), and a bit of an update on Arya (who is doing interesting things) and Sansa (who is not).

After three books this felt like a candidate to be the BEST FANTASY SERIES EVER. After A Feast of Crows, it feels more like a series stuck in neutral. But I have no doubts I'll be lined up to get book 5 when it hits bookshelves.
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Harun posted a review at 2007-09-19 02:57:23. (Language: English)
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 A Feast for Crows is the fourth book in George R.R. Martin's epic high-fantasy series. The book is really a collection of simultaneous stories taking place in the aftermath of the civil war. Unlike previous books, Martin took the decision to tell complete tales of only half the series characters in this book. This means having to wait for Tyrion, Dany, Bran, Jon and Stannis until the next book. This still leaves stories about Queen Regent Cersei, her twin Jaime, Arya, Sansa, Brienne and Samwell 'the Slayer' to which Martin adds other stories around the royal succession in the Iron Islands and intrigue in Dorne. Like the other books magic is largely absent, but is slowly becoming more pronounced as the series progresses. Realpolitik, violence, death, religion, lust and betrayal remain to the fore. That’s what makes this series so different from other epic fantasies.

However, although the characterisation remain strong, dialogue and plotting is more variable than in earlier books. The tone remains gratifyingly bleak but loses something from the lack of humour that Tyrion's tongue would brought to the proceedings. There is too much of Queen Cersei although her story does have the most satisfying ending. The Brienne storyline is also strong, if incredibly bleak. The Samwell story peters out in the end, but the Sansa tale continues to increase in interest partly thanks to the machinations of her 'father' Littlefinger. As with all the books in the series, Martin over-describes and he could really have done with a more brutal editor throughout.

Overall, it is the weakest book in the series, but still fascinating. Let's hope we don't have to wait another five years for the next one.
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-08-31 05:17:22. (Language: English)
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 The fourth book (or rather, half-book) doesn't stand up to the first three in George R. R. Martin's great series. In part, the anticipation of finding out about the characters becomes a major letdown as some characters are not in the novel at all (Jon, Tyrion). The reader spends a great deal of time (far too much) in Cersei's head. She's a good villain, but while I was reading it I wanted to scream every time the chapter went back to her. The best part is definitely the end of the book - though I won't say more.

To top it off, the cuts in this novel made it loose the cohesion of the previous books. In the first three, the reader often had the clearest idea of what was going on, picking up hints from one character and applying it to other storylines. It unified the books, and kept the reader enthralled with the many plots - instead of losing interest in them due to wide gaps between character updates.

However, I will be reading the second half of this book when it is published. I do hope he never cuts a book in half again.
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Robert posted a review at 2011-10-11 10:02:17. (Language: English)
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 Each is better, though it seems hardly possible. I am 4000 pages deep now and counting. Feast is actually one of two in this time frame (for purposes of the story), and I am embarking on its twin. I began to think I might be starved due to the absence of the some characters and plotlines, but no - Martin more than made up for any such by the thickening of the other side of the storyline. He is amazing, and the interweaving seems effortless. I feel as ancient as a Redwood in Muir but am hungry still to see where all these pathways lead. Lead on. I wonder where this journey will be leading me and for how long, lol...
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Shannon posted a review at 2011-03-14 06:17:57. (Language: English)
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 Whew, this is a tough book to review simply because it doesn't follow on the expectations of the readers after A STORM OF SWORDS.

Now some people are already saying that the book is horrible and a great letdown and others go to the other extreme and hold faithfully that it's just as good as the previous books.

I don't feel either take is fair or accurate.

To be fair, yes, the book doesn't move like the previous books, especially a STORM OF SWORDS. There are simply not the same level of WHAM BAM big moments nor shocking realizations (i.e. who killed Jon Arryn?). Additionally, some of the favorite characters of readers, like Jon, Dany and Tyrion, are not in this novel. Lastly, there are two new main POVs so we need to adjust to those. BTW, since other readers are spoiling the mystery POVs, did most of you notice that Brienne is apparently a descendant of Dunk from THE HEDGE KNIGHT. Pretty kewl. :)

Getting back to the debate, remember that:

(1) This is only half of a mega-sized book. GRRM is putting out only half of it and the other half is going to be in the next book. So, in essence, for those complaining he's taking too long, this is like four books as the average novel is 400 pages. Additionally, remember the guy has been writing for something like 30 + years and he's finally getting national acclaim. He has been asked to write scripts to some of his old novels, there's a game based on his series that he looked over, he's also gone over the HEDGE KNIGHT comic strip, he's written two novelettes on the hedge knight, hes been asked to attend dozens upon dozens of readings at various book/convention events (and, most recently, the prestigious one in D.C. where he was asked to give a long speech), he tends to answer the emails he gets from everyone which is in the thousands, he taught at the Odyssey program for about six weeks back east, etc. Most of these in the last two years.

So, bully for him as he's getting more acknowledgements but keep in mind the guy has said he can't write except back in New Mexico. Things are going to go slower; and

(2) While several of the POVs don't have resolutions, also keep in mind that they may show up in the next book with all those WHAM BAM moments everyone is seeking. Additionally, it probably isn't fair to view this as a stand alone simply because book four and five are like one book. The reason he broke it up, per his webpage at [...], is that his publishers demanded he get it out. For all we know, book four may be the midpoint of the story and book five is going to have a lot of climaxes.

AFFC is really a come down from several climaxes. As the dust settles, lots of information is shared. There's a great deal of focus on characters. Lots and lots of characters, even if fleeting. As a result, not as much seems to happen. To some, this might be seen as meanderings, and, well, yes, some of it probably is. lol For those who want to know more about the world, here's your chance. Just don't expect it to be like ASOS.

I remember several complaints by earlier reviewers of previous books that there wasn't enough about context and almost nothing about the religion of the times. People complained that one would think the religion would have a greater impact and political power base than shown in the last three books. Well, you get it in this book. Big time.

Another thing to keep in mind: there are probably about 35-50% more character POVs simply because there are several small focuses on various characters all over the globe. We get a lot of focus on Dorne and the Iron Isles as well as King's Landing. There are sprinklings in other areas, too, like Oldtown and where Brienne travels (i.e. don't want to spoil it so I won't say where).

As result, these characters slows the story down from having big moments because there's more to tell.

While I get this is probably the least popular book of the four, assuming we were to take a tally, I still feel GRRM is the best living fantasy author out there if you want tales that don't overuse archetypes and have complex characters and plots.
I challenge anyone to email me to suggest a better author.

On that note, for people who haven't read the previous books, here's why GRRM is a superb writer from my previous review on ASOS:

First off, I'm a heavy duty fan of GRRM. I've read over a 100 different fantasy authors in my time (started at 12; I'm now 32). Took about 5 years off from the genre b/c I felt it was all getting too formulaic and cliched. Typical archetype character who turns out to be the missing heir or boy wonder who saves the world against the Dark Lord.
So, when I came back to fantasy at the end of 1999, I read the usual: Goodkind, Jordan, etc. and then someone told me about GRRM and man, that was the kicker!

Here are the reasons to choose GRRM. I've also listed the reasons not to choose him to make it fair b/c I know their are certain personalities who won't like this series:

WHY TO READ GRRM

(1) YOU ARE TIRED OF FORMULAIC FANTASY: good lad beats the dark lord against impossible odds; boy is the epitome of good; he and all his friends never die even though they go through great dangers . . . the good and noble king; the beautiful princess who falls in love with the commoner boy even though their stations are drastically different . . . the dark lord is very evil and almost one sided at times . . . you get the idea. After reading this over and over, it gets old.

(2) YOU ARE TIRED OF ALL THE HEROES STAYING ALIVE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE UNDER CONSTANT DANGER: this gets even worse where the author kills a main hero off but that person comes back later in the story. Or, a hero does die but magic brings him back.

This sometimes carries to minor characters where even they may not die, but most fantasy authors like to kill them off to show that some risked the adventure and perished.

(3) YOU ARE A MEDIEVAL HISTORY BUFF: this story was influenced by the WARS OF THE ROSES and THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR.

(4) YOU LOVE SERIOUS INTRIGUE WITHOUT STUPID OPPONENTS: lots of layering; lots of intrigue; lots of clever players in the game of thrones. Unlike other fantasy novels, one side, usually the villain, is stupid or not too bright.

(5) YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BIASED OPINIONS AND DIFFERENT TRUTHS: GRRM has set this up where each chapter has the title of one character and the whole chapter is through their viewpoint. Interesting tidbit is that you get their perception of events or truths. But, if you pay attention, someone else will mention a different angle of truth in the story that we rarely see in other novels. Lastly and most importantly, GRRM doesn't try to tell us which person is right in their perception. He purposelly leaves it vague so that we are kept guessing.

(6) LEGENDS: some of the most interesting characters are those who are long gone or dead. We never get the entire story but only bits and pieces; something that other fantasy authors could learn from to heighten suspense. Additionally, b/c the points of views are not congruent, we sometimes get different opinions.

(7) WORDPLAY: if you're big on metaphors and description, GRRM is your guy. Almost flawless flow.

(8) LOTS OF CONFLICT: all types, too; not just fighting but between characters through threats and intrigue.

(9) MULTILAYERED PLOTTING; SUB PLOTS GALORE: each character has their own separate storyline; especially as the story continues and everyone gets scattered. This is one of the reasons why each novel is between 700-900 pages.

(10) SUPERLATIVE VARIED CHARACTERS: not the typical archetypes that we are used to in most fantasy; some are gritty; few are totally evil or good; GRRM does a great job of changing our opinions of characters as the series progress. This is especially true of Jaime in book three.

(11) REALISTIC MEDIEVAL DIALOGUE: not to the point that we can't understand it but well done.

(12) HEAPS OF SYMOBLISM AND PROPHECY: if you're big on that.

(13) EXCELLENT MYSTERIES: very hard to figure out the culprits; GRRM must have read a lot of mystery novels.

(14) RICHLY TEXTURED FEMALE CHARACTERS: best male author on female characters I have read; realistic on how women think, too.

(15) LOW MAGIC WORLD: magic is low key; not over the top so heroes can't get out of jams with it.

REASON TO NOT READ GRRM

(1) YOU LIKE YOUR MAIN CHARACTERS: GRRM does a good job of creating more likeable characters after a few die. But, if that isn't your style, you shouldn't be reading it. He kills off several, not just one, so be warned.

(2) DO NOT CARE FOR GRITTY GRAY CHARACTERS: if you like more white and gray characters, this may unsettle you. I suggest Feist or Goodkind or Dragonlance if you want a more straight forward story with strong archetypes.

(3) MULTIPLE POINTS OF VIEWS TURN YOU OFF: if you prefer that the POVS only go to a few characters, this might be confusing for you.

(4) SWEARING, SEX: there's a lot of it in this book just as there is in real life. If you have delicate ears, this book may upset you.

(5) YOU DEMAND CLOSURE AT THE END OF EVERY BOOK: this isn't the case for all stories in the series. Some are still going on; some have been resolved; others have been created and are moving on.

(6) IF YOU WANT A TARGET OR SOMEONE TO BLAME: this can be done to some extent but not as much. This is b/c he doesn't try to make anyone necessarily good or evil.

(7) ARCHETYPES: some readers like archetypal characters because it's comfortable; we like the good young hero (sort of like Pug in Feist's THE RIFTWAR SAGA); it's familiar and we sometimes like to pretend we're this upcoming, great hero. You wont' get much of this in GRRM with the exception of one or two characters. There really aren't any super heroes compared to all the other characters as it's more grittier and no one is shooting fireballs every milisecond or carrying around some super powerful sword.

(8) LENGTH: you don't want to get into a long fantasy epic series. In that case, look for shorters works as this is biiig.

(9) PATRIARCHY: men are most of the main characters with lots of power (one female exception). While this is realistic of the medieval era, some readers may not prefer this if they want more girl power, so to speak.

By the way, if you don't want to commit to a big book until you know the author better, check out his short story, THE HEDGE KNIGHT, in LEGENDS.
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Clint posted a review at 2011-09-17 08:13:05. (Language: English)
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 Good book, but my least favorite of the series so far. Not much happened and it left out many of my favorite characters, John Snow, Daenerys, Tyrion, The Onion, Davos, etc. A lot was set up in this novel, but very little action compared to the previous 3. Still looking forward to reading book 5.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-07-01 08:34:55. (Language: English)
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 George R.R. Martin continues in fine form with this book in the "Song of Ice and Fire" series. It keeps the hallmarks that elevate this series above so much of the other "Fantasy" material out there at the moment (detailed politics, infighting, intrigue and betrayal) and this (and a certain amount of bad language) confirms it as a great series for adults. Be warned however that nothing really happens for a great deal of the book in terms of action, with most of the build up coming from political intrigue. This is in stark contrast to the earlier books in the series and made it a slower read (for me anyway). It is certainly still worth it however and by the end you'll want to see what happens in the next in the series - A Dance With Dragons.A final note...read this soon after the previous books in the series so you can remember all the characters and where they are in their respective stories! otherwise even with the extensive appendix you may well get lost.
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Ricardo posted a review at 2012-05-22 03:22:10. (Language: English)
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 Amazing book, can't wait to read A Dance of Dragons
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A Reader posted a review at 2012-01-08 11:33:01. (Language: English)
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 A little disappointing. I'm sure the next one will make up for it.
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A Reader posted a review at 2012-02-12 10:47:10. (Language: English)
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 Not very entertaining. Was a plodding read
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A Reader posted a review at 2011-09-19 09:26:30. (Language: English)
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 Though, I know that a lot of fans of George R.R. Martin don't really like this book of the series so far... I liked it... I thought it tied up a lot of loose ends to some of the minor characters. I don't know if I'd recommend this entire series to all my friends. It tends to be a bit harsh and pretty raw (which a lot of fans like)...there are some things I would've left out if I were the author. But, all in all I think the Characters are well written and the story is vastly complex which is the main attraction for me. I love a story that is HUGE and has much going on.. a saga. I look forward to reading the next one in the series.
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Laura posted a review at 2008-08-02 08:27:37. (Language: English)
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 I don't even LIKE this genre, people! But I'm addicted to this series. I don't know if it's the power politics, the shameless slaughter of favorite characters, the fact that the good guys hardly ever come out ahead. But this was book four, and I couldn't put any of the preceding three down, either. I'm not going to quibble with Mr. Martin about whether the decision to split up the story the way he did was appropriate or not. I haven't seen book 5, so who am I to judge. He's done a great job so far, so I trust him. If you read the first three books and enjoyed them, then dive in and enjoy this one, it won't disappoint you, and you probably will be suprised by some of the developments. If you haven't read the first three books, it makes absolutely no sense to start with this one -- get Game of Thrones and start at the beginning. Why skip over the first three when they are great stories?
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-11-27 12:13:37. (Language: English)
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 After five years of waiting, this book was bound to be a bit of a letdown after the superb A Storm of Swords. And it is indeed a letdown. Which is not to say that it is bad: Martin continues to deliver interesting characters and storytelling. But after almost 700 pages, it felt like the overall story for the series had not moved forward much (which sounds fighteningly similar to what happened to Robert Jordan when he hit book 6 of WoT), and we had seen neither hide not hair of my favorite characters in the series (again, this brings to mind Jordan's mid-series meanderings). Indeed, the author has admitted that this is only half a book--though not surprisingly, it still costs as much as a whole book.

Instead we get lots of pages of moderately interesting Iron Islands and Dorne storylines, more than we really needed of an increasingly ludicrous Cersei, Brienne's search for Sansa (I very much want to like Brienne, but her story here is fairly tedious), Sam getting sick on boats, Jaime's search for purpose and perhaps redemption (the most compelling storyline in this book, imo), and a bit of an update on Arya (who is doing interesting things) and Sansa (who is not).

After three books this felt like a candidate to be the BEST FANTASY SERIES EVER. After A Feast of Crows, it feels more like a series stuck in neutral. But I have no doubts I'll be lined up to get book 5 when it hits bookshelves.
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Carolyn Joy posted a review at 2011-11-14 10:43:01. (Language: English)
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 There's a lot of blood and for fans of my fave characters (Jon, Arya, Daenerys), you'd miss them here. I admit that I was frustrated because there were a lot of POVs that I don't care much about, but despite that I still read everything. We now see much of Dorne, the Iron Islands, Sansa disguising as Alayne, and it's difficult to follow sometimes with all the other characters.

There's the usual gore and though I didn't like the characters' POV, I find myself still reading page after page, could be that I want to get it over with, could be I really enjoyed it. This is obviously not a standalone book and wouldn't be appreciated by most readers who want a simple novel. This is anything but simple.

"Feast" a whirlwind of characters and emotions, events and twists. In here, we see Theon suffering and because I really hate him, I didn't feel any pity, I was just irked and disgusted on how he came about. The violence and brutality was graphic and the author wrote about women as lower beings than men.

I really liked how Jaime told Peck to just burn the letter Cersei sent asking for help. Whenever I read her POV, I absorb her hatred but still don't side with her and I just waited patiently for her downfall. Sometimes I understand her but other times...let's just say that the author perfectly made Cersei a character we love to hate.

I read "Dance" right after this.
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Timothy posted a review at 2011-04-06 10:35:21. (Language: English)
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 George Martin's streak continues. I'll wait until I read the entire series to agree with the statement that he is America's Tolkein, but I can't imagine who else would be in the running for such an accolade.

The series begins on HBO later this month. You don't have to be a fantasy fan to enjoy. If you liked any of The Wire, True Blood, BSG, or The Sopranos then this is worth a try.
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Paul posted a review at 2010-04-15 06:55:44. (Language: English)
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 I read this book with some dread as I had heard that it is the end of the road for the series. I know there are rumors otherwise but it has been more than five years since Martin finished this and promised the next book in the series.
That has nothing whatsoever to do with my enjoyment of the book. Martin is terrific at plot and character and although I am disappointed that all the characters did not make an appearance in this volume I read the book at a breakneck pace and enjoyed every page.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-09-12 09:23:33. (Language: English)
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 This is book 4 of 7 that George plans to write. It's been almost 3 years since this book was released. George is still working on book 5 "A Dance of Dragons" - it's torture waiting for it, especially after the big cliffhangers in this one! If you're not familiar with this series, start off with "A Game of Thrones", then "A Clash of Kings", and "A Storm of Swords". It's like Harry Potter for grown-ups and geeks! Plus, HBO is in preproduction talks to have this series of books on TV under the title "A Song of Ice and Fire". No word yet on casting or when they are filming. Go to www.georgerrmartin.com and look under "Not A Blog" for any tidbits of info.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-05-06 05:26:05. (Language: English)
didn't like itit was okliked itloved itit was amazing
 Well, I finished 'A Feast for Crows'. And I only just discovered that the fifth book doesn't come out till September 2008! I'll probably have forgotten half of what went before. Anyway, you probably heave read by now that books 4 and 5 run somewhat in parallel with each other, but the author couldn't put all the details in one book, so half of the action was missed out of this book, and kept for book 5. The book was still a good read, but I am beginning to wonder where it will lead us. There seems to be no end in sight. At least, no overall end. We continue to kill off several characters, some surprisingly, some deservedly, but we seem no closer to a final accounting. I am really hoping that this series won't turn into another Wheel of Time, with no end until the author dies! That being said, I still really liked it, even if one of the quests seemed somewhat pointless, like some of the Thomas Covenant books. If you liked books 1 through 3, you will unavoidably like this one. But come on George, prove me wrong! Let's have some real movement towards a conclusion next time!
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Emily posted a review at 2008-03-22 09:50:53. (Language: English)
didn't like itit was okliked itloved itit was amazing
 My old roommate and I were always recommending books to each other, despite the fact that our taste did tend to differ sometimes. She finally got me to read this series and I became hooked. Martin is an amazing writer who pays close attention to detail without dumbing down the story in pretty details and keeps his characters fresh and ready to be given an opinion, for good or for bad. The pace is quick, but the story complex, and characters twirl around each other, not knowing how they affect one another. These are pretty hefty books, so I would not recommend them to those who "don't have the time to read". But trust me, they are worth it.
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