Scan barcode
visenyatargaryen's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
nerdygeekyfanboy's review
4.0
Mijn recensie kan je hier lezen: http://nerdygeekyfanboy.com/recensie/recensie-a-game-of-thrones-graphic-novel-10/
etienne02's review
4.0
Like always, I kind of sound like a broken record with this series! Keep going!
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review
4.0
Het is heel tof om het verhaal vanuit weer een ander perspectief te zien, zeker omdat de graphic novel overduidelijk andere keuzes maakt dan de serie gedaan heeft. De tekeningen zijn van hele hoge kwaliteit, maar het is vooral de sfeer die ongelooflijk goed tot zijn recht komt, mede door het kleurgebruik. Ik hoop echt dat er nog veel meer Game of Thrones graphic novels komen, want dit smaakt toch wel echt naar meer!
e_bibliophile's review
4.0
SEVEN HELLS!
Naturally, this kind of books doesn't get my attention. I only decided to read it after I've absorbed a fair and grand amount of spoilers from watching the series. I conquered it with a familiarity that made all the names and places friendly enough for me to enjoy reading immediately from the first lines. In a few words: I was well prepared to like it.
[b:A Game of Thrones|409207|A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1471691548s/409207.jpg|1466917] is the true definition of "epic"... Loaded with graphic scenes of violence and sex, yes, but nonetheless; a masterpiece. [a:George R.R. Martin|346732|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1351944410p2/346732.jpg] manages to create an impressive world of a setting. Mixing up reality with fantasy like I've never seen before. Tyrion Lannister is my favorite character.. I won't say why, just hear him talk:
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
Am I right? I LOVE HIM!
Q) Sounds great, now why reduce a star from the rating if it was such a splendid piece of art?
A) The so called 'love' between Daenerys and Drogo.
You might argue that their relationship was totally OKAY, people in ancient times used to get married in such a young age, bla bla bla.. I - for one - could never get behind that Daenerys was only 13 when she was technically raped by Drogo after being sold to him by her own abusive brother, and that as I go on reading I find out that she actually fell in love with him. Many people claim that she is portrayed as the epitome of female empowerment with all her dragons and powers and entitlements, and that women should be filled with pride and gratitude that a female figure such as her is written by a male pen. But, all I read was child porn, and I couldn't help myself from feeling disgusted. Plus, her powers are entitled by birth, not earned. The only satisfactory solution which might have made her situation as a woman more dignified/respectful ought to be contempt/revenge against her raper-husband. I don't care if he's always been the barbaric Dothraki or that he was mad in love with her or whatever. The portrayal of their 'love' relationship was simply toxic and wrong on many levels. I think Arya is the true powerful badass female figure as we find out from subsequent developments.
I can't see myself reading the following books any time soon (or ever). However, I can hardly wait for Season 7! Because.. Winter is coming!
Naturally, this kind of books doesn't get my attention. I only decided to read it after I've absorbed a fair and grand amount of spoilers from watching the series. I conquered it with a familiarity that made all the names and places friendly enough for me to enjoy reading immediately from the first lines. In a few words: I was well prepared to like it.
[b:A Game of Thrones|409207|A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1471691548s/409207.jpg|1466917] is the true definition of "epic"... Loaded with graphic scenes of violence and sex, yes, but nonetheless; a masterpiece. [a:George R.R. Martin|346732|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1351944410p2/346732.jpg] manages to create an impressive world of a setting. Mixing up reality with fantasy like I've never seen before. Tyrion Lannister is my favorite character.. I won't say why, just hear him talk:
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
Am I right? I LOVE HIM!
Q) Sounds great, now why reduce a star from the rating if it was such a splendid piece of art?
A) The so called 'love' between Daenerys and Drogo.
I can't see myself reading the following books any time soon (or ever). However, I can hardly wait for Season 7! Because.. Winter is coming!
findangoh's review
4.0
Incredible, detailed, surprising and rich in content and wonderfully written characters. This series grabs you so hold on tight. Absolutely amazing. Would highly recommend it.
scrittrice's review
1.0
George R.R. Martin must view the world as a very dark and horrible place. So much rape.
muneera's review
5.0
What an amazing book! Left me speechless and crying at the end. Wow this book is just woah George R.R. Martin you've outdone yourself if that's even possible from the characters to the writing and the world building everything was phenomenal. I can't wait to start the next book and hopefully it'll be just as great maybe even better than this one.
ruthsic's review
5.0
This book was lying on my TBR for so long, and I finally got around to reading it. Before I start with the review, I'd like to mention that though this is for the ebook version, I mostly read this via audiobook (Whispersync rocks!) and that made the whole journey a bit easier. If you find yourself intimidated by the length of this mammoth, ignore the hour count on the audiobook and get started, because Roy Doytrice is a wonderful narrator. He does some spectacular work in bringing these voices alive, though at times his bass makes it difficult to judge the age of the character. Nevertheless, with the amount of characters in the book and the range of characters he has to portray, he does a commendable job in it.
As for the main story, as this is an epic novel I thought it would be slow-paced. But imagine my surprise when the author pulls you right in this world of dragons and wight walkers, and medieval politics, and a complex religious system. However, even with all the world-building, nowhere did I feel there was a info dump going on, because the world of A Song of Ice and Fire is constructed slowly, character by character, backstory by backstory and myth by myth. It can feel drawn out at times, but since I had the knowledge of the plot from the show, I knew almost every plot arc was leading up to something. It makes for a very involved and complex plotline, one that involves many regions, languages, and belief systems.
A slight problem I had with the book was the overabundance of characters. Especially the endless parade of knights and houses and lords being mentioned, when I had no idea who would be significant. And considering how much plot happens, even if a character is called back later on in a subsequent book, I wouldn't even realize. Another is the misogyny, and subtle racism in the book - for this book only, the lone explicitly POC race (the Dothraki) is depicted as barbaric and monstrous. And no, even if Dany loved Khal Drogo, I cannot condone a character who proudly vows to rape the women of his enemies (amongst all the killing and plundering) in his conquest of the Seven Kingdoms. Granted it is made to be realistically fantasy, it still irks me how sexual violence is often a plot device in books.
Content warning for sexual abuse, violence, coarse language, incest (gods, this is a long list).
As for the main story, as this is an epic novel I thought it would be slow-paced. But imagine my surprise when the author pulls you right in this world of dragons and wight walkers, and medieval politics, and a complex religious system. However, even with all the world-building, nowhere did I feel there was a info dump going on, because the world of A Song of Ice and Fire is constructed slowly, character by character, backstory by backstory and myth by myth. It can feel drawn out at times, but since I had the knowledge of the plot from the show, I knew almost every plot arc was leading up to something. It makes for a very involved and complex plotline, one that involves many regions, languages, and belief systems.
A slight problem I had with the book was the overabundance of characters. Especially the endless parade of knights and houses and lords being mentioned, when I had no idea who would be significant. And considering how much plot happens, even if a character is called back later on in a subsequent book, I wouldn't even realize. Another is the misogyny, and subtle racism in the book - for this book only, the lone explicitly POC race (the Dothraki) is depicted as barbaric and monstrous. And no, even if Dany loved Khal Drogo, I cannot condone a character who proudly vows to rape the women of his enemies (amongst all the killing and plundering) in his conquest of the Seven Kingdoms. Granted it is made to be realistically fantasy, it still irks me how sexual violence is often a plot device in books.
Content warning for sexual abuse, violence, coarse language, incest (gods, this is a long list).