Alright. Let's chat about A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, the first book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
To put it simply, I LOVED this book (I know, so original - but I don't care!). Reading this book gave me that same excited feeling I got when I read my favorite fantasy series, The Belgariad by David Eddings. I just did not want to put the sucker down - I'm not sure how many nights I read well past my bedtime. I'm sure part of my love for the novel comes from my love of the HBO series based on the books, but I have to say that getting to experience the story in book form has been even better than the show.
Martin is able to grab the reader with his writing style in a way that I haven't been gripped by a book in a long time. He is descriptive without it feeling like he is spoon-feeding the reader and the switching perspectives from chapter to chapter keeps the story from getting stale while reading.
Ultimately, however, it is the incredible characters that have me coming back for more. They are complex, well-written, and most importantly - believable. Jon, for example, is a fourteen-year-old bastard son of a noble lord who has left everything he's even known to join The Night's Watch.
Once he arrives at the Wall, he struggles with leaving behind the boy he used to be and embracing the man that he is trying to become. Through all of this, George R. R. Martin is able to tap into how a young boy that age would actually react in the same circumstances - it doesn't feel too over-the-top, just for effect dramatics. It feels real and genuine, and I love that as a reader.
I have heard from some that the books go a little downhill after A Game of Thrones, but I am optimistic to keep reading!
Have you read A Game of Thrones or any of the other books in the series? What'd you think?
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