So the real reason I've been moving so slowly challenge-wise is that I've started reading the Song of Fire and Ice series. And those books are epic.
GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: So I've seen Game of Thrones so I pretty much knew plotwise how this was going to shake down. Getting through the first two books was actually somewhat annoying because I knew what was going to happen and just wanted to get there. But still enjoyable reads. Plus I figured out how to spell all of the characters' names. Sort of. Pretty typical epic fantasy type stuff with a little incest and political intrigue thrown in for kicks. Well-written, creative, lots of interesting characters, a positive dwarf role model, heavy on the action, light on the self-reflection- what's not to love? The good news is, there isn't a third season of GoT so now I WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AND WILL READ THE BOOKS SO FAST!!!!!!! The bad news is, this means I'm not about to tackle Grapes of Wrath anytime soon......
MUSINGS: How strong do you have to be to chop a dude's head off in one sword swipe? Seriously? Like how much would you need to be able to lift?
SPOILER ALERTS: If you are honorable, then you will die.
GRADESHEET:
Readability: A
Pace: A (BUT THESE BOOKS ARE LONG!)
Violence: A
Satisfying Ending: WHO KNOWS SO MANY MORE TO READ!
Narrator's Likeability: B?
Sweet Fake Religions: A
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