A Song of Ice & Fire by George R.R. Martin: Book Discussion Thread

[Arianne Martell]

QUOTE="TheStoicGhost, post: 10502607, member: 2376"]@Arianne Martell I finally got to Gardens of the Moon This book is kicking my ass. I have no idea what the fukk is going on.

That broad named Sorry though did she get

Spoiler

body jacked by that old lady Riggis?

I'm confused like a muhfukka but I'm not stopping.[/QUOTE]


@TheStoicGhost

Don't worry keep going at it...99% of the readers had the same issue...dude must have been high on crack when he wrote that book.

Spoiler: sp

No, the lady put a protective spell on her

 

[MidniteJay]

Don't worry keep going at it...99% of the readers had the same issue...dude must have been high on crack when he wrote that book.

Spoiler: sp

No, the lady put a protective spell on her

Thanks. That shyt had me like

The author is just throwing all kinds of shyt at the readers like "Can you keep up, breh?"




But Ganoes Paran's story got me curious enough to keep going.

 

[Arianne Martell]

@TheStoicGhost

When I read this book, I didn't know what people said about it until I decided to do an insanity or I'm I dumb? test. So I read the reviews here is someone wrote in an Amazon review:

Worst jumbled mess of a fantasy epic ever
By Steven E. Pilarskion March 9, 2008
Format: Mass Market PaperbackVerified Purchase
I have loved the fantasy genre since I first read Robert Jordan's "The Eye of the World" over ten+ years ago. I have read series by Tad Williams, George R. R. Martin, Stephen King, etc., so I'm not an unseasoned (or unintelligent) afficianado. But let me tell you, I started reading "Gardens of the Moon" five times before I finally forced myself to finish the entire disgraceful mess. What does anyone see in this series?? Yes, Martin's "Song of Ice & Fire" series piles on too many characters, but at least he develops them and makes them come to life. There is not one paragraph of substantial character development in this entire book. It's all plot and all action, and even these are given fragmented, slice-and-dice treatment. It's like Erikson conjured a hundred or so Dungeons & Dragons type names, gave them each some pointless action and cardboard dialogue, then threw them all together in a type of mish-mash stew that looks like a fantasy epic but tastes like rat dung. This is the most painful experience I've encountered with the genre. Anyone can write 600 pages of nothing, but it takes at least a little talent to fill those pages with something resembling a good, enjoyable story.

Trust me it gets waaaaaaayyy better.

 

[MidniteJay]

@TheStoicGhost

When I read this book, I didn't know what people said about it until I decided to do an insanity or I'm I dumb? test. So I read the reviews here is someone wrote in an Amazon review:




Trust me it gets waaaaaaayyy better.

That dude went in.

I'm only on page 67. This is gonna be a fukked up ride.

 

[Arianne Martell]

That dude went in.

I'm only on page 67. This is gonna be a fukked up ride.

 

[Chris Cool]

Dude need to hurry up, I'm starting to forget shyt. Are those side stories worth a read?

 

[fact]

Starting to accept that the books and the show are two completely different things, and not to put much stock in what the show runners change. Its got me calm and peaceful

 

[jericho]

Dude need to hurry up, I'm starting to forget shyt. Are those side stories worth a read?

If you talking about the Dunk & Egg tales then yes they are definitely worth it

 

[Dat Migo]

Loving ADWD much more on the reread..

 

[T-K-G]

@Arianne Martell I finally got to Gardens of the Moon This book is kicking my ass. I have no idea what the fukk is going on.

That broad named Sorry though did she get

Spoiler

body jacked by that old lady Riggis?

I'm confused like a muhfukka but I'm not stopping.

I just started It too idk i kind of like when books are at the beginning then make sense as it goes on, keep my mind stimulated kingkiller chronicles was like that for me

 

[Type Username Here]

World of Ice and Fire coming in about 10 days

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

about half way through 'The North Remembers'(fanfic)

it's a little predictable but I still enjoy it

 

[FromBillionsCameOne]

what about the lemon tree she was dreaming about?

Oh shyt what was that place called where Doran would watch the kids play in the fountains ? Weren't there lemon trees or am I tripping ?

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Oh shyt what was that place called where Doran would watch the kids play in the fountains ? Weren't there lemon trees or am I tripping ?

i've looked around online and apparently in the house she grew up in there were lemon trees but there aren't any actual trees in the surrounding area :I

 

[tjwettem]

Oh shyt what was that place called where Doran would watch the kids play in the fountains ? Weren't there lemon trees or am I tripping ?

The water gardens of dorne, and I'm pretty sure dorne is the only place in the realm capable of growing lemon trees.