“Lady,” he said, tasting the name. He had never paid much attention to the names the children had picked, but looking at her now, he knew that Sansa had chosen well.
(Source: bronned)
Yes I bowed to HBO pressure on this one. The first episode was extremely tantalising in the usual HBO fan fair, sex, violence and boobs.
The novel reminded me of a four sided chess board (there are probably more families but after awhile I lost track) each piece moving forward, sideways, sacrificing pieces to all get to the king. On my chess board the king is sitting on a throne in the centre of the board. All sides trying to checkmate the same king. Thus Game of Thrones.
Reading this was a little like going to a large family reunion, one of those big confusing ones. Ok so you’re my fifth cousin twice removed, through my Great Aunt’s niece’s husband? With the amount of characters travelling, murdering, raping, scheming through the novel, the different and changing allegiances can get a little confusing even with the different points of view. It was easier to go oh your the drunk, your the short one, your the b***h, your the mopey yet pretty one, your the good yet dumb one, your the feisty one and you must be the one who likes their family a little too much.
This is a mean and brutal novel, but there is a lot going on, your sympathy’s switch from character to character, which keeps everything fresh and tantalising. But since a lot of characters have a tendency to have a short life span, it can be gut retching as well.
How many books are in this series again????
Flaws & All
