Book Review: A Clash of Kings
Finished this one just recently. This is Book 2 in George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series. You can read a review of Book 1 - A Game of Thrones - here. So far, the series is still quite good. In A Clash of Kings, six factions are struggling for control of the Seven Kingdoms, a land which was once united but recently has been torn apart by war. This book continues the development of the characters you grew to love in the first book and even focuses a bit more on characters who were more secondary in the first book.
This one wasn't as quick of a read as the first book. As with most novels in fantasy series, it tends to get a bit bogged down in the details of politics and war (not nearly as bad as the middle books in the Sword of Truth series though...that was brutal!) Anyway, it really picked up again near the end and was definitely well worth the read.
Just one question: Why is it that every fantasy series I read seems to somehow involve wolves. Men who love wolves, or turn into wolves, wolves, wolves, wolves. Is that some unwritten fantasy book rule or something?
Anyway, this book is great. Nerds unite! I finally publicly admit to my love for the type of literature that calls to the male nerd everywhere...
posted by Dish @ 10:05 PM
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Speaking about nerds uniting, last night I watched Firefly with Vero. I said "It's one of Trish's fave shows and it's about cowboy smugglers. Do you want to watch it?" without talking about how they were in outer space (Vero hates sci-fi). I kept reiterating that it was your favourite show so she was giving it a chance. But then I let the cat out of the bag when I started talking about when they wero on another planet for something. Doh!
Men who love wolves? What type of stuff are you into?
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