Game Of Thrones

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I decided to read this after I'd finished the first season of Game of Thrones on HBO because I didn't want to cloud my judgment for either one by intermingling my first experience with the world. I was surprised at how close the adaptation was, give or take aging details. I liked how it split the narrative between some of the main characters, but that's also where I found my biggest gripe - spending time with characters I didn't care as much about. Each Sansa chapter made me want to rip my eyes out, and made her a more hated character to me than even Joffrey (though the chapter at the end where she wanted to kill him still gives me a big grin, especially when I was picturing the actress doing that evil "Stanley Kubrick" face as she tried to advance on Joff to push him to his death. Now I have the dilemma of wanting to find out what happens in Clash of Kings, or waiting until after the season of the show is aired, like I did this time around. Arya and Dany remain favourites, as does Varys. For some reason, I just love how slippery he is.



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