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Wiggum · 25th June 2006, 01:22 AM

I thought it was a brunch.

You have a little melon, a little bit of pastry and a toast of champaign. You leave feeling good, and full, but a couple of hours later you realize that a proper meal is in order.

I liked the book, but there were far, far too many pages addressing already established ideas. I don't think I need to be told that Brienne is ugly any more. I pretty much got that when we were introduced to her.

What it suffered from more than anything else though was a lack of lively dialogue. There is only the instance of Jaime taliking to his cousin (I think), where Jaime ends up clocking him, that the banter of a Bron - Tyrion relationship is in evidence. Martin's droll interaction between characters is such a huge part of the attraction of the series, and this book missed the boat on that.

I liked it, and need to read it a second time, but it is certainly the weakest of the four.

25th June 2006, 01:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
Wiggum Big Pimping Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 554	Re: Was it a Feast or a snack? I thought it was a brunch. You have a little melon, a little bit of pastry and a toast of champaign. You leave feeling good, and full, but a couple of hours later you realize that a proper meal is in order. I liked the book, but there were far, far too many pages addressing already established ideas. I don't think I need to be told that Brienne is ugly any more. I pretty much got that when we were introduced to her. What it suffered from more than anything else though was a lack of lively dialogue. There is only the instance of Jaime taliking to his cousin (I think), where Jaime ends up clocking him, that the banter of a Bron - Tyrion relationship is in evidence. Martin's droll interaction between characters is such a huge part of the attraction of the series, and this book missed the boat on that. I liked it, and need to read it a second time, but it is certainly the weakest of the four.