Finished: A Feast For Crows by George RR Martin
I have finished the 4th book! YAY! On my kindle that puts me 75% of the way through the first 5 books. So what to say? I can't say that much happens in this book. Really, it's more about updating where various characters are at. And this theme continues through to book 5, which I have already started (and carries a couple of chapters that are word for word from book 4 - a pet hate of mine). Obviously there are some big events but I can't help but feel underwhelmed. It almost feels like a "filler" book, given to appease the masses, while Mr Martin decides how to make the next moves in this massive series. I read an article that stated he already knows roughly how the series will end, mainly for the purposes of the TV series, which will most likely end up taking over from the books at the rate he is currently writing.
While nothing much happens in this book, I found myself wondering more about the history of Westeros - of Valyria and the Doom. About the Andals and the First Men. It would make for an interesting side novel I think, if only for me to quench my desire for knowing the back story of Westeros and the Others. Because I can't help but think that they are all intrinsically linked somehow.
Started: A Dance with Dragons: Part One by George RR Martin
This book goes hand in hand with Book four updating the reader about characters that he didn't get a chnace to include in book four. Sadly some of the happenings in book four are addressed in book five, but really the books should have been, thus far at least reversed as we already know the ultimate fate of some of the characters...
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