A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) in Shadow Lounge Readathon Group

Feb 24, 2012 Kristina rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2012-goal-60

I saw the first season of the show before picking up the book, and the entire time I was reading the book I felt like I was watching the show save for a few small infractions. The same similarity however made the book sometimes feel like it was dragging. I think had I read the book first I would have given it five stars.

I like that all the major events take place from the perspective of third parties except where it MUST be told by a major character (example: Jon Snow is the only "narrator" on t ...more

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May 10, 2023 Tavia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wow it took me so long to read this book, but of course I loved every bit of it! I’ve watched the TV show in its entirety at least 2 times maybe 3, but this was my first time reading the book. Of course, I basically knew what would happen, but I got more information about the history from the book. I also enjoyed just seeing how everything played out in word form, it’s just something magical about that to me. The switch in ages of the characters (especially the children) was a bit jarring becaus ...more

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May 21, 2018 Nicole Dunton rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Game of Thrones is a complex story about many different characters struggling to live their life and do what they feel is right. Many are feuding with each other. Many are just struggling to discover the truth and stay out of trouble as best as they can. Some are even heavily invested in the game of thrones that they seem to always play.

I really enjoyed this book. I am surprised I did. I avoided it and the show because I was convinced I wouldn't like it. At first, I really didn't like it at all. ...more

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Feb 23, 2015 Jamie Barringer (Ravenmount) rated it really liked it

A group of my friends is reading this series together, so I figured it was high time I read it, too. I've seen spoilers on tumblr, of course, but not enough to really know the story, and not enough to recognize most of the actors in the book characters.
I love epic fantasy series, and have read them since elementary school. So far Game of Thrones is not my favorite series in this subgenre, but I did enjoy this first book enough to look forward to the second book. It took a long time to 'meet' al ...more

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May 12, 2011 Kelley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: unabridged, library-books, fantasy, audio-books, 2017-reads, 2011-reads

Wonderful wonderful! Granted, I was seeing the characters in most cases in my mind as they were on the TV show but some were a blend of book description and actors portraying them. This book was amazing and I only wish I could have dropped everything and done nothing but listened to the book. Time to see if library has book 2 in audio and get my name on the wait list for it.

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Oct 19, 2010 Cathy rated it it was amazing

A hefty 800-odd pages of a medieval world full of knights, battles, honor and bloodshed aplenty. Good fun! Every chapter is told by a different character, which keeps it lively, but the many subplots might not be to everyones taste.

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Dec 18, 2018 Kristina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018-goal-70

I don't know why I gave this book 4 stars the first time I read it, it's SO good. Maybe it's 4 1/2. In that case this 5 evens that out that previous 4. ...more

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