09-21-2005, 03:40 PM
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The boy who cried Trout
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: TX
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Originally Posted by Sadalia
I have to go against the prevailing wind here and say that A Song of Ice and Fire didn't really do anything for me. Too many tangents that feel like filler, with no real meat of a story in there; I found myself thinking 'get to the point' too often for my liking. There's also the problem of series fatigue that I also had with Jordan; I just lost interest after a while.
Martin certainly has a lot of skill with prose, and you have to respect the depth of the world he's created, but I guess everyone has individual tastes, and he just doesn't float my boat.
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