the series get's better and better, I'll admit that!
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hah! finally, almost all the Starks are gone! (why, oh why, is Catelyn still around?!?)
I'm kinda sorry for Sandor though.
... and I just knew the Lannisters could not be "the villain" - they were far too obvious!
Well... it certainly does get more and more interesting...
... and Sansa gets more and more stupid :/ (seriously - haven't been so frustrated with a character in like... ever!)
also: why do I like Sandor Clegane the best? oO
So - I finally read it.
It's good - especially since there are several characters and plotlines developed thoughout the book.
And none of them are perfect...
(I mean - seriously - Sansa is such a stupid bint! and Ned? I get the honour thing and all, but really, how can you be so naive??)
(still, how can Ned be dead?!?)
... plus, the last scene = WTF?? oO
seriously? sometime 'round the half of the book it started to feel like CSI season 10 or higher - intriguing, but abstract enough that you just know the screenwriters were bored ;)
not bad, if somewhat tedious - again (or maybe I should stop with the "read all the books by the same author" tactic...)
quite an inetersting view on Nazizm in Sweden - for those, who find that interesting (yes, me!)
A bit better than the previuos one. Didn't figure it out till like 2/3rds of the book.
A solid read...
it's like watching a trainwreck happening and not being able to pull your eyes away, 'cause, maybe, it will not go the way you think it will, and then it goes exactly that way, but you continue reading, hoping that the author might still fix things somehow and pull off a happy end, and you wouldn't mind that much, really...
only he doesn't.
and it's kinda great. once you've had a while to digest the whole thing, that is...
On one hand, the form - flashbacks interspacing the storyline - has gotten pretty broing and tedious by now. On the other: major mindf*ck at the end. So: a good book. :)
As previously, a good, solid read, though the mystery/thriller part is somewhat diminished by the surrounding daily drama...
Also: I figured it out too soon again - must be too much CSI/Criminal Minds ;)
Still, I'd recommend for a summer read...
"Who would have thought it was something so awful?" (p.320)
... ekhem. me? 'round page 20-ish --'
but anyway - good book. great story line, the suspense is there and the answers are not THAT obvious. I'd skip the personal/romancey stuff, but that's just me ;)
Manages to keep you on your toes up to the very end! Hamilton is a genius!
... though the ending is not that satisfactory (thus 4 out of 5).
Waaaaay awesome. Totally captivating and breathtaking trough the sheer scope of the story. Truly, a masterpiece!
a solid read, as always with Pratchett. yet, the theme's are so much more mature than when the Discworld was first created. a sign of time, passing...
still - definitely worth reading :)