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Breno Ribeiro breribeiro — I love this book, as much as I love Game of Thrones. As someone who strongly dislikes fantasy novels, this proclamation still surprises me. Sure, the most bothersome elements of the genre - magic and dragons - are mostly present in the background of the story, but in the end George Martin's sage is still a pseudo-medieval display of swords and sorcery. So what makes it so enjoyable? The reason is quite simple. Martin is an extremely gifted writer and Clash of Kings, like its prequel Game of Thrones, is oozing with examples of his amazing skills. He has mastered the art of description, alternating between clear, concrete prose and smart and lively analogies to instill a vivid image in the mind of the reader. He carefully constructs the development of his characters, allowing you to read their minds if you're not given access to them, and manages to equip all of them with unique psychologies and manners. A writer who manages to have my recognize his characters by voice alone, is indeed a master of the craft. Although he overuses rape as a device to introduce characters of low moral caliber, most personality traits are introduced through subtle and clever means. Similarly, the story itself is cleverly constructed. Convincing schemes and military strategies tie together countless subplots, to arrive at an epic narrative that holds the middle between Bronze Age war poems and historic non-fiction. Martin has truly created an alternative world, and takes the time to tell the readers some of its more interesting events. In contrast to the rich descriptions and intricate plot, however, the work is thematically poor. Themes like loyalty, war and morality show up, but the only thing that separates it from medieval fiction in that regard is the use of multiple perspectives, and the accompanying blurring of boundaries between good and evil. In the end, the book just tells an engaging story and does not serve as food for thought. Maybe that's not important in fantasy novels - they're supposed to be escapist, after all - but that then may be the reason that I typically dislike works in the genre. Clash of Kings is an exceptional read in that it can be recommended regardless of your opinion on fantasy novels. Just marveling at the techniques that George Martin uses makes the book worth your while - the entertaining story makes for a great bonus.

Steve Symmes stevesymme0328 — absurd and lovely.

Joey De _unch_ice — VIIST MY BLOG: thereadersheartstring.blogspot.com Author: Julie Kagawa Release Date: Feb 1, 2010 Age Group: Young Adult Publisher: Harlequin Page Count: 368 Sequel: The Iron Daughter (Winters Passage) Available At?: Amazon, B&N, Books-A-Million and Author's Site In the land of Nevernever, nothing is what it seems! Amazon Description: 'Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined… Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school…or at home. When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change. But she could never have guessed the truth—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.' This book and I, we had some beef. Don't get me wrong; this book was good, pretty good actually, but I know, I've read it before and I know, I've seen it before. This book was not very original. It appeared that it took bits from Narnia (even some lines reminded me exactly of the lines in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe), it has several elements of Alice in Wonderland which I'm really hoping was purposeful and a lot from the stunning Abarat Series by Clive Barker. It reminded me of Harry Potter in many aspects, from characters and plot, but the biggest similarity comes from the 80's film, The Labyrinth, and well, that was extremely annoying, yet at the same time interesting. The characters in this book were great for the most part, though I did question some of them quite often. For example and this is no spoiler, within the first few pages of the book, Meg gets mad at her best friend Robbie for making fun of some jock guy named Scott that she likes, which just made me think, b***h! Then after daydreaming about tutoring said jock which results in him threatening to ruin her social life after something involving computers and slander, the next day he is nice to her and she acts as if nothing happened and is once again fondling over him. Seriously!?! Good part, that Meg, doesn't show up often. I also didn't understand how her four year old half-brother, Ethan, was able to speak in complete sentences like he did. He is four and has perfect grammar . . . OK. Sure. Most of the other characters were OK for me, though Robbie/Puck was sorta of annoying at times, trying to be the joker/comic relief, but otherwise every one's personality was 90% believable. I loved the imagery in this book. The world was beautiful, but I could not shake the feeling that I saw it all before. The journey Meghan takes was very typical of fantasy stories, where the main character runs into magical creature/dilemma after magical creature/dilemma in order to help develop the world and characters as quickly as possible. There wasn't much breathing time for the reader to honestly know the characters that kept being introduced and appreciate their roles. But at the same time, the breakneck pace makes sure that you are never bored and that you want to know more! The story moves along nicely for the most part and in the end is deserving of its huge fan following, 'cus though I know this story, I still love and want to know more about this world! Story: 4/5 Pace: 4/5 Originality: 2/5 Characters: 3/5 Writing: 4/5 Ending: 3.5/5 In The End, A 3.4! VIIST MY BLOG: thereadersheartstring.blogspot.com Visit the Author, Julie Kagawa, Here: www.juliekagawa.com