A Dance with Dragons (Dreams & Dust) by George R R Martin
In
this 5th book in the series, I was very pleased to note that John
Snow shares my frustrations about Samwell Tarly. I loved how Martin shows John’s internal
struggles with the hard choices forced upon his very young shoulders. I think
the thing which the books remind us of very clearly is how young so many of the
protagonists are. The TV series can often make them seem a lot older. What
makes this aspect of the books particularly poignant for me is that the youth
of so many of the characters is a constant reminder of how a world at war
forces our children to grow up much too quickly.
For
me, the most frustrating thing about this book was that there is so much of it
I already know from the television series. I kept reading on in the hopes I was
going to get to something new. This is because the books do not stick to a
specific chronology in the way the series does.
The
other aspect which annoyed me a little was that there was not a whole lot
written about my favourite characters. I very much want to know what’s happening
to them and how their various journeys turn out. So naturally, I was a little
impatient throughout the reading. One
aspect of the book I particularly enjoyed was finding out more about the
intricacies of Dornish politics even though I know most of the eventual
outcome.
So now
the end is nigh and it’s on to After The Feast with my impatience riding by my
side and urging his garron to ever faster speeds.
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