Title: Not for me AT ALL--way too much rape, dark and depressing
Product review: I read all kinds of books, and I'm in no way an expert on the fantasy genre. However, I found this book depressing on many levels. All the characters are unlikeable, except for a couple of the children. I guess I really like a good protagonist because I found myself wanting to ROOT for someone, but I just couldn't. As the author kills of character after character, I discovered that I just didn't care anymore.Also, I have NEVER read a book with so much rape in it, and I really just don't need those images in my head. At one point, a raiding tribe pillages a community and a group of soldiers are raping a woman from behind while she is bent over a pile of corpses. I should have just put the damn book down at that point, but I was determined to finish it. I wish I hadn't. Never again George R.R. Martin. People ought to be ashamed to compare this writer to J.R.R. Tolkien. About the only thing they have in common is the R.R.
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