I got hooked on GOT from the TV show, have read the other books, was seriously bored by the last one, but really really hated this one.

With regard to the prolix part, the author is seriously in need of an editor. As it is, it seems as if any random thought that pops into his head automatically makes it on to the page. Hey, so there's a banquet with a million courses? Why not describe every course for page after page?

With regard to the vile part. Obviously the bastard of Bolton is meant to be awful, but was it really necessary to describe the way he treated Reek/Theon in such loving detail? Also the guy that had his nipple sliced off.

Awful book. Sorry. Awful awful awful. If I could give it less than no stars, I would.
I got hooked on GOT from the TV show, have read the other books, was seriously bored by the last one, but really really hated this one. With regard to the prolix part, the author is seriously in need of an editor. As it is, it seems as if any random thought that pops into his head automatically makes it on to the page. Hey, so there's a banquet with a million courses? Why not describe every course for page after page? With regard to the vile part. Obviously the bastard of Bolton is meant to be awful, but was it really necessary to describe the way he treated Reek/Theon in such loving detail? Also the guy that had his nipple sliced off. Awful book. Sorry. Awful awful awful. If I could give it less than no stars, I would.