Since no one else is going to say it... (AFFC spoilers)
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:39 pm
I'll be the first to vent my spleen concerning Feast For Crows.
Most people (judging by online reviews) are disgruntled that the book focuses on certain characters and leaves others out completely... too much Sansa, not enough Daenerys, etc. and GRRRRRRRM explains in an afterword that he decided to make two books out of what was going to be one... well, all right, I can live with that, although a double-length book would not have been unwelcome (my husband accuses me of buying books by the pound).
My lack of satisfaction comes with wondering if he is ever going to take all the loose ends and tie them up satisfyingly.
Epic series tend to do one of the following:
1. Go on too long and lose focus (Sword of Truth is an example) or just start to suck (this is what I've heard about Wheel of Time).
2. The author gets tired wants to move on to something else and just finishes the sucker whether well or not (Ted Dekker's Circle series).
3. Keep it to a nice 3-book package, but tie things up too quickly to not feel contrived (Golden Compass).
4. Tell the complete story at a satisfying pace and resolve things satisfyingly (Lord of the Rings, 1 And 2 Chrons of TC).
I haven't read GRRRRRM before so I don't know if I can trust him to move all the pieces he's got on the board into places that make sense. I want to know where the h#$% Rickon is. And what will happen at the Wall. Cersei can rot in the tower for all I care, but how will Arya come back into the story line, will she languish a blind acolyte in Braavos forever? And so on and so forth.
Thus endeth my rant.
Most people (judging by online reviews) are disgruntled that the book focuses on certain characters and leaves others out completely... too much Sansa, not enough Daenerys, etc. and GRRRRRRRM explains in an afterword that he decided to make two books out of what was going to be one... well, all right, I can live with that, although a double-length book would not have been unwelcome (my husband accuses me of buying books by the pound).
My lack of satisfaction comes with wondering if he is ever going to take all the loose ends and tie them up satisfyingly.
Epic series tend to do one of the following:
1. Go on too long and lose focus (Sword of Truth is an example) or just start to suck (this is what I've heard about Wheel of Time).
2. The author gets tired wants to move on to something else and just finishes the sucker whether well or not (Ted Dekker's Circle series).
3. Keep it to a nice 3-book package, but tie things up too quickly to not feel contrived (Golden Compass).
4. Tell the complete story at a satisfying pace and resolve things satisfyingly (Lord of the Rings, 1 And 2 Chrons of TC).
I haven't read GRRRRRM before so I don't know if I can trust him to move all the pieces he's got on the board into places that make sense. I want to know where the h#$% Rickon is. And what will happen at the Wall. Cersei can rot in the tower for all I care, but how will Arya come back into the story line, will she languish a blind acolyte in Braavos forever? And so on and so forth.
Thus endeth my rant.