Okan Demir Demir itibaren Lakhpadar, Odisha 765019, Hindistan itibaren Lakhpadar, Odisha 765019, Hindistan

Although plagued by the same problems that plague most second-of-three-or-more books, A Clash of Kings is still full of the sorts of things that made you love its predecessor: swords (and sorcery), politics (mostly sword-driven), pageantry (shiny swords! and capes and stuff!), and tragedy (who would've imagined so many people would be killed by all those swords??). Lacks the cohesive feel of A Game of Thrones, which follows a steep slope downward into tragedy; this one is scattered, following old and new characters. Although it felt to me at first and in the middle as though it were dragging and not living up to my expectations from the first novel, by the end there was literally nothing I wanted to do but keep reading. In short, it's a #2; it mostly connects #1 to #3--but what a job of that it does!

Incredibly funny but pretty damn tragic. Karr tells a great story.

Incredibly powerful critique of the stupidity of religion...a bit ruined by the end where he goes off on a tangent about spirituality and reveals his Buddhist leanings, but apart from that, a must read.

I finally finished this book - it was a long road. I don't really like Jane Eyre's character, but I LOVE Rochester and I LOVE the ending. What I did not enjoy was all of the unnecessary detail and, what I felt, was superfluous rambling. There was a lot of parts that I skimmed b/c I realized it had no bearing on what I really cared about. I am excited that I will be staying in the Jane and Rochester room this summer at Inn Boonsboro. I also am looking forward to seeing the movie.