A Feast For Crows by George R.R. Martin

978 Pages Paperback (Fantasy Fiction)

This is the fourth installment in the Song of Ice and Fire series. I re-read it because of the 5th book’s release just a couple weeks ago.

**Spoilers of previous books. Just read the series**

The two books are tied together as they happen simultaneously. Feast mainly follows characters such as Brienne, Cersei, Arya, Sansa, Jamie, and Sam, as well as, other minor characters.

Cersei, following the death of her father at Tyrion’s hand, has no taken control of King’s Landing in all but title. She tells her son Tommen what to do and rules in his place. Jamie has been sent out to start to establish control over the war torn landscape in the river lands. Brienne is fulfilling the vow she made to find Sansa and protect her, but has no way to know where she is. Meanwhile, the reader knows that Sansa has changed her looks and “become” the “daughter” of Littlefinger who know rules over the Eyrie. Arya finds herself in a House of Black and White. Here she is encouraged to give up herself and become no one. Sam has been charged with taking a young wildling and an old maester to Oldtown.

At times the book does feel somewhat lopsided since there are all these characters that you care about that “nothing” is happening with, but Martin’s writing is as always enjoyable. Even when you are reading about characters that you don’t like the story and writing still keep it interesting and worthwhile.

3 Intellectual/Emotional: Not quite as exciting as the other books, but feels like story that needs to be told to tell the WHOLE story.

4 Style/Readability: I think Martin one of the best living authors. I enjoy his writing for it’s ability to be complex without losing the reader.

4 Long-term impact: It seems that Martin has moved to the forefront of the fantasy genre and it doesn’t look like this will pass soon, rightfully so.

11 out of 13: I could go on about how much I love Martin. But I think I have already made that clear.

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