A Storm of Swords Part 1 by George R. R. Martin - Paperback

The continuing nature of this saga. Still in awe of this drama.

This is the best book in the series, and probably the best book I’ve read this year. It is amazing!! Thrilling!!As the war for the iron throne continues, there is a lot of action happening at the same time to the different characters. Never a dull moment.Nothing is predictable. No character is safe. Character development is phenomenal. Action scenes are vivid, and guided by a breathtaking language.Characters are ruthless. They manipulate, control, backstab. There are horrific deaths. There is bloodshed, plenty of surprising plot twists, and secrets are revealed. For instance, finally, we get the answer -- who tried to kill Bran with the knife.Two weddings mark this book. There is the marriage of King Joffrey with Maargary Tyreell taking place while Prince Oberyn Martell attends the wedding and hopes to avenge his sister’s murder. All the while Rob Stark, his mother, and Edmure Tully head to the wedding at the Twins. Both ceremonies have a tragic end.I love the relationship between Jaime and Tyrion; how Jaime has never been influenced by Cersei or his father; how Jaime never mistreated Tyrion. And OMG Tyron really surprises us with his unexpected coldness and violence towards the end, but his father and lover only get what they deserve. Additionally, Jaime’s wits and relationship with Brienne is perfect. Not perfect, but perfect in a way that I am hungry for more.Ayra’s journey gets more and more treacherous. She is so brave and smart, and I always forget she is just a child. Ayra and Jon are definitely my favourite characters.I love Jon’s character development; how a bastard is slowly ascending so high.Sansa used to be so annoying, but slowly she is learning and growing, and I feel so sorry at the things happening to her. Little Finger kissing her … arrgg … she is thirteen, but he has clearly a plan in mind.Catelyn Stark—never cared about her. Additionally, I appreciate that Davos and Bran’s chapters are hugely important, but they don’t keep my interest as they should. Whenever I am reading their POV'S all I want is to find out what’s going on with the other characters instead.Daenerys has the three dragons, who are slowly growing as she is coming to Westeros. I love her attitude, pretending to be more innocent and even stupid than she is, and then boom she destroys her enemies when they least expect it, mainly because they underestimate her. Jorah betrays Daenerys. It is hurtful for her, but another lesson learned.I don't need sleep. I need A Feast for Crows.

Martin atteint l'excellence dans cette deuxième partie (ou pour Storm of Swords en général). Un évenement marquant fait son apparition au bout d'une centaine de pages et risque d'en traumatiser certains... et c'est ensuite que s’enchaine les péripéties de nos fidèles personnages à travers Westeros.les + :- Jon au Wall et ses derniers chapitres sommes toutes assez géniaux- Tyrion, décidemment pas de chance pour The Imp, pas grave vu comment il règle ses comptes...- Jaime. Martin a su transformer le "Kingslayer" grâce à son aventure avec Brienne- Catelyn...les - :Sansa, des chapitres que je trouve assez lents depuis le début de SOS... avec un finish qui compense quand même!Samwell...Bran, un bon début mais l'ensemble reste répétitif voire trop. Heureusement que Jojen et Meera sont la.Mes personnages incontournables:- Mance Rayder, Rattleshirt et Ygritte- Stannis- Thoros et Beric !!Entre parentheses, dommage que GRRM n'ait pas réalisé de chapitres spécifiques à Robb (seul Stark a ne pas avoir eu cet honneur)Enfin, l’épilogue dans la peau de Merrett Frey parait assez laborieux.. jusqu'aux deux dernières pages... suspens garanti!!!!A voir comment l'aventure évolue dans A Feast for Crows.

La suite de la première partie est délicieuse. Aucun habitant de Westeros n'est en sécurité et bien des péripéties amèneront la mort d'un ou de plusieurs de vos héros préférés. Si la mort n'est pas au rendez vous, une blessure pimentera la vie de certains. Bref, G.R.R Martin a décidé de passer à l'offensive dans cette 2eme partie. Moins de dialogue et plus d'action.Un livre à savourer.

Non so dire riguardo la qualità del testo perché era un regalo, ma posso dire che la stampa della copertina è molto bella. L’unica cosa è che il pacco è arrivato praticamente aperto ai lati e i libri dentro era un po’ spiegazzati, cosa non molto gradita soprattutto perché era un regalo...