tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post4869053999212785148..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: George R.R. Martin, A Dance with DragonsJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-36265556477610158402012-01-21T08:56:16.924-05:002012-01-21T08:56:16.924-05:00Thinking it over, I agree that the first three vol...Thinking it over, I agree that the first three volumes were tighter and faster-paced than the last two. Which is probably a bad sign; as Martin's fame has grown, he has, like other authors, more fully indulged his own uncommercial tendencies, which in his cast seem to be stretching out the story forever and filling it with mind-numbing detail.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-27702642382641721932012-01-20T11:27:57.273-05:002012-01-20T11:27:57.273-05:00Thanks for the great review. I read all nearly 5,0...Thanks for the great review. I read all nearly 5,000 pages in 2011 and have similar feelings on the series. The first 3 books were a different experience for me than 4 & 5 which are more, as you describe it, a slog. But I too am now totally invested in the series. There will be no way I could not read additional installments. If you haven't seen it yet, he has a sample from the next book, The Winds of Winter, <a href="http://www.georgerrmartin.com/if-sample.html" rel="nofollow">on his web site</a>.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717549981523336515noreply@blogger.com