A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) by George R.R. Martin and John Lee

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A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4)
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Publisher: Random House Audio; Unabridged edition (November 8, 2005)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0739308742

ISBN-13: 978-0739308745

Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 5.1 x 2.9 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds ()

From Publishers Weekly
Long-awaited doesn't begin to describe this fourth installment in bestseller Martin's staggeringly epic Song of Ice and Fire. Speculation has run rampant since the previous entry, A Storm of Swords, appeared in 2000, and Feast teases at the important questions but offers few solid answers. As the book begins, Brienne of Tarth is looking for Lady Catelyn's daughters, Queen Cersei is losing her mind and Arya Stark is training with the Faceless Men of Braavos; all three wind up in cliffhangers that would do justice to any soap opera. Meanwhile, other familiar faces—notably Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen—are glaringly absent though promised to return in book five. Martin's Web site explains that Feast and the forthcoming A Dance of Dragons were written as one book and split after they grew too big for one volume, and it shows. This is not Act I Scene 4 but Act II Scene 1, laying groundwork more than advancing the plot, and it sorely misses its other half. The slim pickings here are tasty, but in no way satisfying. (Nov.)
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From Library Journal
In the fourth volume of Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" saga, the evil king is finally dead-and trouble is starting to brew.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) (Hardcover) A Feast for Crows is a great disappointment. It focuses largely on minor characters, and despite the great length of the novel, very little happens. There is much travelling, but not much happens on arrival. More and more characters are introduced, more and more names, lengthy genealogies, all of it unnecessary and tedious. Many chapters - perhaps most chapters - could be deleted without any sense of loss, and indeed this would improve the flow of the novel. The chapters concerning Brienne the Bore were eye-rollingly tedious and completely peripheral to the story - all of her chapters could have been deleted, and should have been so. I loved the first three books of the series. I stayed in on weekends and cancelled appointments to finish them. This book was a chore. It has taken me nearly three weeks to read it. When I finally got to the end, I couldn't even force myself to read the sample chapter for A Dance with Dragons. George RR Martin appears to be under the delusion that if he can write it, then it must be worth reading (and publishing), and that if quantity X is good, then quantity 2X must be even better. Unfortunately, novels do not work that way. F Scott Fitzgerald once said that the hardest part of writing was cutting out the sections of the story you liked the most. Martin should emulate Fitzgerald's economy. As any performer knows, it is better to "always leave them wanting more" than to outstay your welcome. A Feast for Crows contains 300 pages of a good novel lost within 700 pages of a very average novel. It should have been half of its current length. Many chapters should have been deleted, and much tedious detail eliminated. In short, it needs a good editing, and its editors should be embarrassed about letting this baggy monster loose before it was ready. We can only hope that A Dance with Dragons is more carefully edited before its publication. Comments (25) | Permalink | (Report this)

A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4)
Available from Amazon
Price: $28.95
Updated on 6-30-2008.