A Game of Thrones

The men in this book are savages. Women are treated equal to animals. It is very sexist, and sadist in a way. People were tortured in ways I never thought I could think about, so much injustice, desperation, pain and incest. Oh, it was an awful experience.

But yet, there was something different in this book. No, it did not hook me up like it should have. but the story was perfect. Martin built an excellent plot. Everything fits in together. The characters. The vocab. It was as if I was living through everything, and that is why I gave it 4 stars. I could visualize everything. of course, there were a lot of boring parts, but I think they were necessary to perfect everything. I doubted more than one time that one human being was able to come up with this masterpiece. It was real, but in a made up land.

Taken from the acknowledgement: The devil is in the details, they say. A book this size has a lot of devils, any one of which will bite you if you don't watch out. Fortunately, I know a lot of angels.
This book was a long tiring journey. I don't regret reading, but I am not looking forward to book two either. I really have conflicting emotions about this book. But it deserves the 4 stars. Martin did an amazing job. The writing style. The scenes. The imagination. Amazing. This story could not have been written better (maybe it would have with a bit less sexism but I am trying - very hard - to be flexible... okay, I can't be flexible about these subjects... but i think I can bend [ and I say this through gritted teeth ] my rules to fit this book )