Go Giants
Book
To a Fault, Nick Laird's debut collection, won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and the Jerwood...
Clean Brexit: Why Leaving the EU Still Makes Sense
Gerard Lyons and Liam Halligan
Book
In this optimistic and inclusive guide, Sunday Telegraph columnist Liam Halligan and renowned...
politics
David McK (3227 KP) rated A Game of Thrones in Books
Jan 28, 2019
Despite that, and despite knowing various people who are either directly involved (as extras) or peripherally involved (costumers) in the filming of the series, I've never actually seen a single episode of it.
Similarly, I (thought) I hadn't read any of the books in the series until I finally got round to reading this one, and realised not that far into it that, actually, yes, I had read it before - it just didn't really *stick* all that much with me (never a good sign).
Nevertheless, I still made it the entire way through the novel, which is told from a different character's perspective chapter about. As a result (I felt) the book feels somewhat fractured: just as
you're getting used to a particular narrator and their perspective, it's over to someone else ...
If I'm honest, there were also times when I felt like skipping chapters and sections of the book (those dealing with Sansa in particular), with not all the plot threads as gripping as each other.
The acid test of the novel? Would it make me more likely to hunt out and watch the TV series? Sadly, the answer is 'No, not really'.
The Race Against Time
Book
When Chris Boardman first raced against Graeme Obree, in a time trial in Newtonards, Northern...
The Burden of Power: Countdown to Iraq - the Alastair Campbell Diaries: Volume 4
Book
The Burden of Power is the fourth volume of Alastair Campbell's diaries, and perhaps the most...
Swing
Steve Blount, Peter Daly, Gavin Kostick and Janet Moran
Book
Change partners! May has come to dance; her boyfriend is away and she needs the company. Joe's been...
Vagabond
Book
It was a dirty job in a dirty war. Danny Curnow, known in the army family by his call sign,...
New York Behind Closed Doors
Polly Devlin and Annie Schlecter
6.0
Rate It
Book
A look inside the homes of New York’s artists, designers, writers, and social influencers. ...
Interior design photography
Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin
7.0
Rate It
Album
Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released...
Dugs n' Pubs
Food & Drink and Travel
App
The Dug App from Dugs n' Pubs helps you find UK Dog Friendly Pubs, Cafes and Shops. Scotland: There...