Reader’s Note
7 out of 10
Everyone in this book has three names and I have one lamp, so you can imagine how that went. I did know who Ned was, at least. When they did the thing to Ned I sat up properly for once.
by@thebigsleepyWritten 14 June 2026Read 10 June 2026
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A Game of ThronesGeorge R. R. MartinIn the Margins
A Game of Thrones reviewed by @hollowknightfan99
reread it after the show ruined my life and it is better than I remembered, mostly9 out of 10@hollowknightfan99
A Game of Thrones reviewed by @commuterfiction
Ned Stark leaves Winterfell to serve as Hand of the King and takes his daughters with him. Across the sea Daenerys Targaryen is married to a horse lord. The chapters rotate between eight or nine points of view.8 out of 10@commuterfiction
A Game of Thrones reviewed by @grimdarkgareth
Nine. First book I read where the bloke you assume is the story dies in the middle and the world just carries on without him! Everything I like started here. Bran chapters are a five and I'm not docking the whole book for Bran.9 out of 10@grimdarkgareth
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