22. A Game of Thrones.

22. A Game of Thrones. George R. R. Martin. 694 pages. May 2011.

The plot is very complex and very crowded (probably has more characters than TLOtR). The plot is intelligent in a wicked twisted way, but the problem is that is not centered as many books in the principal character. Martin tries to show 9-12 points of view, the good the bad and the neutral characters, so you find out everything every character is thinking but that makes the story slow and sometimes confuses the reader. The HBO miniseries is more agile. The story plots seem very distant I hope they join in a good way by the seventh book.

This weakness is also a strength because the characters are very well created and very complex. And it is also created for a different reader than in the past, now people is more interactive and are able to follow multiple story lines at the same time.

"Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you." Tyrion Lannister to Jon snow.

"Watching is not seeing. Opening your eyes is all that is needed. The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes see true. Look with your eyes. Hear with your ears. Taste with your mouth. Smell with your nose. Feel with your skin. Then comes the thinking, afterward, and in that way knowing the truth. The man who fears losing has already lost. Never do what they expect." Syrio Forel to Arya Stark.