Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

  • Started on: 2011-02-04
  • Finished on: 2011-02-10
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: *****
  • Genre(s): Fantasy

I knew about this series, but was never really attracted to it. My fantasy days were behind me, I read more science fiction and magical realism now. Or so I thought. Lately I have been hearing more and more about this series, mostly because of the upcoming TV series. So when I saw the first book in our free book section at my work, I just knew I had to pick it up. And when some of my friends and colleagues found out, they were jealous I found it for free, but, more important, that I would get to read it for the first time.
Though political intrigue isn’t really my thing, I was blown away by this book. I couldn’t put it down, so much was happening, and despite its size, the story moved pretty fast. There wasn’t that much fantasy in it, the story takes place in a medieval world. There are some hints to fantasy (the darkness in the north, the dragons) but it is mainly a political game of families, kings and lords. I can’t wait to pick up part two, and hope that I won’t be too disappointed the series isn’t all written/published yet.

  • Started on: 2011-02-04
  • Finished on: 2011-02-10
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: *****
  • Genre(s): Fantasy

I knew about this series, but was never really attracted to it. My fantasy days were behind me, I read more science fiction and magical realism now. Or so I thought. Lately I have been hearing more and more about this series, mostly because of the upcoming TV series. So when I saw the first book in our free book section at my work, I just knew I had to pick it up. And when some of my friends and colleagues found out, they were jealous I found it for free, but, more important, that I would get to read it for the first time.
Though political intrigue isn’t really my thing, I was blown away by this book. I couldn’t put it down, so much was happening, and despite its size, the story moved pretty fast. There wasn’t that much fantasy in it, the story takes place in a medieval world. There are some hints to fantasy (the darkness in the north, the dragons) but it is mainly a political game of families, kings and lords. I can’t wait to pick up part two, and hope that I won’t be too disappointed the series isn’t all written/published yet.