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 Storm of Swords 1: Steel and Snow by George R. R. Martin

  • Started on: 2011-03-05
  • Finished on: 2011-03-07
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Fantasy

The second book of part three of The Song of Fire and Ice series. A direct continuation of the first three books so there isn’t much new I can say, except that Mr. Martin sure likes to kill his characters off. Not that that is a bad thing, it sure keeps me guessing as to how this story will eventually conclude in the years and books to come. The book itself didn’t have much hope for the good guys, but just enough to keep me reading.

  • Started on: 2011-03-05
  • Finished on: 2011-03-07
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Fantasy

The second book of part three of The Song of Fire and Ice series. A direct continuation of the first three books so there isn’t much new I can say, except that Mr. Martin sure likes to kill his characters off. Not that that is a bad thing, it sure keeps me guessing as to how this story will eventually conclude in the years and books to come. The book itself didn’t have much hope for the good guys, but just enough to keep me reading.