A Game of Thrones #2 by Daniel Abraham

A Game of Thrones #2 Reviews

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  jersey9000

  NOTE- THIS REVIEW IS FOR BOTH BOOK ONE AND TWO. LAZINESS OR EFFICIENCY? YOU DECIDE.
  
  What a great series. I had heard good things for a long time, but never jumped in (probably the inherent fear of starting an epic, multi book story from the beginning, haha), but my friend Jeremiah gifted me the first one and I was quickly hooked. Like a grittier LOTR, without most of the fantasy elements (they are there, but in the background, at least for the first book- they come much more to the forefront in book two) and a lot more violence. I enjoy the narrative style, where each chapter is told from the perspective of a different character. This brings a nice “even handedness” to everything, and we get to hear from both the good and the not so good guys. Lots of shades of grey here as well, which I appreciate, being a cynical bastard. I don’t want to say too much about each individual book, as that could spoil the plot for those who are a bit behind, but needless to say, if you like fantasy, if you like medieval limb hackery, you’d like these. There isn’t much difference in style or tone from book one to book two (hence the shared review) but it’s great watching characters develop over time. You quickly develop an emotional connection to the characters and can’t help but wonder what lies ahead for them, good or bad (usually bad, hahah). My standouts would be Bran, Jon Snow, and Tyrion. What’s awesome about this, though, is that someone else could name three entirely different characters as favorites, and I would still agree with them. This is a rich series, which plenty to latch onto if you’re willing to take the time. Highly recommended.
  
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  TJ

  “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
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  Anne

  While this one was better storywise, I really didn't like the graphics when it came to the faces of the characters.
  
  
  These two men are King Robert Baratheon and Ned Stark. Luckily, the king is wearing a crown, but otherwise, I'd have to look twice to see who's who due to their very similar facial features/hairdo's.
  
  
  And this one pretty much speaks for the rest of the pages.
  
  It's not that the graphics are bad in general. It's just really the facial features I got annoyed with. I don't remember having such a strong aversion to it in the first issue. They've been drawn by the same artist, so that can't explain the subtle difference. Maybe it's just my lady hormones right now...
  
  Luckily, the storyline flows smooth here, staying true to the book and picking out the most important scenes to do so in an understandable way. It's why this one is getting a slightly higher rating from me: 3.5 stars.
  
  I don't believe I have seen Arya or Sansa yet so far, but I definitely hope to see them in the next one!
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  Matt Holloway

  So what I've done is watch the two seasons (ie. first two books), then picked up the second book. Here was my thinking: I'm already too far ahead of the events in the first book to want to read that, but don't know if reading the third book will spoil the third season. I thought I would read the second book and, if the experience was that much better than watching the shows, I'd keep reading the books. But I don't know if it is! The books don't improve on the characterizations of the show, nor do they have any subplots that the series overlooks. So now, I don't know if I'll read the third book or not. I probably will, just because the information is out there and my need for instant gratification is greater than my aesthetic sensibility. Alas.
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  Syahira

  Ned Stark have a nice butt... the end.
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  Abel

  Grade: A-
  
  “Never Forget What You Are, For surely the World will Not. Make It Your Strength. Then It can Never Be Your Weakness. are our Yourself in It, And It will Never Be Used to Hurt You.” -Tyrion Lannister
  
  I’m glad that this makes me Clears my mind to understand the Events. I know most fans watching more TV series rather than the books, but I rather read a book. Lucky there’s another Adaptation on the Not the Morin , But Comic Screen.
  
  The Cover of Tyrion Lannister’s Introduction To Jon Snow And Ghost In Outside of the Feast is Memorable Moment, Including Art Cover.
  
  When the Royalty arrives, King Robert And Lord Ned visits and pays their respect to Lyanna Stark in Winterfell’s Crypt. Robert offers Med as Hand of the King and proposes a future a marriage between Robert’s Son (Joffrey) And Ned’s Daughter (Sansa) for Two Houses as the One Family.
  -Ned And Robert Moments Are Great Storyline with Dialogues And See the Graphic Images. But I criticizes their face’s Less emotional expression.
  
  In the Feast, Jon talks with his uncle Benjen Stark to join the Night’s Watch And Tyrion Lannister the Imp advises him about the wise meaning of the Bastards.
  -This Good To Be Shown That Jon’s Struggle of being a bastard, His direwolf Ghost Are Stunning In Artwork. I criticizes Tyrion appearance looks like handsome but small.
  
  Catelyn got a Letter from her Sister to convinces Ned become Hand of the King because Jon Arryn killed by Lannister.
  -Careful There’s Nudity! I criticizes Catelyn’s body looks thin and young at the age of Mid-20 instead of mid or late 30s,
  
  Lyanna Stark was the cause that been taken by Targaryens to become Robert’s Rebellion.
  Jon Snow And Tyrion Lannister Are frustrating And felling like an Outsiders, But Tyrion being Wise and Smart to be Better And Different And gives advise to Jon to be Good rather than Disease Person. Jon Arryn’s assassination set the Main Plot Point And The Hidden Messages blames the Lannister’s powers forces Stark’s Justice Under the suspicion on them and Between the 2 Rivals- The Lion And the Wolf.
  
  The Artwork Are Great But Not Perfect, the Colors Are Good But Not Quite Stunning. This Issue is Good! At Least it follow the Source Material rather than the HBO series to see the Characters. So that Something.
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  Lois

  Stunning artwork.
  These are really short and going to throw off my reading challenge.
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  Fiona Walsh

  Just quickly I wanted to speak about the second in the Game of Thrones series by George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings. This will definitely include spoilers.
  
  The novel begins in the midst of the chaos, with the characters all trying to deal with the events of the last novel. After the death of King Robert, there are now five kings in the realm – Joffrey, Renly, Stannis, Robb and Daenerys.
  
  I liked this book. It’s definitely not the sort of book you can just pick up on a book shelf. Although Martin does reference the events of the last novel, I imagine it would be incredibly disorientating to pick up Clash of Kings without having any sort of background on the previous book. Martin is truly a master of his craft, and with so many interwoven plot lines, it would make for very tough reading if you had no idea what was going on.
  
  There were two new characters whose perspectives joined the other characters from the first book: Davos and Theon. Both were necessary to give views on what was going on around Westeros, although I have to say I didn’t enjoy their perspectives as much as the other characters. I feel like Danys arch was smaller in A Clash of Kings compared to the first novel, mostly down to the fact that the majority of the action was happening in Westeros rather than in the East where she was. I feel like she’ll come into play more in the next couple of books.
  
  I think out of all the perspectives, Tyrion’s perspective was my favourite in A Clash of Kings. I know he’s technically ‘the enemy’ – or at least, he’s directly implicated with them – but I can’t help but like Tyrion. As a character I think he’s been incredibly well constructed by Martin, and I like that you can emphasise with him without Martin ever making you pity him. He’s a very well rounded character, and I like his wit; Tyrion is a character who recognises his flaws and does his best to outwit his opponents at every stage – I would say he is one of the smartest characters in the series.
  
  I have to admit, when it was revealed that Bran had ‘died’, I couldn’t quite believe it. I know Lord Eddard died in the last book, which obviously was no joke on Martin’s part, but something didn’t seem quite right about Bran’s death. So eventually I couldn’t help myself, and flicked through the remainder of the novel to see whether his perspective came back up again. Low and behold, his perspective is what finishes off the novel – I suppose I ruined Martin’s great climax. But I think even if I hadn’t spoiled it for myself, I would have been doubtful anyway. Whether Martin wanted to convince the reader of Bran’s death or not, I couldn’t say; all I know is that it didn’t sit right with me.
  
  Overall it was a good novel. It isn’t so much a stand alone as very much part of a series. You get that feeling all throughout the novel; you can tell that this book was not made to be a one off. I don’t have any particularly burning questions I want answered from A Storm of Swords, but I’ll definitely read it. I imagine I’ll get my hands on it in the next couple of weeks. So all in all, a good effort by Martin, and I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
  
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  Tim

  A pretty satisfying second entry in the series, although it didn't have the satisfying conclusion that Book 1 had. Definitely felt like the author got to ~ 800 pages and said, OK, that's enough -- time to stop this Book.
  I was definitely sucked in by the whole situation surrounding the deaths of Bran and Rickon, and fairly so. This is a great example of foreshadowing in that the clues about what happened are planted before the event, but not clarified until afterward.
  I feel like Martin did more to paint some characters as more "good" and "evil" than he did in the first book, and wonder if he'll push them back more toward ambiguity in book 3 or further separate them. The first book had a kind of Dostoevsky/Marquez feel of inserting actions for characters that seem intentionally designed to reverse your feelings about them, while this book seemed to reinforce character perceptions that pushed readers toward an overall "good" connotation (Sansa, Tyrion) or an "evil" bent (Theon, Joffery, non-Tyrion Lannisters).
  I had a harder time toward the end keeping track of who was who, probably because I'm reading these too quickly and having to squeeze reading chunks in between questions about research from my students and the requisite chores at home, or reading late when I'm tired.
  Finally, the "side" stories revolving around life across the narrow sea and north of the Wall are getting big and separate enough that they're drawing focus away from the main Game of Thrones and seem ancillary rather than integral to the entire plot. I may not be smart enough to keep all these storylines straight in my head, and wonder if it would be to my benefit if Book 3 would take one of these other conflicts as the main narrative and work in the machinations of houses Stark/Lanister/Baratheon in on the side.
  P.S. I'm really ready for Arya to get home.
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  Susan Kerr

  
  
  I read the first book because a friend recommended it. I find this book to be gratuitous in every sense of the word: sadistic, violent, sexually explicit, etc. I feel like I am living in Rome and witnessing the days of the gladiator where violence & bloodshed reign. Have we lost all sense of decency in the name of fantasy? I am nearing the end of this book but have no desire to finish. Even the Few innocent or noble characters are systematically executed. What is the point?
  As of yet, it is difficult to find more than a couple characters with any kind of moral compass. The author's scene descriptions see saw between being tediously boring or graphically disgusting. I am at a loss as to why this book is so popular. I tend to be fairly liberal and open minded. This book does not inspire or entertain, but it does titillate the carnal senses. I can only love a few characters and I am saddened that they must remain tortured, hunted and violated by majority of evil figures that seem to be the focus of this series. Evil prevails and honor is unrewarded. Perhaps when you reach the end of the series the reader is allowed a satisfactory ending. I'm just not willing to wade through the mud on the chance there is a noble ending. I've already wasted too much of my time,
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  Robin

  I started watching this HBO series on the recommendation of a friend. Thank goodness for Fios & On Demand. I was hooked!!! I originally approached reading the series with some trepidation because considering the time period & the importance the details of geography & the linage of the characters plays I figured it may be a hard read. Still like a crack head with no crack, when the series ended, I has to get me a fix and bought the first book in the series. To my surprise it was much easier to read than I feared. I am not sure if it is due to how well it's written or my need of a Throne fix that helped me sail through the books I Hv read so far but i can't get enough & when I near the end of the book I am currently reading I get really pumped because I know I am gonna be buying my next Throne fix at any time. At the time of this post I am more than half way thru the 3rd book in the series.
  
  Today is April 1st. Like the Stark house always promised, Winters bringing it tonight baby!!!
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  Killian

  ETA: And once again the reviews I see on GR for this COMIC BOOK are talking about CLASH OF KINGS. They don't even share the same name people. I just can't even...
  
  Again, not the biggest fan of the art style. But the narrative is still chugging along smoothly. This issue was just the King arriving in Winterfell and what happens up to Maester Luwin's message.
  
  
  
  
  And it included one of my favorite quotes from the entire series:
  
  
  
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  Ellen Baran

  Ok, I have all their names straight now, and I am hooked!! I also went out and bought the DVD for the first season of the HBO series. I don't watch television, but I've been tempted to get HBO just for this! But I'm going to try to hold off........
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  Alexis Taylor

  I can't put this series down! George R.R. Martin does an amazing job of combining the facsinationg world of knights and princes with certaiin elements of dark magic and dragons. A must read for any fantasy lover.
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  Kathleen Harold

  I was not quite as obsessed with this one as I was with the first but I will keep reading. Enjoying reading the books and watching the HBO series.
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  Fern Gilliam

  Started out slow, now can't but it down!
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  Jennifer Rolfe

  This one twisted and turned and was quite gory.
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  Fátima García

  ¡¡Necesito el siguiente ahora mismo!!
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  Baron Rothschild

  good read...
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  Nicolás Pinto

  De reencuentros (Robert y Ned —al verlo de nuevo no puedo sentir un nudo en la garganta), y primeros encuentros (Jon y Tyrion, este último dejando ya una gran frase de arranque, la primera de muchas: "Todos los enanos pueden sean bastardos, pero no todos los bastardos necesitan ser enanos").
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  Stacey

  Rich graphics, intriguing story. Like most comic books their is often a cliff-hanger. This comic had nudity and some profanity.
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  Meke

  Loved it.
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  Jimena Gómez

  This starts to get good 🤩🤩
  Winter is coming!!! 😘😘