Reading Level of a Song of Ice and Fire

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Is the volume easy to read?

deleted member February 16, 2012 09:41AM

Is the book easy to read since I have not read any fantasy books.

Information technology is like shooting fish in a barrel because GRRM'due south writing way is fairly straightforward. You will not find difficult metaphors or long sentences. Information technology is as well divided into relatively short chapters, which I find makes it easier.

But, as others note, it's hard to read because there are a lot of characters to keep track of, and you volition non always know exactly what is going on. If you are ok with that and are willing to read through brief periods of dubiousness, you volition be fine. The internet and this site are brimming-total of resources to assistance keep runway of the plot and characters.

Depends where yous're coming from. If your background is more literary, this is a very easy 'in' for fantasy as information technology has many more than literary elements than most fantasy books do.

The characters can be a lilliputian hard to keep rail of, but the writing manner is a very easy read, and information technology's the biggest folio turner I've e'er come across in fantasy, bar none.

The books in the series are all easy to read. Initially, I likewise thought it will be difficult. And, when I had my re-create of the books, I was like: a grand pages! come on, who would read such a lengthy story?

But as I read through, I didn't thing anymore that the books are thick. It has become hardly noticeable because the story is super exciting. Everyday, later on work, it is the one thing that I look forrard to, to close my day and to accept my listen off my function worries.

Yes, it's like shooting fish in a barrel to read, in that the prose and the concepts aren't challenging - it'southward a straightforward story told straightforwardly, and although at that place are multiple POVs and some flashbacks there'due south non much trickery involved. No literary expertise, historical or genre knowledge, sophisticated tastes or ear for subtlety is required.

Or: no, it'southward not easy to read, in that information technology's long, it'southward slow (past pulp standards), the plot is twisty, and there are hundreds of characters. Likewise it'due south in a pseudo-medieval millieu that might be off-putting or confusing for someone who has never read fantasy before.

I think it comes down to how open you lot are to different reading experiences. For people willing to experiment with epic fantasy, it should be easy to read; for people who aren't, information technology'due south very epic fantasy and that might exist like hitting a brick wall. Unfortunately, in do, whether someone is willing to experiment with epic fantasy is hard to know in advance, since it's unlike from whether they SAY they are [in part considering people who don't know the genre don't know what the genre is like - and so I've known people who SAY they're open to it but hated everything they tried, and others who said they hated the thought of it but then tried some and loved it].

I read the first book and enjoyed it well enough. Books two & 3 I listened to on audiobook and found thus way much more than engaging. Because the audio goes faster for me than reading (I can listen for an 60 minutes or two a day, usually I only accept 20 minutes to read at a time) the action feels more than "in the nowadays" and I feel it's easier to proceed up with what's going on. Sometimes in the first book I wasn't sure I would have been able to go along track of everything if I hadn't watched the first season.

I found it to exist a really easy read.

It has a lot of characters, and is a trivial difficult to read for a first fantasy book

As others accept already said, this series is heavy on details, especially for a offset timer to fantasy. There are amend fantasy novels out there, just GRRM does write well. These books are dandy for those nights where yous just want something to read to burn away the time, considering y'all can just get swept away in the details of the intrigues in the books. It is equally if Tolkien decided to cram The Silmarillion, The Hobbit AND The Lord Of The Rings all in one massive book.

P.Due south. I've finished Book 4 and I still have only the vaguest thought as to why GRRM named the series The Vocal Of Ice And Burn down..

I think so, definitely. The quaternary and fifth are harder to read.

I flew through the first 3 only am currently kinda stuck on 4. I feel like there's been likewise many new characters and story lines introduced, and too little attending given to the sometime ones...

Confession - I thought this book was a lot of fun and I've finished the second and am waiting for my husband to finish the tertiary so I can detect out about my favorite characters. Even so, I admit to "skimming" a bit over the details because in that location are MANY and I'm just not as interested in every last one of the lesser characters. My married man tells me that the tertiary one moves very apace so I'm looking forward to it.

"Easy to read?" Depends on your ain reading style and expectations. Peradventure read 100 pages and run across if yous think it's worth continuing.

I think it is a great beginning to fantasy, I enjoyed all the books so far.

I've been post-obit the HBO series would it exist okay to but start with the book that has inspired the electric current series and go fro at that place?

I admire these books only information technology was actually pretty difficult to start. I read the prologue, didn't understand information technology, put it back for a while until a friend told me I actually should read it, and so I got into it again, and once I was 50 pgs in I was hooked. I'm like that with a lot of books though, I recollect it'southward but about getting used to a new style of writing from the previous writer I've read.

I'1000 not a native speaker but I'1000 reading it quite easily, it's really catching enjoyable
promise you lot like it ^^

I establish the get-go iii easier to read than the final two. Information technology seems that Martin started adding also many characters into the mix. I did end them all in about x days though so to me the were easy.

Information technology was pretty hard for me because I am not used to his style of writing. Also, he puts and then much particular into his stories, that if yous start to wonder off in la la land while reading for 2 seconds, you lot miss a huge part of the story line. But they are great books!

I find it piece of cake to read since it'southward broken up past character. I'g on the 2nd book now so far that one is post-obit the same pattern equally the first equally far as how the book is broken into character chapters. They have added a few new story lines.

I accept read all of these books and then far and oasis't watched the series. It is tough at get-go to grasp all the characters, this gets even more difficult with each progressing book as he adds characters. Merely the ones meant to stand up out practice stay with yous and you tin't wait until it'south their turn once more and brainstorm hoping that he doesn't kill them off. Happens, so don't get too attached! After A Dance With Dragons, I remember I will lay this serial aside...kinda thinking it will never finish and wonering if he'south even writing them himself?

Not only is information technology piece of cake to read, it'due south incredibly skilful storytelling, the kind of thing aspiring novel writers will be studying for years to come. What makes it so good? Here are my thoughts. http://bit.ly/HJiHyL

What practise you remember? Practice y'all agree?

it'south easy to read, a little cringey here and there but easy, equally is the second one. i oasis't bothered reading whatsoever further thus far so my only concern re picking up a afterwards book would be remembering who and where everyone was - just i kinda doubt i'd read any further, i retrieve i am virtually done with dire wolves and dragons

Information technology'due south intimidating for sure- then long! And I echo what others have said...I was really lost for a while with so many characters. That beingness said, you lot do eventually get a feel for them. The reading itself isn't hard. The terms you may not be familiar with don't require a lexicon to figure out.

I think the content fabricated it hard for me. A lot of the volume is non very happy. When reading I would only read a few chapters at a time, as to not get too emotionally drained. That's just my stance though.

To me, it's easy enough. The writing fashion is pretty straight to the point and Martin doesn't use a lot of metaphors or poetic stuffs. As for the characters, just stick with the important ones, you'll exist fine.

The only difficulties I found is the length and thickness of the book.

I had never read "Ballsy Fantasy" before I read the commencement volume in this serial. I had no idea what to wait. I ordinarily read pretty fast, only I really struggled to go through it. It took me over a week to read it. I have not been inclined to read any more of these or anything else labeled as Epic Fantasy. I think I will just watch the series on HBO. Information technology's only the blazon of thing I get into.

The beginning book is great, but exist warned, the serial is non finished thru 5 books, and may never be finished. I as well thought the quality dropped off significantly after book 3, but some people like it still.

At that place are a lot of characters to get through in the offset book alone. Also, the author does like to depict the characters and their surroundings at times. If you don't like these things, You are going to take a hard fourth dimension getting into these books (and perhaps the TV show if you like watching adaptations).

I should admit I got bored with it my first fourth dimension around (I only read nigh 167 pages). I tried over again and I was able to read the entire thing by pacing myself.

It greatly depends on what you hateful by "easy". The prose is not difficult to handle. The characters and world created are rich and compelling. Information technology is very well written. However, I had to take an occasional break and read something light and fluffy.

I actually enjoyed the start book. I'chiliad a latecomer to this series and I like that. I did non autumn into the hype. So I feel like I have a fresh take this. Information technology is everything I look for in a book, war, intrigue, lying, adulterous, bastard children, "twincest",
good and bad, proficient people dice, bad people triumph, intelligent children, foreshadowing, ( sometimes a flake besides blatant but that's ok ) dreams, hidden long lost powers, a hint of insanity, psychopaths, and people standing in line long overdue to get what they deserve.
The story is compelling, the characters are fully fleshed. I have my favorites right now, but I call up as I go to know some of them better, ( I'yard well into the second book ) I will notice some compassion for others no matter how deranged I recall they may be right now.
The complication of this tale is what drew me in at commencement, then it was how much I started to care about the characters which became existent people to me, with existent lives. The description was so rich and visually stimulating I couldn't help but wish that I was at that place, despite the danger that was e'er present.
After I read the first novel I got the HBO 1st flavour and have watched it at least 4 times. I enjoy that too. To know that the serial has the authors blessing and that he wrote and had a hand in directing one of the chapters in the series actually had a lot of weight in my feeling of its authenticity.
I tin't wait to cease the 2nd book and move on to the third.

I institute it like shooting fish in a barrel reading. However, when I read this book, I had to look at the appendix and maps frequently to understand who the characters and the houses that were mentioned frequently. This book has and then many characters that "non-frequent readers" will find information technology difficult to follow.

My friend, started to read the book and did not go past the start 10 chapters. He said he would just watch the HBO series instead. He says he didn't similar reading it or the style of writing the writer uses, just I call up he didn't understand the story. (My friend does not read books regularly)

I was dubious at first, with all the hype of the TV series, only I made a decision to read the volume and not sentry the series. I am glad I did. I was fatigued in after a few pages and and so carried the book around with me and then that I could snatch some reading fourth dimension when it was bachelor. I was surprised by the catastrophe though.

Equally I'm not a native English speaker, I have to say that I didn't recognize and understand many words and phrase that George R.R. Martin used. Just that didn't turn me off from reading all of the books because the plot, setting, characters, and storytelling are just amazing. You volition be left wondering how someone could design and write a world then complex and characters so diverse and is able to present that in a very great way.

I retrieve it was easy to read once you got apply to the switching of the characters each affiliate. I downloaded the maps and did enquiry to understand the vii houses. I love the catastrophe and how principal characters were killed off. Lamentable but very shocking and I had to get out and buy the second book ASAP. I'm reading it now and love it. Favorite charachters are Ayra Stark, Jon Snowfall, Danny and of form the one and only Tyrion Lannister!! You either honey or detest the characters. I am so glad I started this series!!!

Yes, I'thousand not fifty-fifty a native speaker just had no problem with it.

I got tired of it and put it away for the future.

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