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Beyond The Wall: Exploring George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire (2012)

by James Lowder(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1936661748 (ISBN13: 9781936661749)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

BenBella Books, Inc.

review 1: I have read innumerable accounts on TSOIAF; comparisons, fan fictions, what with free internet and rampant blogging but reading a descriptive analysis by famous authors of the same genre is pure bliss. Why?Read an account of GRRM's perfect grasp of PTSS or maybe a talk on the inclusion of the exclusive and you would get to know.I never could tell an academic dissertation apart from plain textbook knowledge but after this book, I think I am a step closer to getting the hang of it.I am a big fan of the series and with my analytical grasping abilities, the pleasure of being a true fan somehow got lost due to my arrogance. This account brought into light just how much input has been made into creating the series and how the best of its fans perceive it. Truly humbled. I look f... moreorward to read some more of such delights.Till then, ciao!
review 2: I didn't realize this was a collection of essays as opposed to a book by a single author, which put me off at first. However, most of the essays went beyond the typical five-point-essay-English-class feel, and they really showed great perspective from within the context of A Song of Ice and Fire (I dislike it when a writer has an agenda and drapes it over literature like a doily).The contributors are really qualified. My favorite essays include "An Unreliable World: History and Timekeeping in Westeros," "Of Direwolves and Gods," and "Petyr Baelish and the Mask of Sanity." Definitely worth reading to flesh out your understanding of the ASIF books as you wait for the next in the series. less

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