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Winter Is Coming: Symbols And Hidden Meanings In A Game Of Thrones (2013)

by Valerie Estelle Frankel(Favorite Author)
3.43 of 5 Votes: 2
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review 1: Winter is Coming sort of felt like a cash grab. I'd consider myself a fan of the series but not nearly as hardcore into Game of Thrones as many. Like most I read the books and am now thoroughly enjoying the HBO series. After receiving a credit on Audible I purchased Winter is Coming: Symbols and Hidden Meanings in A Game of Thrones to try and get a better idea of what is to come for the rest of the series. The first half of Winter is Coming is far more interesting then the second. More then anything it focuses in on Jon Snow and Daenerys Targareyen and their importance to the series. There was some interesting pieces pulled from both the show and books that I overlooked but that do point to the two connecting at the end of the series. Where this book lost me is its paralle... morels to real-life history and religion. I'm sure George R. R. Martin used things from this world to influence his novels but that was far less interesting to me then the predictions for the end.Even for the couple of dollars the book costs, I'd rather have read Game of Thornes message boards then read this one again.
review 2: "Winter is Coming" is pretty much an overview for the first three season of "Game of Thrones" and a synopsis for the books for "A Song of Ice and Fire." There is nothing much that we don't know already. If you already caught up with the books and the show, you already know what is going on. This book is just speculation with no explanation. It's like reading the Cliff Notes instead of reading the book and you wonder why you failed on the term paper. less
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ilian12
More of a recap of the most important plot-lines, adding some useful historical references.
killstrike
really interesting connections and explanations of meanings and symbols
Christy
Una carrellata non molto approfondita sui temi della serie.
Lety
Heavy on plot speculation, light on actual analysis.
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