Hey guys! I am back to talk to you about my book Game of Thrones (A Song of Fire and Ice #1). As most of you probably know this book is about 800 pages long, so my teacher has been nice enough to count it as two books. Unfortunately, I am behind in my reading, being only at the rising action stage of my book, and will read more in the upcoming days to catch up. I will blog more about this book than others because of its length. As I sit now, I am 200 pages in and I am enjoying the book very much. I am so excited to be reading an interesting book so I can really get into it and enjoy reading.
For those of you looking into the book, Martin follows the story of a few
of the numerous characters throughout the book. Each chapter is told from a
different character in a third person limited point of view, to give an
over-the-shoulder experience. Although the narrator switches perspective often,
the book still follows a linear timeline. Anyway, the story begins in
Winterfell, the city where the House of Stark live, possessing one of the seven
major kingdoms of the continent Westeros. In control of all the Westeros lies the
Iron Throne, the seat in King’s Landing where the king of all the land sits.
Once controlled by House Targaryen, the dragon people, the throne is now in
possession of Robert Baratheon and his house.
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| Iron Throne |
Throghout literature it is known that winter/cold often symbolizes death
and sickness. This is particularly fitting to the story as death and murder
runs rampant through the kingdoms. During a section of the book where a murder
took place, Maritn writes, “The night air was cold as the grave on her bare
skin as she padded across the room” (62). The death that followed was
predictable due to the cold night and the constant phrase that is spoken by the
Starks, “Winter is coming”. Another quote that stuck out to me was, “ ‘Can a
man still be brave if he’s afraid?’ ” (163). On the brink of death, a small
Stark boy named Bran was told this in his sleep. I found this quote interesting
the way that it posed such a significant question. I think the answer is
simple. The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid. There is no such
thing as fearless; only courageous. When your back is against the ropes and
fate is not on your side, that is the only time you can be brave. In the next
couple hundred pages of the novel I believe there will be more death and betrayal
surrounding King’s Landing, where the Starks now live. There will be a fight
for the Iron Throne and Robert and Eddard Stark (king of House Stark) will
break there seemingly unbreakable relationship, leading to a war between the
Houses.
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| House Baratheon |
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| House Stark |
Well that’s it for now. I will be back to report to you all again soon.
Bye.
Hey Ethan!
ReplyDeleteIt seems that you are making good progress in your book (despite being behind a bit) even though it is a very difficult and hefty read. I find it very interesting that the author decided to limit to knowledge of the reader and include so many different characters and story lines. It seems that it would overcomplicate the already complex story, but it seems that it is working in this particular book due to its success and popularity. Also, great job on incorporating symbols into your blog and making a prediction in relation to the rest of the story.
I look forward to hearing more about your book and I am sure you are excited to continue reading as well.
-Ben
I was considering reading this book for some time, but I never got around to reading it. Based on the fact that it is told from a different character each chapter, it seems that the book is very complicated and that is what makes it a difficult read. I also like how you incorporated a prediction into the blog because, it shows that you are comprehending the book and thinking about everything that has been mentioned, such as the symbols.
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