I decided to do something different from a traditional book review for A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin. This book is massive, with 1177 pages. It took me a year and a half to finish it. I stopped reading it multiple times because there were a few characters I don’t really care about. Since it took me so long to finish and I sometimes get the books confused with what happened in the series, I will not be doing an in-depth book review. Instead, I will list my top 10 quotes from A Storm of Swords!
Book Stats
- Title: A Storm of Swords
- Author: George R.R. Martin
- Genre: Fantasy
- Publication Date: 2000
- Pages: 1177
- Est. Reading Time: Forever! Just kidding about 30-40 hours
- My Rating: 3/5 Stars
- Buy Now: Amazon
Top 10 Quotes from A Storm of Swords
10. “You’re mine,” she whispered. “Mine, as I’m yours. And if we die, we die. All men must die, Jon Snow. But first, we’ll live.”
9. “I’ve lost a hand, a father, a son, a sister, and a lover, and soon enough I will lose a brother. And yet they keep telling me House Lannister won this war.”
8. “I know one thing. I know that you are wilding to the bone. It was easy to forget that sometimes, when they were laughing together or kissing. But one of them would say something, or do something, and he would suddenly be reminded of the wall between their worlds.”
7. “I never asked for this crown. Gold is cold and heavy on the head, but so long as I am the king, I have a duty… If I must sacrifice one child to the flames to save a million from the dark… Sacrifice… is never easy, Davos.”
6. “First I anger Edmure, and now Robb, but all I have done is speak the truth. Are men so fragile they cannot bear to hear it?”
5. “Sooner would be better than later, and now would be better than sooner.”
4. “Some battles are won with swords and spears, others with quills and ravens.”
3. “And any man who must say ‘I am king’ is no true king at all.”
2. “Old stories are like old friends, she used to say. You have to visit them from time to time.”
1. “Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next. Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose, or even seem to work against you. Remember that, Sansa, when you come to play the game.”
“What . . . what game?”
“The only game. The game of thrones.”
Final Thoughts for A Storm of Swords
Overall, I gave this book 3 stars. It’s very long and descriptive which is not my favorite writing style especially when it’s about a character I don’t really care about. I will slowly continue to read the series because there are some characters I really like. My favorite chapters to read are about Tyrion, Daenerys, and Arya. I hope you enjoyed my top 10 Quotes from A Storm of Swords instead of my more traditional book reviews.
Have you read any of the books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series or watched the HBO series A Game of Thrones? What did you think?
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