Tedious, yet Enjoyable

Whew!  I plowed through and finished George R. R. Martin's A FEAST FOR CROWS in just under a month!  UGH!  It doesn't typically take me so long to read a book, but this series is kicking my butt!  As I've said before about this series, there are some really great parts in the books, but on the whole, it is so incredibly tediously descriptive.  I applaud Martin's ability to keep everything straight--characters, names, interactions of characters, who is dead, who isn't dead but is supposed to be dead, who is related to whom, what everyone's sigil is, and on and on and on!  I'm wishing I had some sort of large chart (poster) hanging beside me that I could refer to every so often to be sure I have everything in order and all the details straight!

I admit that I pride myself on remembering authors' names, titles of the books, names of characters, as well as specific details of almost every book I've ever read--even books I read more than forty years ago.  (Wow, I'm getting older!)  I love to read, so remembering what I've read comes very easy to me.  I liken it to folks who love sports so much, they can tell you who played in and who won the fourth Super Bowl--and what year it was in, as well as the names of coaches, players, and even the final score!  We remember what's important to us.

But....GOOD GRIEF, George R. R. Martin!  You're overwhelming with the MASSIVENESS of this tome!!!!  I am determined to get through this series, though, and begin watching the series--finally!  What I really can't believe is that even though five books (all right at a thousand pages in length), he still has at least two books in the series--unless he decides to add more to it!!!!!

I can't wait to find out what happens to Brienne.  I can't believe I find myself wanting her and Jamie to get together.  Jeez!  I want to hear the WHOLE story of what has happened since Catelyn Stark had her throat slit at the Red Wedding.  I can't wait to get back to Jon at the Wall.  I love Jon.  Samwell is one of my favorites, too.  I just don't like how everyone has to comment on his weight.  I can't wait to see if this is Cercei's end!  I can't stand her, so I'm looking forward to seeing her demise.  (I know--I'm a terrible person.)  I've lost interest in Sansa Stark (Alayne) as she plays nursemaid to the big baby "Sweetrobin" and allows Littlefinger to kiss and caress her and treat her as more than a natural-born daughter.  That's just creepy.  I love Arya and I can't wait to see what happens with her, too.  She's becoming quite the little killer!!!!

I am starting to see many of the connections coming together, but it is tedious (and yet enjoyable at the same time) getting there!!!!