The largest drawback with “A Feast for Crows” — in addition to the second-worst entry on this listing — is that, when push involves shove, it is half a guide. As George R.R. Martin himself disclosed in 2005 when it was getting ready to being printed, “A Feast for Crows” and the next guide, “A Dance of Dragons,” had been principally one huge guide cut up into two elements, that means that every one solely actually comprises half of a prolonged story. To make issues worse, as a result of all of the books of “A Tune of Ice and Fireplace” are divided by chapters that includes a distinct chaacter’s viewpoint, “A Feast for Crows” solely tells the tales of a collection of Martin’s huge array of vascinating characters.
No shade to Arya Stark and Cersei Lannister, who’re undoubtedly fascinating, however this is not precisely a putting level in both of their total journeys — Cersei is usually coping with monetary muckery and authorized issues, whereas Arya goes to face-changing faculty in Braavos and ends the guide blinded by the Faceless Males. The remainder of the guide focuses on Brienne of Tarth, Sansa Stark, Jaime Lannister, Samwell Tarly, and a handful of comparatively uninteresting characters in Dorne and the Iron Islands. The guide would not function Tyrion Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen, or Jon Snow — arguably the three “primary” characters of your complete narrative. It is a slog.
“A Feast for Crows” was finally tailored into the fifth season of “Sport of Thrones” together with its counterpart … and it is secure to say it was rather more compelling onscreen than it’s in print.