This month the discussion is on my favorite book or books of the year.  This last spring I was taking a course on How to Revise Your Novel (by Holly Lisle) and during one lesson she recommended a book by George R.R. Martin, The Game of Thrones. (Yes, the one that’s now an HBO series.)

I’ve been reading Science Fiction since I was twelve and for some reason, I’d never come across one of his novels.  So I get the book from the library and I was blown away.  He tells the story from the point of view of different people, each chapter from a different point of view.  This is a pretty unique way to write a story and is quite effective for this series.

What I like is that you see the same event from different perspectives and the characters have different opinions, depending on what they’re plans are, on how the event affects them.

I’m now on the fifth book of the series and all of the threads of the story are beginning to come together.  I can hardly wait to see how Mr. Martin resolves all of the differing plot lines.  If you haven’t had a chance to read this series, I recommend it.  But reader beware, there is a lot of violence in the books.

Happy Reading!

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