tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post6386448977807739323..comments2023-10-22T05:36:43.797-05:00Comments on Her Book Self: A Dance With Dragonslisa :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11429572773434109490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-23841425362736808642011-08-26T20:10:03.395-05:002011-08-26T20:10:03.395-05:00Oh, I'm so far behind in this series! Which i...Oh, I'm so far behind in this series! Which is just as well since it takes years between each installment. If Dance merely approaches the greatness of the first, then I am still very much looking forward to finally reaching it...someday...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-9205282570181925792011-08-26T13:48:09.768-05:002011-08-26T13:48:09.768-05:00I chugged it down in a week, due to the major life...I chugged it down in a week, due to the major life issues that were going on at the time.<br /><br />I think you're right in terms of plot action. But where it eases back on plot action, it builds up in literary prose. Everything's a lot more layered, textured, themed. It's, imo, a more ornate book than the others in the series. While I'm overwhelmingly impressed by that exceedingly high level of craft (it's really astounding) I confess that I prefer the pacing of the first three. They weren't fast-paced, but there was a greater sense of movement. On the other hand, there are two more books left, and in those books winter will come. It's kind of like Battlestar Galactica season 3. A lot of people complained that it didn't match the first two seasons; but it's the only time you get to slow down and look at the crew before the events that trigger the show's ending begin to speed toward the finish. It may be like that for Song of Ice and Fire, too, where Feast for Crows and Dance with Dragons are the one place where you get to look at the characters under a microscope. I'm just guessing, of course.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183266227571781275noreply@blogger.com