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Originally Posted by smokew11
i dunno. amazon reviews are pretty terrible. even the good reviews pretty much all said the artwork was the only redeeming quality
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I'm a little ways through it and so far the "bad" writing has not stuck out to me at all. In fact, the loads of information and beautiful artwork (including awesome maps) outshines any "bad" writing. Which, again, I haven't even really noticed.
People need to remember, this isn't supposed to read the same as one of the ASOIAF books. It's more like a textbook. And written by a maester, nonetheless. So yeah, it doesn't read like the GRRM we're used to. But if anything, it's consistent in the voice of the "maester" writing it.
I definitely recommend the book for any fan. You will be able to find the same information on the Wiki of Ice and Fire. But the way it's laid out in the book, combined with the art and other fun pieces, makes it valuable. You'd like it.