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I just finished A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin and OMG she is alive!

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A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin My rating: 5 of 5 stars I can't believe I finished reading A Storm of Swords! 😮 First of all, this was the longest book I have read in my life so far. 1177 pages. It was absolutely worth it! OMG, the ending!! If you have only watched the series but have not read the books you are not prepared for the last paragraph in this book! I watched the series first, so as I progressed on the book series I noticed the differences, and sometimes I was very shocked. (Oh my god she is alive! 😱) I love how much more magic the books have compared to the series. (Coldhands 😲) My favorite povs: Daenerys, Jon, and Arya. The writing is beautiful, I am happy that I took the time to read this series. I know there may never be an ending to A Song of Ice and Fire, but the experience these books provide is unique and worth every minute invested. I can't wait to read the next book. “I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you, and lost the best part of me al

I read all volumes of Berserk by Kentaro Miura (Vol. 1 to Vol. 41)

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I have finished reading all available volumes and chapters of the Manga series Berserk, written by Kentaro Miura. Its first volume was published in 1990 and is still ongoing even after Miura’s death. This has definitely been one of the greatest reading experiences of my life. The plot was to an extremely high level that you can only find in very well-written fantasy such as the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. The artwork is absolutely insane. It is from another universe. I believe Miura has really expanded the possibilities within the genre of Manga to its very limits in a very virtuous and robust way. The artwork was so stunning some panels would require a good 10 to 15 minutes in absolute awe before proceeding to the next page. I first heard of Berserk as a recommendation from a friend, and I will definitely be following all his recommendations from here on. If you want to know, he did recommend I watch the anime Monster and read the manga Vinland Saga next. The

My 5 Favorite Books of 2022

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Hello, everybody! If you are reading this, thank you so much for being here. 2022 was a fantastic year when my life changed for the best. After spending 2020 and 2021 in the biggest reading slump of my life, where I read zero books in two years, I decided to bring back reading to my life, as a central activity, given that it is something I have always loved and cherished. I have a Degree in Literature, which should mean that I read many books, but that was different. Taking the degree took a toll on me. My views about literature and reading sent me far away from what initially drove me to read. I just wanted to read for fun when I started, and that’s what I was missing at the university. I felt like I had to read “real literature” and hard books that were not easy to understand without wasting time to have fun with the books I liked. There were so many things in that experience that I had to get over to get back to reading just for fun. After two years in a reading slump, I bought a fe