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PeakyGarlock Since: Sep, 2015
08/15/2018 19:17:09
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Great premise, Poor execution

The Writer has an interesting premise with great detail on how this POD affects the ASIOAF series. During the expedition beyond the Wall, Jon Snow discovers a dragon hidden and manages to bond with it. This discovery proves to have tremendous changes to the North and beyond. The writer knows how to describe the setting in great detail. They have a firm grasp of the characters and how Jon Snow bonding with a dragon would have an impact on Westerosi society. Despite having a powerful weapon on Jon's disposal, the writer knows how to balance the odds so that the story doesn't fall short and turn Jon Snow into a Gary Stu.

Unfortunately, the writer falls victim to GRRM syndrome, as the writer seems to be compelled to complete his personal version of GRRM's story. Consequently, character and plot arcs fail to get resolved in a timely fashion and the chapters seem to get longer and longer with few resolutions. Notably, the writer tends to come up with theories about the characters and lore that has no relevance to the plot. The story also has details that make the story feel bloated. In addition, the increased word count, and uneven pacing of the story's balance of multiple POVS leads to an uncomfortable experience as the reader fails to understand where each chapter stands in the timeline of the story.


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