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CaptCaptain wrote: Imrahil, you're in no position to call one of the greatest pieces of modern literature terrible, all because it uses mature themes.

The sections with Daenerys? They show how a young child is forced to grow in a dark world, and mature far more quickly than what is considered moral in our day and age. When a young girl is sold off for an army. it leaves an impression on the reader.

The sections with Asha? They show how, despite living in a misogynistic world, and an even more patriarchal culture, she would not bown down to any man, and make her own name in the world.

The attempted rape of Brienne? Shows how despite being powerful in any world, in any way, you can lose it in seconds.

The horrifying scenes with Reek? They show the desparation of a young girl and a mutilated man, a man who is so far hurt that he lost his identity.

The themes are dark, mature and Martin leaves obscure hints that are only discovered YEARS after publication, which spurs hundreds of theories. Countless debates.

His world is quite rich with lore, and he is still not finished. For anyone to call his work bad, in any sense, is to show a lack of understanding of his writing.

You haven't once shown a proper reason against the graphic detail other than "hurr i dont like it durr its not necessary" ASOIAF is a disjointed, confusing, someone-shredded-a-bunch-of-medieval-biographies-and-pasted-them-back-together-with-some-fantasy-elements-mixed-in plot. I don`t care if it`s chock full of melancholy philosophy! This isn`t what the fantasy genre is for, G.R.R. Martin. I don`t need to be reminded of the mundaneness of existence, the cold-heartedness of people, POLITICS, the lengths some bastards go for money, power, or sexual satisfaction! I don`t WANT to be reminded of such things!

If I want a world with gray morality, political intrigue, war, magic, and dragons, I`ll play Skyrim instead and actually have fun! Who`s with me?