> The Song of Ice and Fire

is a trash derivative "we have Lords of the Rings at home" wannabe, completely void of joy and feels like it's written by an angsty edgy teenager who hates the world and has learned about medieval history for the first time and wanted to add zombies and dragons, the most original fantasy tropes.

I would honestly and unsarcastically take a day of scrolling through TikTok over sitting through 1 chapter of ASoIaF.

And apparently lately the author feels so too.