A Christmas or two ago, I was gifted a new A Song of Ice and Fire box set. Since George R.R. Martin is writing the next book as fast as a flock of basic white girls figuring out their Starbucks order, I figured I would ask for the incomplete box set that Christmas, rather than have the complete set delivered to my graveside. This proved to be a bad idea.
(A Storm of Swords not pictured) Do you see the problem in the picture above? It can be hard to see at first, but once you see it, it's a big problem that needs to be addressed, like if the love child of a chameleon and an elephant found its way into the room.
Scan along the spines of each book and notice the design of every section of each spine. Is anything off? If you look closely, you'll see that the designer of the last spine is, in fact, very stupid. The formatting for "A DANCE WITH DRAGONS" is completely different than any other book before it. Forget the heart-breaking character deaths, forget the rampant incest, and forget the One True King's daughter suddenly becoming super hot; I am outraged by the fact that someone entrusted Helen Keller to design the spine of the latest book. Everything else about the box set is great, but I can't enjoy this product when the voice in my head reads the last title as if I am suddenly the Fonz. I give it a 6/10. Why is the "A" so big? Why is the "WITH" so small? Find out on the next episode of Dragon Ball Z!
TL;DR... Owning this box set gave me an ulcer. 6/10
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