GRRM is a one trick pony. it was just a trick people really liked because of how transgressive it was
and of course, without that trick he would be a relative unknown. people don't realize this but publishers pick winners, and GRRM's demoralization porn is what they wanted to push
Pulmonary infarction on my lower right lobe. Compounded by RSV & Communal pneumonia. Explains the extreme pain. Unfortunately I need reperfusion treatment, but they are giving me a morphine button which I'm gonna press liberally. They finally took my pain seriously when they rolled me over for a cat scan and I had whiteout levels of pain that caused me to uncontrollably howl before blacking out.