I think I'm the only person in the world who thought A Song of Ice and Fire was decent and entertaining, but grossly overrated and not anywhere near "best series ever." Some of the characters are interesting enough, but some of them are endlessly frustrating. The writing is usually pretty good, but some of the plot points seem very forced. I'd have to look back through my old LJ review to give specific examples since it's been a while, but those were my general thoughts. I also have not read at least the most recent book; I read all that was out as of a few years ago.