LegendofJoe
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I had a huge grin on my face after reading Bran's first chapter.
Bran Chapter 1 spoilers:
Bran Chapter 1 spoilers:
"Your Monster, Brandon Stark"
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A Dance with Dragons |OT| - Read the rules or Melisandre casts magic missile
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This is exactly why I like her as a character lol. What can I say? I have a soft spot for naive characters who would follow their moral compass off a cliff.yacobod said:
You're not wrong about the fool's errand bit and I can see why it might irritate some when characters like Tyrion are MIA but I'm convinced that something great is going to come from the Brienne arc. Or GRRM will kill her off and then you'll be happy. I probably won't mind either since she'll likely die the glorious death of a noble fool.
Did you know that when you reply to someone's post the text between their spoiler tags is not blacked out? I think this is something I'll try to be more aware of in the future heh.
ZephyrFate
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This crap needs to stop. Feast is fantastic.Azrael said:
Though I will admit that ADWD starts off really strong (albeit a bit slow).
HarryHengst
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Brienne's chapters in Feast are better than Tyrions and Dany's in Dance. It is known.
Basileus777
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HarryHengst said:
If it wasn't for those Crackclaw point chapters, maybe that could be possible. But everything Brienne does before meeting Maribald is so pointless.
aronnov reborn
Banned
Just finished
Second Chapter...
fucking boss
Jon's
fucking boss
Basileus777
Member
Complete book spoilers.q_q said:
It's as real as the death of Davos and Brienne, and Arya's blindness. Martin didn't have the Iron Banker, Theon, and Fake Arya meet up with Asha and Stannis so they could lose a battle or die off-screen.
dermannmitdemcolt
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edit: wrong topic
Harry Potter
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Bran II
"You will never walk again Bran, but you will fly" - Omg, I have the weirdest boner right now.
elrechazado
Banned
It is known X10000HarryHengst said:
ZephyrFate
Banned
I am beginning to agree, though I enjoy the politics behind Dany's chapters.elrechazao said:
I'm almost 300 pages in and I'm loving the Northern POVs. Especially
I like Jon a lot to but he is a little too emo for me, always has been really. He has reason to complain, ok, but I always cringe when he mentions
Bran and Davos, but even Theon is good so far
his fucking burned hand, come on it was 3 books ago and it was really not a big deal. I would like to see him after a Reek-treatement 
. Does the poor hand still hurts, Jonny?
. Does the poor hand still hurts, Jonny?KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
JerkShep said:I'm almost 300 pages in and I'm loving the Northern POVs. EspeciallyI like Jon a lot to but he is a little too emo for me, always has been really. He has reason to complain, ok, but I always cringe when he mentionsBran and Davos, but even Theon is good so farhis fucking burned hand, come on it was 3 books ago and it was really not a big deal. I would like to see him after a Reek-treatement
I feel much the same (around the same point you're at), but I'm enjoying Jon's chapters more than in the past. He's still not a favorite of mind, but between interacting with more interesting characters and (Jon II)
beheading Slynt
Feast is fantastic. Some of Martin's best writing.ZephyrFate said:
People just wanted more insane crazy plot twists after Storm and, perhaps understandably, were miffed at all the missing character perspectives.
But as a book it was great and a very worthy edition to the series.
Man this book is getting insanely good now. Fierce even
Fjordson said:
Remarkably Bran's chapters are some of the most fascinating of all, and he was never a character I was all that into. Huge turn around in quality imo
elrechazado
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ADWD is probably my least favorite book in the series (please don't take this to mean I think it's bad, just not as super awesome). I would go
sos > got > ffc > cok > dwd
Mostly in terms of how much they hit me the first time I read them.
sos > got > ffc > cok > dwd
Mostly in terms of how much they hit me the first time I read them.
HarryHengst said:
At this point, having read through Davos' third chapter, Dany's chapters are my least favorite, and Tyrion's second chapter should have been left on the editing-room floor, but Tyrion's other chapters have been far more entertaining than Brienne's chapters in Feast. Tyrion's fifth chapter in particular is up there with the prologue and Bran's as the best in the book thus far.
KuwabaraTheMan
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Well, I guess I was partially right on a theory. (Davos IV/Page 394)
Things have really been heating up for the past hundred or so pages. I've been enjoying pretty much every page so far, and it looks like things are only going to escalate more.
I knew, as I think pretty much anyone could have guessed from Feast, that Manderly had killed some random dude, stuck an onion in his mouth, and hacked some fingers off. The way that story was told (and that it was in a Cersei chapter) made it pretty obvious. But I also expected that he had Osha and Rickon with him, and Davos would be the one to find out about that. Instead, he just knows where they are and Davos is off to save them. It's still along the same lines, though, and I must say that Wex was pretty much the last character I expected to turn up again.
Things have really been heating up for the past hundred or so pages. I've been enjoying pretty much every page so far, and it looks like things are only going to escalate more.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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HarryHengst said:
Ugh, I hate this. But you're right. I've never liked Dany or her chapters (I do like TV Dany better), but I'm about halfway through the book and I have a bad idea where things are going. I'm hating Dany chapters more than I ever have before, and the greatest crime so far, I'm not looking forward to Tyrion chapters.
Amir0x said:
For the first time in series history Bran chapters are some of my favorites. So far I really like him and Jon.
Book Speculation: I don't know what's going to happen but the following paragraph is pure speculation on my part so I'm going to spoiler tag it anyway. <Speculation involving material up to page 500.>
Jon is doomed. I thought he was safe before the book came out, but the prologue changed my mind. The emphasis on wargs living through other animals and Varamyr thoughts of Jon being a powerful warg but not trained led me to this. Plus Jon's connection to Ghost's sense has been mention constantly. This is followed by the fact that for some reason Jon sends every one allies away from him. He sent Pyp and Grenn away, now he's sending Edd away. Dude is fucked. I don't think he'll "die" at worst he'll end up as part of Ghost. But still, this series feels like it's going more Dany bent and I don't like that. Hope I'm wrong, because mainly his chapters are all that are keeping going through this book.
Going by what I've read so far, this and AFFC should have been one book, or he should have juist stuck with the five year gap.
Going by what I've read so far, this and AFFC should have been one book, or he should have juist stuck with the five year gap.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Dresden said:
I'm about 200 pages ahead of you. Some parts do get better and a lot more interesting, other parts languish though. But you're right, I have a much easier time putting this book down than any other book in the series on a first read. When I read AFFC I only put it down to work or sleep. With this book, I just get tired of it, especially when I see certain names appear at the top of a new chapter.
edit: what's with all the fucking elephants?
ScrabbleDude
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I just passed the hundred page mark. Finished Jon II. Loving the book so far. Still going to continue taking it nice and slow. I'm a very slow reader anyway though.
ZephyrFate
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I've been reading 200 pages/day and find myself getting more and more intrigued as the chapters go on. I even like what's going on with Dany and Tyrion, and all the revelations they've had.
I am eating this book up.
I am eating this book up.
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Deleted member 17706
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Amir0x said:
Honestly, I always dreaded Bran's chapters post-fall. I never found them very interesting, but the first two I've read in Dance have been great!
ZephyrFate
Banned
It's AFFC all over again.Fjordson said:
ZephyrFate
Banned
Honestly Essos straight up scares me. There's too much craziness everywhere in that area.
I made it to around the 30% mark before putting the book down for another night, finishing the fourth Dany chapter.
I would like Dany's chapters more if she wasn't lusting after Daario constantly. I don't buy for a second that Dany would have the vapors for this gold-toothed, purple-haired clown, and it's so obvious he's a traitor it makes me want to scream.
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Deleted member 17706
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page 236/Kindle 23%/Tyrion III or IV
edit: Shit, I spoke too soon!
This just became a bit awesome.
This guided tour down the Rhoyne is starting to bore me a little. Tyrion's chapters have surprisingly been the weak point for me thus far.
edit: Shit, I spoke too soon!
This just became a bit awesome.
OttomanScribe
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Anything sweeter?
Hmm.. I think I'll have to read through twice before I have an opinion lol. Am about 350 pages in to my first read. Stupid lack of free time
Basileus777
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Fjordson said:
It's probably from a different region/publisher.
OttomanScribe said:Anything sweeter?
Hmm.. I think I'll have to read through twice before I have an opinion lol. Am about 350 pages in to my first read. Stupid lack of free time
Does the coffee foam show a heart for anyone else? Or is it just my subconsciousness "hearting" the book?
ZephyrFate
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yes, it's latte art.Gambit said:
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Deleted member 17706
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Fjordson said:
That's the same one I got. Ordered from Amazon US.
The Times is a UK publication, but Ottoman's shopping bag indicates that he is in Australia. Maybe The Times is sold in Australia, too? Or perhaps, like many things, the UK version of the book is simply being sold there?
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Having not read any of this thread, I'm just chiming in and saying I'm about to start this series for the first time. Hooray for me.
OttomanScribe
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ObservantZefah said:
I believe this is the case.Fun-fact, I bought the book from the same store (where the bag is from) that I bought all the other books. This was some time ago (just after the release of aCoK I think)
Galaxy Books in Sydney, a dedicated fantasy/sci fi bookstore, they are win.
I think it is a little of both.. and a little of the waitress.