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ThaVirus · 10-16-2015, 10:03 PM

I finally finished A Feast For Crows. The first half was such a grind. I stopped reading after 300 pages months ago and just decided to pick it back up again a few weeks ago. Thankfully it hit its stride shortly thereafter and I was able to read the final 600-ish pages in the past couple weeks.

A few things:

At this point, the books are so different from the movies in places, it's almost like a different universe.

I have to say, I liked the idea of Jamie at Riverrun more than Dorne, although that wasn't a bad idea in and of itself. They just botched those ****ing Sand Snakes something fierce.

Foregoing the inclusion of the Ironborn and Arianne was kind of weak. The Ironborn chapters, particularly the Kingsmoot, were some of my favorite. I enjoyed Arianne's scheming as well, with the little nugget that Doran had promised her to Viserys being dropped in near the end of the book. Once Daenarys makes here way back to Westeros, there's no question that she'll have Dorne at her side. Then Elia, Oberyn, the Sand Snakes, Ellaria and Doran will finally get their revenge on the Lannisters.

The Blackfish is ****ing awesome.. And he didn't even do shit. Martin has a great ability to convey the badassness of a character without ever actually showing him doing anything.

Victarion is also a ****ing beast. He caught the dude's sword with a mailed hand. That's bad-****ing-ass. It'll be interesting to see how he is received by Daenerys.

Jamie. That guy is a totally different character. Of all of him, his progression is my favorite. I really ****ing hated that dude at the start. Now he's probably my favorite character. When he smacked the guy at the bear pit for calling Brienne an ugly wench and denying Cersei's request for the trial by combat- those were some really triumphant moments in his storyline, IMO.

Damn, this post is getting long as hell so I'll wrap it up by saying **** Cersei and I loved every second of her getting what's been coming to her. She thinks herself clever and totally did herself in. Littlefinger is also a cunning bastard. But I wonder what he gains from marrying Sansa off?

10-16-2015, 10:03 PM	#1101
ThaVirus Searching.. Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $-1927631	I finally finished A Feast For Crows. The first half was such a grind. I stopped reading after 300 pages months ago and just decided to pick it back up again a few weeks ago. Thankfully it hit its stride shortly thereafter and I was able to read the final 600-ish pages in the past couple weeks. A few things: At this point, the books are so different from the movies in places, it's almost like a different universe. I have to say, I liked the idea of Jamie at Riverrun more than Dorne, although that wasn't a bad idea in and of itself. They just botched those **ing Sand Snakes something fierce. Foregoing the inclusion of the Ironborn and Arianne was kind of weak. The Ironborn chapters, particularly the Kingsmoot, were some of my favorite. I enjoyed Arianne's scheming as well, with the little nugget that Doran had promised her to Viserys being dropped in near the end of the book. Once Daenarys makes here way back to Westeros, there's no question that she'll have Dorne at her side. Then Elia, Oberyn, the Sand Snakes, Ellaria and Doran will finally get their revenge on the Lannisters. The Blackfish is ing awesome.. And he didn't even do shit. Martin has a great ability to convey the badassness of a character without ever actually showing him doing anything. Victarion is also a ing beast. He caught the dude's sword with a mailed hand. That's bad-ing-ass. It'll be interesting to see how he is received by Daenerys. Jamie. That guy is a totally different character. Of all of him, his progression is my favorite. I really ing hated that dude at the start. Now he's probably my favorite character. When he smacked the guy at the bear pit for calling Brienne an ugly wench and denying Cersei's request for the trial by combat- those were some really triumphant moments in his storyline, IMO. Damn, this post is getting long as hell so I'll wrap it up by saying ** Cersei and I loved every second of her getting what's been coming to her. She thinks herself clever and totally did herself in. Littlefinger is also a cunning bastard. But I wonder what he gains from marrying Sansa off?
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