A Song of Ice and Fire (Book discussion)

[Rhinox]

4>5>2>1>3

[EternityEnd]

3 > 5 > 2 > 1 > 4.

That said, it's rather hard to rate them. They're all spectacular, even 4.

Edit: So maybe I should say: 3>1=2=4=5.

[tyven]

4>5>2>1>3

[Qalbert]

*Edit: I love Tyrion & Varys, I wish they'd get their own spin-off series with Littlefinger. Maybe a sitcom or something.

Two and a Halfman

[Qalbert]

4>5>2>1>3

I am reading those as arrows from worst to best, not greater than signs, and it seems about right.

[Andalusian girls]

agree with most everyone's lists but rank Clash over Game.

[noblemountain]

3 > 2 > 5 > 1 > 4

I still liked 1 and 4...just liked 3, 2, 5 better.

[Zetanio]

1>2/3/5>4

Finished aDwD a little while ago and

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I was raging right when I finished it. I'm not going to post a full review but I loved it except for the Tyrion sub-plot doldrums and the ridiculous dragout of certain scenes. Book 6 can't get here fast enough
I put the book down for about 20 minutes after the last Snow chapter. Jesus. I know he'll be back but that was just totally unexpected.

[Skai]

1>2/3/5>4

Finished aDwD a little while ago and

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I was raging right when I finished it. I'm not going to post a full review but I loved it except for the Tyrion sub-plot doldrums and the ridiculous dragout of certain scenes. Book 6 can't get here fast enough
I put the book down for about 20 minutes after the last Snow chapter. Jesus. I know he'll be back but that was just totally unexpected.

I had trouble continuing on with the next chapter, lol. I'm just sitting there reading the first sentence of the next chapter over and over again, unable to process them.

The best in my opinion has got to be book 3. Many rages and qq over RW but damn the book is so good.

[Zetanio]

I just walked away. Soooooooo ridiculous

[Kwijiboe]

1>2/3/5>4

Finished aDwD a little while ago and

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I was raging right when I finished it. I'm not going to post a full review but I loved it except for the Tyrion sub-plot doldrums and the ridiculous dragout of certain scenes. Book 6 can't get here fast enough
I put the book down for about 20 minutes after the last Snow chapter. Jesus. I know he'll be back but that was just totally unexpected.

I'm raging, atm.

[Kwijiboe]

Tinfoil hat, on.

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I think Jon Snow's mortal body is definitely dead. Which is unfortunate. I think he will be transferred to Mormont's Raven and GRRM, in the next installment, will reveal that both Mormont and Snow have a conversation with each other in the Raven. And from the prologue, we learn, there's only room for one Warg inside of an animal-- but Mormont will fade, he only lingers for Snow and the Watch... some part of me thinks that Jon Snow will become the primary antagonist of the series in his rebirth... because if there's one thing this series is lacking atm.. is a primary antagonist. And before, the series had only one primary protagonist.. Jon Snow.

As for Brown Ben Plumm, I think there is much more to him.. I keep thinking of Tyrion's uncle that wandered off when Tyrion was young. Perhaps he has a role to play with Brown Ben Plumm.. Either way, I see Tyrion's lost favorite uncle playing a role soon. Also, brown ben plumm talks about he has dragon blood in him.. and tyrion says that lannisters have dragon blood in them too.. Possibly misdirection, who knows? Is Brown Ben Plumm tyrion's uncle..? Who now owns a large STOCK in casterly rock...

Arya will probably be tasked to kill Daenarys, but not right at the outset.

Sansa and Littlefinger play the game of thrones, and win. But in the end, it's only a game they've won. A mere distraction.

The High Sparrow will get a POV and will dominate the next book. Thousands will rage.

Varys will not be heard from, but will be the epilogue of the next book. Bricks will be shat.

Tinfoil hat, off.

[aduidarnenye]

Timeline of ASOIAF (found on Reddit):
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr....OLcI0XvyiZc%3D

[Rhinox]

That would make tyrion 24 in got

[Palin]

Just finished finally.

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I missed a lot of little things mentioned here, especially about the symbolism with the prophecies and stuff. I had forgotten the scene in the Hall that Dany had back in Book 2, so I didn't even think about Aegon being potentially a falsehood. Good stuff, agreeing that Tyroin and Dany's chapters were too boring. Grieff is a boss, Arya's awesome.

Book 6 soon please?

[Kwijiboe]

When a character believes in a prophecy - it's usally false.
When a character denies a prophecy - it's likely true.

[Palin]

Saw this on another forum:

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So who noticed this stuff the first time through?

The greenseer being Bloodraven.

The Frey Bentos pies at Winterfell.

Abel = Mance.

The smoke, salt and bleeding star in Jon's last chapter, echoing the AAR/PWWP prophecy.

Arya doing the Jaqen H'gar-Pate coin trick on her victim.

Osha and Rickon being on Skagos.

The Rattleshirt/Mance swap.

The (Dothraki) sea drying up, the sun setting in the east (Quentyn) and Dany's womb apparently 'quickening', suggesting that MMD's comments in AGOT might have been prophetic, and Dany will have a child before she dies.

Jon Connington being a bit gay for Rhaegar.

The bolded line is the only one I don't get.

[Bweigelt]

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What is there not to get? I thought it was pretty obvious right from the time the singer was introduced that it was Mance. The name alone gives it away.

[Palin]

I just completely missed it, idk how.

[Bweigelt]

Oh ok, I had thought that you weren't sure how that could be, not that you'd just missed it.