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penkThis post is ALL ABOUT TALKING ABOUT THE SERiES - You really don't want to read this if you're reading the series now, and have NOT FINISHED the A Dance with Dragons.
I absolutely want to yammer and chat about this - so here's the LJ-CUT.
Seriously, dont' click through, spoilers are RIGHT on the other side of the cut!
Okay, so i just finished reading A Dance with Dragons. I have to agree with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rintraroars - it's DEPRESSING! But no more than the other books - the descent into anarchy continues - but we start to find out who is behind it all! Wow!
But, I have some questions - maybe folks can help me out...
1) How did Arya actually kill the insurer? There's a hint that she swapped coins with the sea captain, the captain met with the insurer, and he dropped dead of a heart attack - which rings a bell in my head about something earlier, but I can't see how that worked.
2) JON? REALLY?!?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (This is the first time in... i don't know how many years - that I actually started crying reading a book. Wow)
3) Robert Strong - who is he? Undead? Gregor Clegane? (though that would be tricky since The Mountain's head is in Dorne, no?)
4) Sandor Clegane - The Hound - Brienne tells Jaime that she has found Sansa, but she needs Jaime to come alone to see her, or else the Hound will kill her. But previously, we heard the Hound was dead, and Sansa's whereabouts unknown. Also, wasn't brienne being hung last time we heard from her? This sort of stuff makes me hold out hope for Jon.
5) So, is Stannis really dead? The whole Winterfell situation is a mess (even more now - we dn't know who holds what where).
6) I get uncomfortable every time Theon talks about how hard it is to eat with all hsi broken teeth. Sheesh that's hard to read.
7) This one I lost track of somewhere. Where is Rickon?
I think the last line of the book should have been "Winter is here."
So, discuss!
I absolutely want to yammer and chat about this - so here's the LJ-CUT.
Seriously, dont' click through, spoilers are RIGHT on the other side of the cut!
Okay, so i just finished reading A Dance with Dragons. I have to agree with
rintraroars - it's DEPRESSING! But no more than the other books - the descent into anarchy continues - but we start to find out who is behind it all! Wow!But, I have some questions - maybe folks can help me out...
1) How did Arya actually kill the insurer? There's a hint that she swapped coins with the sea captain, the captain met with the insurer, and he dropped dead of a heart attack - which rings a bell in my head about something earlier, but I can't see how that worked.
2) JON? REALLY?!?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (This is the first time in... i don't know how many years - that I actually started crying reading a book. Wow)
3) Robert Strong - who is he? Undead? Gregor Clegane? (though that would be tricky since The Mountain's head is in Dorne, no?)
4) Sandor Clegane - The Hound - Brienne tells Jaime that she has found Sansa, but she needs Jaime to come alone to see her, or else the Hound will kill her. But previously, we heard the Hound was dead, and Sansa's whereabouts unknown. Also, wasn't brienne being hung last time we heard from her? This sort of stuff makes me hold out hope for Jon.
5) So, is Stannis really dead? The whole Winterfell situation is a mess (even more now - we dn't know who holds what where).
6) I get uncomfortable every time Theon talks about how hard it is to eat with all hsi broken teeth. Sheesh that's hard to read.
7) This one I lost track of somewhere. Where is Rickon?
I think the last line of the book should have been "Winter is here."
So, discuss!
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Date: 2011-08-08 12:12 pm (UTC)1. Yes, a poisoned coin. That was my thinking on that.
2. I think not. Jon Snow needed to "die" to shrug off the mantle of responsibility that came of being Lord Commander of the Watch. There is that theory that Lyanna Stark + Rhaegar Targaryen = Jon Snow, and why would they go that far to set it up just to kill him for good in this book? Nah. Besides, Dany + Jon would be interesting. And Unsullied would be good recruits for wearing the black.... *ahem*
3. FrankenGregor. Body of The Mountain. Head of ??? Joffrey? Tywin? Ewww.
4. NO clue. My brain went to "That's not Brienne" when I read that.
5. I think Melisandre stayed at The Wall to protect Jon. We'll see how that pans out, but she may be instrumental in ensuring Jon doesn't actually die. Stannis may be expendable at this point. He's getting dull...
6. Me too. Uugh. His storyline could end anytime and I'd be happy.
7. I've been waiting for him to show up. I don't see him serving the plot in any major way. Just an ace up Martin's sleeve?
I have other questions. Like, how is Jorah Monmount going to get to The Wall? You know that has to happen, right? And is it just me, or does it look like Arya may get her wish and get sent to King's Landing to take another name off that list? Is the Hound really dead, or is his helm haunted with his ghost? I'm also getting a little tired of Dany being stupid and lovesick. Can she please forward the plot faster? Can she please send dragons to eat the entirety of the Dreadfort and its heirs? The maiming/enslavement/flaying thing needs to be done. And why does it seem The Citadel has tried to turn everyone's minds from magic/dragons/the children/giants, etc? What is the significance of this?
And now I will go rinse out my brain with some My Little Pony...