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Umph posted:Hey what happened to the bad thread? I've been gone for a few months. Is the book really coming out in a few days? Gosh! The bad thread was euthanized. This is the book discussion for those who don't care about spoilers. The Bad Thread as it has relocated to IRC. swiped from Riso: Riso posted:A small faq:
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Umph posted:Hey what happened to the bad thread? I've been gone for a few months. Is the book really coming out in a few days? Gosh! But yeah, glad reviews are positive. It's been a long, long time since I've read the other books, though, so hopefully it'll suck me back in (don't really want to re-read the series right now).
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Jul 7, 2011 23:18
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They make good re-reads though, even AFFC. When the latter came out in 2005 I didn't bother to re-read the first three, as a result it was nearly 5 years since I had read any of them and I had no idea what the gently caress was going on. Combined with AFFC being the weakest of the 4 to begin with it made for a bad experience and I stopped thinking about the whole thing for years. This from a guy who's been to a Martin appearance/signing for the last three books (ACoK had about 40 people and was awesome, two hours of shooting the poo poo with Martin, ASOS had maybe 100 or so, still fun, AFFC had over 500 and was a mess. I don't know if I am going to even bother with ADWD signings, seeing as the line will probably wrap around the block). Then last year news of the series revved my interest and earlier this year I decided to re-read them at a leisurely pace. I recently finished AFFC and found it to be better than I remembered (still not as good as the first 3). I also read all the Dunk & Egg novellas, which are surprisingly good considering they are set 100 years before the books. I have a buddy who just now decided to start them all in prep for next week which seems like a lot of rape and lemoncakes in a short period of time to me, but I can't imagine how ADWD will make much sense if you haven't read anything since AFFC came out. In short, at the least I'd recommend brushing up at Westeros.org or the Wiki, which have decent summaries for all the books and novellas.
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Jul 8, 2011 00:55
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AFFC gets a lot better when you know that Martin is going to manage to write at least one more book and you've made your peace with it just being a bunch of B-plotlines stapled together
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Jul 8, 2011 01:00
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The best thing about these books is that I can grab any one at random (even Feast), flip to a random page, and more than likely be compelled to keep reading onward. Neither Lord of the Rings or even Robert Howard's Conan can get me to do this.the gulper caper posted:but yeah, "dreadfort" is a dead loving giveaway, i mean cmon! there should have been routine inspections on that creepy motherfucker. seriously, if you go into something unironically called the "dreadfort", then gently caress you, youre ridiculous. Don't forget the Boltons have rebelled against the Starks more than once before. Shortsightedness really is a family trait.
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Jul 8, 2011 02:09
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yeah I don't really get the Stark/Bolton dynamic. "Oh this one family is unequivocally evil and act like they should be in Mordor and constantly scheme against us and plot to cut off our skin like serial killers...so we treat them like any other trusted bannermen."
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Jul 8, 2011 02:12
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Pretty sure the last time they did this was before the Targaryens, so it's not THAT bizarre. Strange, though, that nobody, y'know, noticed that the flayed men thing wasn't just heritage, but a living tradition.
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Jul 8, 2011 02:20
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Honestly, given the problems the Boltons cause throughout history and even the Hornwood lands conflict in aCoK, why didn't the Starks just get all their bannermen and steamroll those assholes? Nobody.Would.Care. I'm willing to bet if a lesser house in the Westerlands had a reputation for wearing the skins of former Lannisters, their castle would have been a pile of rubble already.
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Jul 8, 2011 02:48
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Rednik posted:Honestly, given the problems the Boltons cause throughout history and even the Hornwood lands conflict in aCoK, why didn't the Starks just get all their bannermen and steamroll those assholes? Nobody.Would.Care. Pretty much. I fail to see how the Starks are the heroes here. They get outmaneuvered by everyone, even inconsequential houses, all the time. Also, if you want an excellent prep session for ADWD, read the prologue, the 4 Dorne chapters, and the final Sam chapter from AFFC. Not only will you still get a good laugh out of how terrible of a character Dorkstar is, but you also get some interesting "oh holy poo poo, this is turning into a science vs. magic secret behind the scenes battle, the iron throne is meaningless in the grand scheme of things" revelations you may have missed the first time.
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Jul 8, 2011 03:03
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How the hell could you miss it? And I'm sure there's gotta be some reason. They've been fighting for a hell of a long time before the Targs showed up. Maybe it's virtually impossible to get a siege force there? On the other hand, knowing the Starks, they probably kept pissing everyone else off enough that even people who tear the skin from your living flesh look good by comparison.
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Jul 8, 2011 03:30
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The Lannisters did have trouble-making lesser houses. Their names were the Tarbecks and the Reynes. You may have heard of them again in a little song called "The Rains of Castamere." Also, Darkstar is the single greatest character ever created.
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Jul 8, 2011 03:57
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Contra Calculus posted:Also, Darkstar is the single greatest character ever created. You misspelled "Hot Pie".
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Jul 8, 2011 06:23
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Tony Danza Claus posted:You misspelled "Brennine".
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Jul 8, 2011 07:19
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Have stores started to break street dates, how have people started reading it already?
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Jul 8, 2011 21:13
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Amazon.de shipped 180 copies early last week.
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Jul 8, 2011 21:17
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Tony Danza Claus posted:You misspelled "Hot Pie". Seconding this, one of the few times I laughed out loud while reading the books is when Arya/Arry lets loose with a 'WINTERFELL!' battlecry and he follows up with a heroic 'HOT PIE!' as he hacks some dude's neck with an axe.
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Jul 8, 2011 21:18
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Was he changed from the books? I could have sworn he was a skinny little snot in the books.
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Jul 8, 2011 21:30
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And Lommy's hands weren't but green. 'Lommy "no physically distinguishing traits in regards to the color of his" hands' is how he should have appeared in the credits.
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Jul 8, 2011 21:35
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This post is all spoilers, but nothing too terrible. Dany still dumb: Daenerys posted:I would give up my crown if he asked it of me, Dany thought...but he had not asked it, and never would. Dany re: Daario Naharis posted:He has a sellsword's conscience, she realized then. That is to say, none at all. God I hope she dies. On the other hand, the Lord of White Harbor is pretty cool. Lord Wyman Manderly posted:"I am fat, and many think that makes me weak and foolish."  Anyway, dude reminds me of Doran Martell. Manderly takes more overt action than Martell, though. For example, he disappears a few Freys on the way to meet some other northern lords. He intentionally set a slow loving pace and when these Freys raced ahead, they got "lost" and no trace of them could be found. The Boltons are hosed up, man. Seems as if Ramsay made Theon into an eunuch. Ramsay also made him eat out fake Arya in order to get her wet enough to bed on their wedding night. This after he nonchalantly jammed 2 fingers into her without warning and complained that she was too dry.
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Jul 8, 2011 21:42
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whowhatwhere posted:Was he changed from the books? I could have sworn he was a skinny little snot in the books. Pretty sure he's at least described as having a fat face.
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Jul 8, 2011 21:43
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Ray_ posted:Dany still dumb:
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Jul 8, 2011 22:28
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Ray_ posted:This post is all spoilers, but nothing too terrible.  (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Jul 8, 2011 22:34
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Ray_ posted:This post is all spoilers, but nothing too terrible. Seriously, I hope she gets dead as well. Girl is willing to give up her crown for a piece of poo poo like Dario, but she sends my man Jorah away even though he has arguably won more victories and done more for her than anyone else in her entourage. gently caress that.
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Jul 8, 2011 22:46
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Triple postin' to tell all y'all about how dumb Dany continues to be. Quentyn Martell shows up with the marriage contract for Arianne and Viserys. Dorne obviously wants Quentyn and Dany to wed in place of them, and Quentyn proposes the marriage pact. This is what she says after putting him off: Dany posted:The queen rose. "Then we are done for now." Seriously? She's throwing away the Dornish alliance to wed a loving Mereenese. She chose a lovely city in Slaver's Bay over Westeros. How. loving. Dumb. I like this too, down the page from the above quote: Dany posted:"Ser Barristan, what are the arms of House Martell?" I hope it goes down like this: have her land in Westeros and all 7 kingdoms rise together...to shove her dumb rear end make into the sea. I mean, she insulted and refused a Dornish alliance, her army are all eunuchs and slaves, and she's married to a Mereenese that would be the king of the Seven Kingdoms. Why would anyone in Westeros want her for a queen?
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Jul 8, 2011 22:47
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threeagainstfour posted:Seriously, I hope she gets dead as well. Girl is willing to give up her crown for a piece of poo poo like Dario, Dany posted:That night Daario had her every way a man can have a woman, and she gave herself to him willingly. The last time, as the sun was coming up, she used her mouth to make him hard again, as Doreah had taught her long ago, then rode him so wildly that his wound began to bleed again, and for one sweet heartbeat she could not tell whether he was inside of her, or her inside of him. Edit: Dany posted:"Come back to bed and kiss me." No one had ever kissed her like Daario Naharis. "I am your queen, and I command you to gently caress me." Edit x2: Dany posted:She relied so much on the little scribe that she oft forgot that Missandei had only turned eleven. ...Yep, seems about right that Dany relies heavily on an eleven year old girl. Ray_ fucked around with this message at 22:57 on Jul 8, 2011 |
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Jul 8, 2011 22:51
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Ray_ posted:Edit:  Unlike many here, I've generally been really interested in Dany's storyline, and until now would have confidently said that I'd never skim through or skip her chapters. But...
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Jul 8, 2011 22:56
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Meme Emulator posted:Have stores started to break street dates, how have people started reading it already? I just saw some copies on the shelf at the bookstore in the airport.
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Jul 8, 2011 22:56
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Haha, gently caress all of you that laughed at the idea of Tyrion the Secret Targ!Barristan the Bold posted:"As you command." The white knight chose his words with care. "Prince Aerys . . . as a youth, he was taken with a certain lad)- of Casterly Rock, a cousin of Tywin Lannister. When she and Tywin wed, your father drank too much wine at the wedding feast and was heard to say that it was
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Jul 8, 2011 23:07
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Ray_ posted:Haha, gently caress all of you that laughed at the idea of Tyrion the Secret Targ! Tun, TUN, TUUUUUUUUUN.
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Jul 8, 2011 23:11
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Ray_ posted:Haha, gently caress all of you that laughed at the idea of Tyrion the Secret Targ! Tyrion is the youngest kid. That means Jaime and Cersei were Targs. Maybe.
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Jul 8, 2011 23:32
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Tony Danza Claus posted:Tyrion is the youngest kid. That means Jaime and Cersei were Targs. Maybe. That doesn't necessarily mean that Aerys hosed her on her wedding night, or that he didn't rape her 10 years later.
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Jul 8, 2011 23:44
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Or that GRRM is a good author.
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Ray_ posted:The Boltons are hosed up, man. Seems as if Ramsay made Theon into an eunuch. Ramsay also made him eat out fake Arya in order to get her wet enough to bed on their wedding night. This after he nonchalantly jammed 2 fingers into her without warning and complained that she was too dry. I just finished the 4th book and was going to make my first venture into the bad thread only to find out it didn't exist anymore. But drat, if that really is a spoiler GRRM is more hosed up than I'd thought. No wonder you guys went Wild Card.
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Jul 8, 2011 23:50
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Ray_ posted:Edit: gently caress that poo poo, it should have been my boy Jorah "dining on whichever parts" of her he liked!
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Jul 9, 2011 00:07
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If Tyrion is seriously a secret Targ, that is the single stupidest loving retcon I have ever heard of in my entire goddamn life.
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Jul 9, 2011 00:23
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So yeah this ain't TVIV but everyone in here was raging about Brienne being "TV ugly" and not REAL ugly. welp http://grrm.livejournal.com/227044.html
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Jul 9, 2011 00:37
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Contra Calculus posted:If Tyrion is seriously a secret Targ, that is the single stupidest loving retcon I have ever heard of in my entire goddamn life. _mismatched eyes and white-blonde hair that doesn't sound anything like the Lannister _said he spent hours watching fire and dreaming of dragon when he was young (and he is still reading books about dragons) _Tywin's distant behavior with him, only showing real interest in him when Jayme is captured and his final "you are no son of mine" _Aerys promoting Jayme to King's Guard after his birth, making him indirectly the heir to Casterly Rock and Aerys's reaction to his son abducting another great house member to 'apparently rape her'. _Tywin's sudden resignation as Hand and his later brutal betrayal of the Targaryen, attempting to kill them all (children includes just because they made Jayme a kingsguard? really?). Well, it could still be a red herring but it's hardly a retcon.
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Habibi posted:
Same here. I thought she's been interesting and shown some growth and ability to learn from mistakes, which 99% of the other characters are pretty much incapable of. Nevermind all that blood of the dragon/building an army/learning to rule a city poo poo though, Daario has blue hair!  Ser Barristan Selmy: 
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Jul 9, 2011 00:46
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threeagainstfour posted:Seriously, I hope she gets dead as well. Girl is willing to give up her crown for a piece of poo poo like Dario, but she sends my man Jorah away even though he has arguably won more victories and done more for her than anyone else in her entourage. And people criticize the series for characters not acting their age 
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Paper Lion posted:So yeah this ain't TVIV but everyone in here was raging about Brienne being "TV ugly" and not REAL ugly. I don't have a problem with this, she's apparently 6'5" and I have no doubt that she can be uglied up with the right make-up team, plus she's got the wide puppy dog eyes that Catlyn always prattled on about. I'm not sure who else they could have gotten - who did people want to play her, JK Simmons in a wig?
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