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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
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Sep 08, 2019
bookshelves: audiobook-audible, author-american, genre-adult-fantasy, genre-high-fantasy, read-in-2019
Read 2 times. Last read September 7, 2019 to October 17, 2019.
(A) 88% | Extraordinary
Notes: A tour de force of What the F’s, it’s full of blighted beddings, horrid japes, abrupt escapes, and bloody awful weddings.
Notes: A tour de force of What the F’s, it’s full of blighted beddings, horrid japes, abrupt escapes, and bloody awful weddings.
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Reading Progress
December 30, 2011
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Started Reading
(Hardcover Edition)
January 10, 2012
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Finished Reading
(Hardcover Edition)
August 1, 2013
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(Hardcover Edition)
March 24, 2015
– Shelved as:
author-american
(Hardcover Edition)
March 25, 2015
– Shelved as:
600-plus-pp
(Hardcover Edition)
March 26, 2015
– Shelved as:
genre-high-fantasy
(Hardcover Edition)
March 26, 2015
– Shelved as:
genre-adult-fantasy
(Hardcover Edition)
September 15, 2016
– Shelved as:
read-in-2012
(Hardcover Edition)
February 28, 2017
– Shelved as:
subject-war
(Hardcover Edition)
July 7, 2019
– Shelved
July 7, 2019
– Shelved as:
to-read
July 7, 2019
– Shelved as:
audiobook-audible
July 7, 2019
– Shelved as:
author-american
July 7, 2019
– Shelved as:
genre-adult-fantasy
July 7, 2019
– Shelved as:
genre-high-fantasy
September 7, 2019
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Started Reading
September 7, 2019
– Shelved as:
read-in-2019
September 8, 2019
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1.0%
"Thoughts:
(1) This book's long enough that I may not advance one percent in a day's listening. I may just update every other day since it's not indicative of progress to advance from 1% to 1%.
(2) "Small Paul was... the strongest man on the Wall, even if he was slower than a dead snail. He’d once broken a wildling’s back with a hug."
- Good that the Night's Watch is celibate then. Hugs being the mildest of affection."
(1) This book's long enough that I may not advance one percent in a day's listening. I may just update every other day since it's not indicative of progress to advance from 1% to 1%.
(2) "Small Paul was... the strongest man on the Wall, even if he was slower than a dead snail. He’d once broken a wildling’s back with a hug."
- Good that the Night's Watch is celibate then. Hugs being the mildest of affection."
September 10, 2019
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5.0%
"Some things:
(1) Jaime's got a Welsh accent now, just like Tyrion and Tywin. I guess someone clued Dotrice in that family members that live together long in the same place usually sound similar.
(2) Hot Pie: “I’m so tired, Arry, and my arse is sore. I think I’ve got blisters.�
- Always a running joke with Hot Pie. Last book it was suggesting they "yield" all the time, here it's complaining about having a sore "arse.""
(1) Jaime's got a Welsh accent now, just like Tyrion and Tywin. I guess someone clued Dotrice in that family members that live together long in the same place usually sound similar.
(2) Hot Pie: “I’m so tired, Arry, and my arse is sore. I think I’ve got blisters.�
- Always a running joke with Hot Pie. Last book it was suggesting they "yield" all the time, here it's complaining about having a sore "arse.""
September 11, 2019
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9.0%
"Notes:
(1) Shrewd move by Lady Olenna, offering to wed Sansa to Willas, heir to Highgarden. I suspect despite his inheritance, he's still unwed due to being a cripple. Bran being also crippled, Sansa would seem a hypocrite to object on those grounds.
(2) We get back-to-back chapters where the theme clearly is that freedom's true characteristic is freedom of speech: all else is tempered by expectation and consequence."
(1) Shrewd move by Lady Olenna, offering to wed Sansa to Willas, heir to Highgarden. I suspect despite his inheritance, he's still unwed due to being a cripple. Bran being also crippled, Sansa would seem a hypocrite to object on those grounds.
(2) We get back-to-back chapters where the theme clearly is that freedom's true characteristic is freedom of speech: all else is tempered by expectation and consequence."
September 12, 2019
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13.0%
"Thoughts:
(1) Jorah makes his big move, kissing Daenerys and proposing marriage. Meanwhile, Daenerys does desperate calculus on how to keep him locked in the friend zone.
(2) Bran's essentially a drug addict, hooked on wolf dreams like it's opium. That's very interesting since there's no kicking the habit, only careful management.
(3) I hear the name Axell Florent and immediately think of "Axel F", 80s synth-pop hit."
(1) Jorah makes his big move, kissing Daenerys and proposing marriage. Meanwhile, Daenerys does desperate calculus on how to keep him locked in the friend zone.
(2) Bran's essentially a drug addict, hooked on wolf dreams like it's opium. That's very interesting since there's no kicking the habit, only careful management.
(3) I hear the name Axell Florent and immediately think of "Axel F", 80s synth-pop hit."
September 13, 2019
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14.0%
"Thoughts:
(1) Varys treats the fact that Sansa loves lemon cakes like a valuable secret he can trade for favors. What secret? Sansa's the whole reason they even serve lemon cakes!
(2) Cleos is dead weight. The sooner he leaves the sooner we get a "Midnight Run" buddy comedy with Jamie and Brienne!
(3) Brienne calls Jaime "Kingslayer," though he hates it, and he calls her "wench," though she hates it. I smell rom-com!"
(1) Varys treats the fact that Sansa loves lemon cakes like a valuable secret he can trade for favors. What secret? Sansa's the whole reason they even serve lemon cakes!
(2) Cleos is dead weight. The sooner he leaves the sooner we get a "Midnight Run" buddy comedy with Jamie and Brienne!
(3) Brienne calls Jaime "Kingslayer," though he hates it, and he calls her "wench," though she hates it. I smell rom-com!"
September 14, 2019
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16.0%
"Notes:
(1) Song: "Off to Gulltown to see the fair maid, heigh-ho, heigh-ho�"
- Instinctively, I expected "Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go" to come next.
(2) "Arya stared at [Hot Pie] in astonishment. He had a good voice and he sang well. He never did anything well, except bake."
- Hot Pie's got many talents. It's not as if heavy people can't sing. Pavarotti was no string bean, neither was Elvis at the end."
(1) Song: "Off to Gulltown to see the fair maid, heigh-ho, heigh-ho�"
- Instinctively, I expected "Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go" to come next.
(2) "Arya stared at [Hot Pie] in astonishment. He had a good voice and he sang well. He never did anything well, except bake."
- Hot Pie's got many talents. It's not as if heavy people can't sing. Pavarotti was no string bean, neither was Elvis at the end."
September 15, 2019
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18.0%
"Thoughts:
(1) Robb is "King in the North" and "King of the Trident." First, I don't like dual titles. Come up with some "Great Britain" amalgam, like they had Pre-conquest with "King of the Isles and the Rivers." Second, I don't like having both "in" and "of." Consistency please!
(2) "Slender, but with good hips, Catelyn noted. She should have no trouble bearing children, at least."
- Catelyn with the silver linings."
(1) Robb is "King in the North" and "King of the Trident." First, I don't like dual titles. Come up with some "Great Britain" amalgam, like they had Pre-conquest with "King of the Isles and the Rivers." Second, I don't like having both "in" and "of." Consistency please!
(2) "Slender, but with good hips, Catelyn noted. She should have no trouble bearing children, at least."
- Catelyn with the silver linings."
September 16, 2019
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19.0%
"Two things:
(1) Tormund's called "Husband to Bears" because he supposedly slept with a she-bear and fathered cubs. My theory is he hooked up with Maege Mormont ("The She-Bear"), and as such is father to Lady Lyanna Mormont. But then, there's that bit where the she-bear bit off half his member... which my theory can't account for.
(2) Jon awkwardly skirting Ygritte's unconcealed advances is so very high school comedy."
(1) Tormund's called "Husband to Bears" because he supposedly slept with a she-bear and fathered cubs. My theory is he hooked up with Maege Mormont ("The She-Bear"), and as such is father to Lady Lyanna Mormont. But then, there's that bit where the she-bear bit off half his member... which my theory can't account for.
(2) Jon awkwardly skirting Ygritte's unconcealed advances is so very high school comedy."
September 17, 2019
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21.0%
"At about the same point in the book, Robb and Jon face similar girl-based honor dilemmas. Very different situations, albeit, but both involve being seduced by the enemy in enemy territory, and the dilemma: to do the honorable thing and risk deadly retribution, or act dishonorably for the greater good? They make opposite choices. Having already read the books, I can say it works out much better for one than the other."
September 19, 2019
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26.0%
"Notes:
(1) "Sam pissed himself all over again. 'I didn’t think I had any more left inside me.'"
- There's always more, Sam. The bladder is naturally inclined to refill itself.
(2) Just when I thought Dotrice had reached some level of consistency, giving Jaime a Welsh accent to match Tyrion and Tywin's, he changes Tywin's voice to mimic Winston Churchill. May as well be Arnold Schwarzenegger for how distinctive it is!"
(1) "Sam pissed himself all over again. 'I didn’t think I had any more left inside me.'"
- There's always more, Sam. The bladder is naturally inclined to refill itself.
(2) Just when I thought Dotrice had reached some level of consistency, giving Jaime a Welsh accent to match Tyrion and Tywin's, he changes Tywin's voice to mimic Winston Churchill. May as well be Arnold Schwarzenegger for how distinctive it is!"
September 21, 2019
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29.0%
"Prophecies:
(1) "A shadow with a burning heart butchering a golden stag."
- That's not a prophesy, it's just news!
(2) "A man without a face, waiting on a bridge that swayed and swung. On his shoulder perched a drowned crow with seaweed hanging from his wings."
- Jaqen and Euron Crow's Eye, I guess.
(3) "A roaring river and a woman that was a fish. Dead she drifted, with red tears on her cheeks."
- Catfish, I reckon."
(1) "A shadow with a burning heart butchering a golden stag."
- That's not a prophesy, it's just news!
(2) "A man without a face, waiting on a bridge that swayed and swung. On his shoulder perched a drowned crow with seaweed hanging from his wings."
- Jaqen and Euron Crow's Eye, I guess.
(3) "A roaring river and a woman that was a fish. Dead she drifted, with red tears on her cheeks."
- Catfish, I reckon."
September 23, 2019
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33.0%
"Musings:
(1) Melisandre: "'If you truly wish to serve your king’s cause, come to my chamber one night. I could give you pleasure such as you have never known, and with your life-fire I could make�'
'…a horror.' Davos retreated from her."
- If it's life-fire she needs, any man would do. She's just trolling.
(2) It wouldn't be a George R.R. Martin sex scene without some nipple pinching. I don't understand the ubiquity."
(1) Melisandre: "'If you truly wish to serve your king’s cause, come to my chamber one night. I could give you pleasure such as you have never known, and with your life-fire I could make�'
'…a horror.' Davos retreated from her."
- If it's life-fire she needs, any man would do. She's just trolling.
(2) It wouldn't be a George R.R. Martin sex scene without some nipple pinching. I don't understand the ubiquity."
September 25, 2019
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35.0%
"Two things:
(1) Daenerys pulls a Littlefinger. Like Ned, who assumed he had the loyalty and protection of the City Watch, the Good Masters assume they have the loyalty and protection of the Unsullied. In both cases, loyalty and protection were easily paid for.
(2) "Sansa chose a sharp sweet fragrance with a hint of lemon in it under the smell of flowers."
- Naturally, it's the only choice for Little Miss Lemon Cakes."
(1) Daenerys pulls a Littlefinger. Like Ned, who assumed he had the loyalty and protection of the City Watch, the Good Masters assume they have the loyalty and protection of the Unsullied. In both cases, loyalty and protection were easily paid for.
(2) "Sansa chose a sharp sweet fragrance with a hint of lemon in it under the smell of flowers."
- Naturally, it's the only choice for Little Miss Lemon Cakes."
September 27, 2019
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39.0%
"Notes:
(1) The problem with being one of King Robert's bastards is that there's a lot of them. Gendry doesn't know he's Robert's son, and as such may have slept with his half-sister Bella. Poor bastard. He should play it safe and only bed blondes.
(2) “My sweet sister has arranged the [wedding] feast... Seven kingdoms, seven vows, seven challenges, seventy-seven dishes."
- Seventy-seven dishes? I fear the food lists!"
(1) The problem with being one of King Robert's bastards is that there's a lot of them. Gendry doesn't know he's Robert's son, and as such may have slept with his half-sister Bella. Poor bastard. He should play it safe and only bed blondes.
(2) “My sweet sister has arranged the [wedding] feast... Seven kingdoms, seven vows, seven challenges, seventy-seven dishes."
- Seventy-seven dishes? I fear the food lists!"
September 29, 2019
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42.0%
"Two things:
(1) Vargo Hoat: "Thee’th not to be touched... Thee hath to be a maid, you foolth! Thee’th worth a bag of thapphireth!"
- Hoat's a hoot! Or rather, hooth!
- Jaime saving Brienne from gang rape is step one in this enemies tolovers besties trope.
(2) Jaime: "A good thing for you I’m such a liar. An honorable man would have told the truth about the Sapphire Isle."
- As I always say, lying saves lives."
(1) Vargo Hoat: "Thee’th not to be touched... Thee hath to be a maid, you foolth! Thee’th worth a bag of thapphireth!"
- Hoat's a hoot! Or rather, hooth!
- Jaime saving Brienne from gang rape is step one in this enemies to
(2) Jaime: "A good thing for you I’m such a liar. An honorable man would have told the truth about the Sapphire Isle."
- As I always say, lying saves lives."
October 1, 2019
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48.0%
"Thoughts:
(1) The sigil of house Jordayne of the Tor is a golden quill on green checks. A shout-out to Tor books, which publishes Martin's "Wild Cards" series, among others.
(2) The Martels speak with Scottish accents, which is strange as they're obviously an analogue of the Muslim Spain. The Tullys also have Scottish accents, which would make sense if the Riverlands and Dorne shared a border or had ANY similarities!"
(1) The sigil of house Jordayne of the Tor is a golden quill on green checks. A shout-out to Tor books, which publishes Martin's "Wild Cards" series, among others.
(2) The Martels speak with Scottish accents, which is strange as they're obviously an analogue of the Muslim Spain. The Tullys also have Scottish accents, which would make sense if the Riverlands and Dorne shared a border or had ANY similarities!"
October 3, 2019
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59.0%
"Prophesies:
(1) “A wolf howling in the rain, but no one heard his grief... drums and horns and pipes and screams, but the saddest sound was the little bells.�
- Grey Wind, Rains of Castamere, Red Wedding and Jinglebell the fool.
(2) “A maid at a feast, with purple serpents in her hair, venom dripping from their fangs.�
- Purple Wedding!
(3) “That maid again, slaying a savage giant in a castle built of snow.�
- ??????"
(1) “A wolf howling in the rain, but no one heard his grief... drums and horns and pipes and screams, but the saddest sound was the little bells.�
- Grey Wind, Rains of Castamere, Red Wedding and Jinglebell the fool.
(2) “A maid at a feast, with purple serpents in her hair, venom dripping from their fangs.�
- Purple Wedding!
(3) “That maid again, slaying a savage giant in a castle built of snow.�
- ??????"
October 4, 2019
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63.0%
"I just finished the Red Wedding chapter, and I must say as hit and miss as Dotrice's narration's been, the reading of it was simply brilliant. It's hard to compare to when I read it in the books because I'd gone in blind then, and had to take a long break afterwards to recover and compose myself. Knowing the outcome obviously took away the shock and surprise of it all, but this was a riveting experience all the same."
October 6, 2019
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66.0%
"Notes:
(1) Tywin: "I can see the king is tired. Please see him safely back to his bedchamber. Pycelle, perhaps some gentle potion to help His Grace sleep restfully?"
- In other words, Joffrey's cranky and needs a nap and some warm milk.
(2) Patchface prophesy: "Under the sea the old fish eat the young fish."
- Kingsmoot! Wait, do krakens count as fish? Alternatively, the Blackfish could kill or usurp Edmure, I guess."
(1) Tywin: "I can see the king is tired. Please see him safely back to his bedchamber. Pycelle, perhaps some gentle potion to help His Grace sleep restfully?"
- In other words, Joffrey's cranky and needs a nap and some warm milk.
(2) Patchface prophesy: "Under the sea the old fish eat the young fish."
- Kingsmoot! Wait, do krakens count as fish? Alternatively, the Blackfish could kill or usurp Edmure, I guess."
October 8, 2019
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68.0%
"Thoughts:
(1) Davos learning to read only proves that it's never too late for higher education... higher than zero in this case, but still.
(2) "The Rat Cook had cooked the son of the Andal king in a big pie with onions, carrots, mushrooms, lots of pepper and salt, a rasher of bacon, and a dark red Dornish wine."
- Again with the food lists!
(3) Talking doors? This is getting very Harry Potter, the Fat Lady and such."
(1) Davos learning to read only proves that it's never too late for higher education... higher than zero in this case, but still.
(2) "The Rat Cook had cooked the son of the Andal king in a big pie with onions, carrots, mushrooms, lots of pepper and salt, a rasher of bacon, and a dark red Dornish wine."
- Again with the food lists!
(3) Talking doors? This is getting very Harry Potter, the Fat Lady and such."
October 10, 2019
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76.0%
"Notes:
(1) Littlefinger: "Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose... Remember that, Sansa, when you come to play the game."
"What� what game?"
"The only game. The game of thrones."
(2) The Purple Wedding left me shocked! Seventy-seven course meal and no food lists!
(3) Jaime and Cersei's sept sex scene is a lot less rapey in the books than in the show... actually, not rapey at all."
(1) Littlefinger: "Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose... Remember that, Sansa, when you come to play the game."
"What� what game?"
"The only game. The game of thrones."
(2) The Purple Wedding left me shocked! Seventy-seven course meal and no food lists!
(3) Jaime and Cersei's sept sex scene is a lot less rapey in the books than in the show... actually, not rapey at all."
October 12, 2019
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85.0%
"A few things:
(1) Hearing Roy Dotrice very enthusiastically moan and scream lady sex sounds and dialogue is a horror I wish never to experience again!
(2) The irony of Sansa Stark is that all she ever wanted was to marry a gallant knight. Which would be likely, were she of any lesser birth. But as heir to Winterfell, she's been betrothed to a psycho sadist, a fat cripple, a disfigured dwarf, and a lackwit mama's boy."
(1) Hearing Roy Dotrice very enthusiastically moan and scream lady sex sounds and dialogue is a horror I wish never to experience again!
(2) The irony of Sansa Stark is that all she ever wanted was to marry a gallant knight. Which would be likely, were she of any lesser birth. But as heir to Winterfell, she's been betrothed to a psycho sadist, a fat cripple, a disfigured dwarf, and a lackwit mama's boy."
October 14, 2019
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89.0%
"A few things:
(1) It's an irony that savior characters can't save themselves. Tyrion saves Kings Landing, Jon saves the Wall, Jorah saves Dany and Dontos saves Sansa. All are repaid for their efforts with at least imprisonment.
(2) Despite the incest, obviously, I'm sort of bummed that Jaime and Cersei aren't a thing anymore. They've actually had the most loving, "normal" relationship of all the couples still living."
(1) It's an irony that savior characters can't save themselves. Tyrion saves Kings Landing, Jon saves the Wall, Jorah saves Dany and Dontos saves Sansa. All are repaid for their efforts with at least imprisonment.
(2) Despite the incest, obviously, I'm sort of bummed that Jaime and Cersei aren't a thing anymore. They've actually had the most loving, "normal" relationship of all the couples still living."
October 16, 2019
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95.0%
"Notes:
(1) Dolorous Edd: "I just want to say to whoever is voting for me that I would certainly make an awful Lord Commander. But so would all these others."
- I think Edd secretly enjoys getting votes, despite pretensions. Why else imply he's just as fit for command as all the others?
(2) Tywin to Tyrion: "You� you are no� no son of mine."
- Insult or confession?
(3) "Tywin Lannister did not, in the end, shit gold.""
(1) Dolorous Edd: "I just want to say to whoever is voting for me that I would certainly make an awful Lord Commander. But so would all these others."
- I think Edd secretly enjoys getting votes, despite pretensions. Why else imply he's just as fit for command as all the others?
(2) Tywin to Tyrion: "You� you are no� no son of mine."
- Insult or confession?
(3) "Tywin Lannister did not, in the end, shit gold.""
October 17, 2019
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Finished Reading
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I think this one might have been my favourite.
My_Strange_Reading wrote: "Bloody awful weddings. 😆👏🏼"Happy you liked it, Strange! 😁
Alexis wrote: "I think this one might have been my favourite."I agree, this one's my favorite too :)
Nick wrote: "Definitely deserving of that rating!"Happy we agree 😁
Arguably the best book in the series, in my opinion! Happy you liked it!!!
rose wrote: "Arguably the best book in the series, in my opinion! Happy you liked it!!!"Thank you very much, Rose! I certainly agree. For me, A Clash of Kings is a distant second place :)
It must be a most wondrous read for you to give it 5 stars! (^o^)�
May wrote: "It must be a most wondrous read for you to give it 5 stars! (^o^)�"It was indeed! I very rarely rate books five stars, and this one doesn't just belong on that list, it tops it :)
Jayson wrote: "May wrote: "It must be a most wondrous read for you to give it 5 stars! (^o^)�"It was indeed! I very rarely rate books five stars, and this one doesn't just belong on that list, it tops it :)"
Now I'm very excited to continue this series! I stopped at book 2 several years ago and didn't finish it for some reason :/
This is by far my favorite in the series (so far)! I’m glad you loved it. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Feast of Crows, so I’m interested to see what you’ll think
May wrote: "Now I'm very excited to continue this series! I stopped at book 2 several years ago and didn't finish it for some reason :/"Glad to her you're excited about it, May! If you do get back to it you're in for a treat. It's much like the second book but a lot more of a roller coaster ride :)
Kacey wrote: "This is by far my favorite in the series (so far)! I’m glad you loved it. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Feast of Crows, so I’m interested to see what you’ll think"Thanks, Kacey! This is actually a reread for me, so I've already read A Feast for Crows. I agree with you about that one, it's my least favorite in the series. Hopefully listening to the audiobook will add something to the experience :)
I loved this series, however, I find it very disappionting that Martin will NEVER finish the series. I don't regret reading it, but doesn't it bother you?
Selena wrote: "Wow, those stars! Excellent review!"Thank you very much, Selena! Much appreciated :)
meital wrote: "I loved this series, however, I find it very disappionting that Martin will NEVER finish the series. I don't regret reading it, but doesn't it bother you?"I feel exactly the same way, meital. Seeing as the last book was published eight years ago and that there's still another tome to follow the yet unfinished sixth book, I find it doubtful it will ever be finished. Martin's in his 70s now and I don't believe his writing output will quicken with age. It is very disappointing, especially since he's written it in his will that no one will be allowed to finish the series if he passes. I don't know if it bothers me so much since the television show purportedly followed a loose outline to his intended ending, albeit poorly done. I figure it will bother me a lot if I get to the end of the sixth book and I'm stuck with a cliffhanger again. But, like you, I don't regret reading the series at all.
Jayson wrote: "Kacey wrote: "This is by far my favorite in the series (so far)! I’m glad you loved it. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Feast of Crows, so I’m interested to see what you’ll think"Thanks, Kacey! This ..."
Oh, I see! I read them a long time ago, but I’m trying to avoid rereading them until (IF) Winds of Winter comes out. I’ve considered listening to the audiobooks, but wow they’re long! Have you enjoyed them so far?
Kacey wrote: "Oh, I see! I read them a long time ago, but I’m trying to avoid rereading them until (IF) Winds of Winter comes out. I’ve considered listening to the audiobooks, but wow they’re long! Have you enjoyed them so far?"That's precisely the reason why I'm doing this reread. I hear The Winds of Winter will be released sometime in 2020 (or so it's said), and I wanted to refresh my memory before then. So I gave myself a lot of time in advance to listen to the audiobook, knowing it would be long. The audiobook has gone a lot faster than I'd expected, so I'll likely be done the whole thing long before the next book's released (if it's released at all next year).
As for how it's been going... it's been an up and down experience. Roy Dotrice can be exceptionally good in parts, but I don't think this is the series for him. There's too many characters and too many weird spellings that pronunciations and voices are all over the place. Sometimes you'll get two or three different pronunciations of the same name within the same paragraph. But I've gotten used to it, and so it's been enjoyable on the whole.
I might have to give them a try! I’ll probably refuse to believe it will be released until I actually see it on the shelves, but that’s because I’ve lost a lot of faith in George R. R. Martin.Pronunciations in books like this can be hard, I said an embarrassing number of names differently than the show, and I’m still not sure if there’s a “correct� pronunciation to any of them. On the other hand, switching pronunciations throughout an audiobook is pretty confusing.
Kacey wrote: "I might have to give them a try! I’ll probably refuse to believe it will be released until I actually see it on the shelves, but that’s because I’ve lost a lot of faith in George R. R. Martin.Pro..."
Yeah, I probably harbor the same degree of skepticism. I hear the next book is more or less done, but like you I'm a see it to believe it kind of person.
Regarding pronunciations, I don't know if George R.R. Martin himself is 100% certain about them. In interviews I've heard him pronounce Dothraki as Dothra-kai, whereas the show and seemingly everyone else pronounces it Dothra-kee.
I'm open to the idea of regional accents and dialects affecting pronunciations, but audiobook narrations should be consistent since you don't have spellings to fall back on to know characters pronounced differently are the same person. A pronunciation guide would be helpful to include with books along with all the maps and genealogies.
Ok Jayson I hate asking you this I’m sure you’ve answered this 1000 times and I know you use a Canadian scoring. Sooo this book you have 5stars, which to me (a former teacher here in Kentucky) would have thought that would be like 100-95 range. So what I am curious about is what is an A in Canada like what is the range? Do you do god I’m trying to put my mouth words in txt i don’t think I’m explaining this right. I think what I want to know is what is the equivalent US to Canada maybe? I’m very interested in this. But I haven’t wanted to bother you about this and then get you all riled up. If you could maybe just send me a message then I could reference it going forward?
BAM wrote: "Ok Jayson I hate asking you this I’m sure you’ve answered this 1000 times and I know you use a Canadian scoring. Sooo this book you have 5stars, which to me (a former teacher here in Kentucky) woul..."No worries. I don't mind answering this question at all. The simple answer is that a Canadian passing grade is 50%, as opposed to 60% in America. So, equivalent grades are 10-points lower than in the US. In the case of this book, the conversion rate for an 88% Canadian would be 98% American, which would fall within your range for an A grade. In universities, with a few exceptions, an A grade is 85-90%, with anything about 90% an A+.
Hope that clears it all up. When I have time later on, I'll message you a chart :)
There’s a reason this one's considered the best one. Would you say it’s your favorite? Mine is actually Dance with Dragons mainly because it’s so different from the show that you actually get to learn some new stuff. And also because I just love all the stuff north of the wall, and the nights watch. But I can see why Storm of swords is so many people’s favorite.
Janhavi wrote: "There’s a reason this one's considered the best one. Would you say it’s your favorite? Mine is actually Dance with Dragons mainly because it’s so different from the show that you actually get to le..."Yes, this is definitely my favorite. I read this for the first time before I watched the show, and so I was hit with all the shock without spoilers, hint or warning. It's punctuated by three audacious scenes, all of which forced me to put the book down and contemplate what I just read for a good while.
How much audio time does this equal? Never read the series due to the sheer size of each volume 🙈
April wrote: "How much audio time does this equal? Never read the series due to the sheer size of each volume 🙈"This one is 47 hrs and 34 mins. So, I'd say the series is about an hour long for every 20 pages.
