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A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
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May 21, 2024
bookshelves: the-known-world, fantasy, fiction, magic, audiobooks-2024, medieval, paperback, audiobooks, currently-reading
Reading for the 2nd time. Most recently started March 30, 2025.
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Quotes Stephanie Liked
“There are ghosts everywhere," Ser Jorah said softly. "We carry them with us wherever we go.”
― A Clash of Kings
― A Clash of Kings
“People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.”
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― A Clash of Kings
“When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”
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― A Clash of Kings
“So many vows... they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It’s too much. No matter what you do, you’re forsaking one vow or the other.”
― A Clash of Kings
― A Clash of Kings
“A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.”
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― A Clash of Kings
“Show me the path I must walk and do not let me stumble in the dark places that lie ahead.”
― A Clash of Kings
― A Clash of Kings
“I am become a sour woman, Catelyn thought. I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become suspicious strangers to me. I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter longings. There is an empty place within me where my heart was once.”
― A Clash of Kings
― A Clash of Kings
Reading Progress
May 21, 2024
– Shelved
May 21, 2024
– Shelved as:
to-read
May 21, 2024
– Shelved as:
the-known-world
May 21, 2024
– Shelved as:
fantasy
May 21, 2024
– Shelved as:
fiction
May 21, 2024
– Shelved as:
magic
July 14, 2024
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Started Reading
July 14, 2024
– Shelved as:
audiobooks-2024
July 21, 2024
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5.12%
"“A lady's armor is courtesy.�
Arya wishing the Wall came before Winterfell just so she could see Jon again. Their bond is just so sweet. 😭
Sandor: “The girl speaks truly. What a man sows on his name day, he reaps throughout the year.�
👏👏👏
Absolutely love Sandor backing Sansa up."
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Arya wishing the Wall came before Winterfell just so she could see Jon again. Their bond is just so sweet. 😭
Sandor: “The girl speaks truly. What a man sows on his name day, he reaps throughout the year.�
👏👏👏
Absolutely love Sandor backing Sansa up."
July 24, 2024
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10.64%
"“Schemes are like fruit, they require a certain ripening.�
Wait. You mean Cersei played no part in the murder of Jon Arryn? Or is she just, y'know, lying? 🤔
Heyy! The audiobook got Bran's name right! No more “Brain� and “Brian - Cont.� 🙌😄 ... But it did keep “Bran - Cont.� when it was actually Arya's chapter. 😭
“Wild things belong in the wild, not in the castle.�"
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Wait. You mean Cersei played no part in the murder of Jon Arryn? Or is she just, y'know, lying? 🤔
Heyy! The audiobook got Bran's name right! No more “Brain� and “Brian - Cont.� 🙌😄 ... But it did keep “Bran - Cont.� when it was actually Arya's chapter. 😭
“Wild things belong in the wild, not in the castle.�"
August 4, 2024
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14.59%
""Kings are not supposed to have mothers, it would seem, and I tell him things he does not want to hear."
Catelyn, wondering: "Was it war that made him grow so fast, or the crown they had put on his head?"
It is moments like these when I feel bad for Lady Stark.
Arya: "I wish I was home."
🥺😭
"Even terror has its purpose, Cat.""
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Catelyn, wondering: "Was it war that made him grow so fast, or the crown they had put on his head?"
It is moments like these when I feel bad for Lady Stark.
Arya: "I wish I was home."
🥺😭
"Even terror has its purpose, Cat.""
August 10, 2024
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20.24%
""There are ghosts everywhere. We carry them with us wherever we go."
Oh. A Theon POV. 😒
Well, at least it included the Greyjoy words: We Do Not Sow. So, that's interesting.
There they are! There's Dany and her dragons! I wondered how long it would be before it finally gave us a Dany POV."
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Oh. A Theon POV. 😒
Well, at least it included the Greyjoy words: We Do Not Sow. So, that's interesting.
There they are! There's Dany and her dragons! I wondered how long it would be before it finally gave us a Dany POV."
August 24, 2024
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30.49%
""You will need to be brave and strong . . . and patient, patient above all."
Well, the recent Sansa and Arya chapters have made me nervous.
On one hand, Ser Dontos seems genuine in wanting to help Sansa. On the other, it could be a ploy. (And if it really is the former, I fear what fate awaits him if this plan is discovered by Joffrey and/or Cersei.)
As for Arya, why?! Please, just let her catch a break!"
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Well, the recent Sansa and Arya chapters have made me nervous.
On one hand, Ser Dontos seems genuine in wanting to help Sansa. On the other, it could be a ploy. (And if it really is the former, I fear what fate awaits him if this plan is discovered by Joffrey and/or Cersei.)
As for Arya, why?! Please, just let her catch a break!"
August 25, 2024
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35.09%
""Can you drown in grief?"
I don't care for Cersei, but I do feel bad for her daughter. Hope Tyrion's right about this...
Heyy! If it isn't Margaery Tyrell and Brienne of Tarth! :D
Aaaand if my memory serves me right, I think something, uh, bad happens...? (Or was that show only, and the book is different?)"
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I don't care for Cersei, but I do feel bad for her daughter. Hope Tyrion's right about this...
Heyy! If it isn't Margaery Tyrell and Brienne of Tarth! :D
Aaaand if my memory serves me right, I think something, uh, bad happens...? (Or was that show only, and the book is different?)"
September 1, 2024
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40.87%
""We cannot set the world to rights."
Okay, but for real, I want more Jon chapters! I just need to know what happens to him and the rest of the Night Watch crew next.
You can take Theon's chapters away, though! I care not for his.
Ooh, Tyrion is good at being cunning and crafty. Love that."
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Okay, but for real, I want more Jon chapters! I just need to know what happens to him and the rest of the Night Watch crew next.
Ooh, Tyrion is good at being cunning and crafty. Love that."
September 2, 2024
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46.25%
""I'm the ghost in Harrenhal"
It seems criminal how Dany doesn't seem to have that many chapters. Now that [REDACTED] is gone, I find myself a little more invested in her POV.
So, one less name, and now there's only two left. Wonder who Arya will choose. 🤔"
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It seems criminal how Dany doesn't seem to have that many chapters. Now that [REDACTED] is gone, I find myself a little more invested in her POV.
So, one less name, and now there's only two left. Wonder who Arya will choose. 🤔"
October 4, 2024
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51.25%
""We pray."
Stannis, blunt: "Kings have no friends, only subjects and enemies."
Renly, cheerful: "And brothers."
🤭
Tyrion: "I am not threatening the king, ser, I am educating my nephew. Bronn, Timett, the next time Ser Boros opens his mouth, kill him. Now that was a threat, ser. See the difference?"
👏
Memory served me correct about the Bad Thing. It happened. 😬"
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Stannis, blunt: "Kings have no friends, only subjects and enemies."
Renly, cheerful: "And brothers."
🤭
Tyrion: "I am not threatening the king, ser, I am educating my nephew. Bronn, Timett, the next time Ser Boros opens his mouth, kill him. Now that was a threat, ser. See the difference?"
👏
Memory served me correct about the Bad Thing. It happened. 😬"
October 5, 2024
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56.64%
""The dream was green, Bran, and the green dreams do not lie."
Catelyn: "My son may be a king, but I am no queen . . . only a mother who would keep her children safe, however she could."
🥺"
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Catelyn: "My son may be a king, but I am no queen . . . only a mother who would keep her children safe, however she could."
🥺"
October 6, 2024
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61.63%
""The blood of the dragon does not weep."
Ooh, I remember that mob scene from the adaptation! I wasn't expecting it to happen this soon, although perhaps I should have. 😅 (Absolutely love how Sandor has her back.)"
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Ooh, I remember that mob scene from the adaptation! I wasn't expecting it to happen this soon, although perhaps I should have. 😅 (Absolutely love how Sandor has her back.)"
October 11, 2024
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66.62%
""Why do boys so love to play at war?"
I do not like how Catelyn treated Jon Snow, but goodness, her chapters are so good! (Then again, it does win her extra points because Brienne! 🤩)
Ugh, the fact Bran thought him a friend HURTS. 😣"
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I do not like how Catelyn treated Jon Snow, but goodness, her chapters are so good! (Then again, it does win her extra points because Brienne! 🤩)
Ugh, the fact Bran thought him a friend HURTS. 😣"
October 12, 2024
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72.67%
""... magic had begun to go out of the world the day the last dragon died."
Jaqen is such an intriguing character.
"Mercy. There's a bloody trap. Too much and they call you weak, too little and you're monstrous.""
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Jaqen is such an intriguing character.
"Mercy. There's a bloody trap. Too much and they call you weak, too little and you're monstrous.""
October 13, 2024
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76.35%
""All the stories can't be lies."
Always happy to see more interactions between Sansa and Sandor, and it was nice to learn what happened during the mob scene.
"... a bard's truth is different than yours or mine.""
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581
Always happy to see more interactions between Sansa and Sandor, and it was nice to learn what happened during the mob scene.
"... a bard's truth is different than yours or mine.""
October 14, 2024
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81.08%
""I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter longings. There is an empty place within me where my heart was once."
It is moments like these when Catelyn wrecks my emotions, but I think she did a bad move concerning him.
"I would be gladder if it were the Hound, Sansa thought. Harsh as he was, she did not believe Sandor Clegane would let any harm come to her."
🥺🥹"
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It is moments like these when Catelyn wrecks my emotions, but I think she did a bad move concerning him.
"I would be gladder if it were the Hound, Sansa thought. Harsh as he was, she did not believe Sandor Clegane would let any harm come to her."
🥺🥹"
October 14, 2024
– Shelved as:
medieval
October 15, 2024
–
86.2%
""Tears. The woman's weapon, my lady mother used to call them. The man's weapon is a sword. And that tells us all you need to know, doesn't it?"
sighs Sansa, I wish you had gone with him. I really do."
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sighs Sansa, I wish you had gone with him. I really do."
October 16, 2024
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Finished Reading
March 19, 2025
– Shelved as:
paperback
March 30, 2025
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Started Reading
March 30, 2025
– Shelved as:
audiobooks
March 30, 2025
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0.0%
"I have scoured through the various editions of ŷ A Clash of Kings and did not find the one I'm reading, which is:
Total pages: 761"
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Total pages: 761"
March 31, 2025
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14.59%
""Was there ever a war where only one side bled?"
Okay, but I am really curious to see how many more or less tabs A Clash of Kings has when compared to A Game of Thrones, haha. 😂
"My first rule of war, Cat—never give the enemy his wish.""
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Okay, but I am really curious to see how many more or less tabs A Clash of Kings has when compared to A Game of Thrones, haha. 😂
"My first rule of war, Cat—never give the enemy his wish.""
April 1, 2025
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25.89%
""... the best lies contain within them nuggets of truth, enough to give a listener pause.""
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197
April 4, 2025
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50.07%
""A man pays his debts."
Tyrion: "Is this your notion of chivalry, Ser Boros? What sort of knight beats helpless maids?"
Ser Boros, sword raised, with Ser Meryn beside him: "The sort who serves his king, Imp."
Bronn: "Careful with those. You don't want to get blood all over those pretty white cloaks.""
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Tyrion: "Is this your notion of chivalry, Ser Boros? What sort of knight beats helpless maids?"
Ser Boros, sword raised, with Ser Meryn beside him: "The sort who serves his king, Imp."
Bronn: "Careful with those. You don't want to get blood all over those pretty white cloaks.""
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