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A Dance with Dragons

Discussion in 'TC Media' started by Seosamh Máirtín, Jul 12, 2011.

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  1. Seosamh Máirtín

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    Anyone pick up the new book by George R.R. Martin? It was released today.

    I'm two chapters in, so far. :celt_2:
     
    Seosamh Máirtín, Jul 12, 2011
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  2. horseshoe

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    Had it pre-ordered online, doing my nut waiting for it to come in the post.
     
    horseshoe, Jul 12, 2011
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  3. Seosamh Máirtín

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    Brothers, oh brothers, my days here are done, the Dornishman’s taken my life,
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    But what does it matter, for all men must die, and I’ve tasted the Dornishman’s wife!


    :56:

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    Seosamh Máirtín, Jul 12, 2011
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  4. joshbhoy

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    Picked it up in waterstones on release day but still wading through a re-read of feast for crows before i start it :50:
     
    joshbhoy, Jul 16, 2011
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  5. Seosamh Máirtín

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    Finished it last week. Well worth the wait. Quite a few surprises at the very end. Martin deals a heavy hand!
     
    Seosamh Máirtín, Jul 22, 2011
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    i'm about 300 pages into it
     
    Maine_Bhoy, Jul 23, 2011
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  7. Seosamh Máirtín

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    Just another 700 to go. :56:

    Enjoy it, man. * knows when we'll get the follow-up. I'm not sure if I'm glad to have read it so quickly or not. I get to know what happens, but...urgh.
     
    Seosamh Máirtín, Jul 23, 2011
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  8. Maine_Bhoy

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    oh, i'm enjoying every page of it. i generally get through 60 pages a night if i read
     
    Maine_Bhoy, Jul 23, 2011
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  9. Seosamh Máirtín

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    Who's your favourite character/family/faction?
     
    Seosamh Máirtín, Jul 23, 2011
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    Favorite characters are Jon Snow, Davos and Tyrion. I absolutely love their story arcs. You?
     
    Maine_Bhoy, Jul 23, 2011
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  11. Seosamh Máirtín

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    I'm a big Stark family, man. I even have a wolf and 'Winter is coming' tat over my left shoulder blade. Love 'em. Hope the likes of Arya, Jon and Bran can lead the house to glory!

    Also, like Daenerys, though not so much in this book. She's pretty ineffectual and frustrating. I've come to expect better, but it's needed, I guess, considering the amount of people put off by her being a 'Mary Sue'. Bah!
     
    Seosamh Máirtín, Jul 23, 2011
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  12. Maine_Bhoy

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    I love the Starks too. It was around 95F here and everyone was complaining about the heat so I posted on facebook: it's wicked hot today, but just remember: winter is coming.

    Daenerys kind of * me off for the same reasons. I'm also not too fond of the Greyjoy arcs. I get why he puts it in but I just don't enjoy reading it as much as some others. I'm curious to see how Sam makes out
     
    Maine_Bhoy, Jul 23, 2011
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    wish grey joys wud die
     
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    Bout 200 pages left and so far i have enjoyd it a lot more than feast for crows.

    Quite enjoying Tryion, John and Theons chapters. Cant believe Theon found some long forgotten balls at the end of his chapters.

    Anyway just under 200 pages left and should finish it tonight or tomorrow :)
     
    joshbhoy, Aug 8, 2011
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  15. Seosamh Máirtín

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    Looking back, this was one of my favourite reads of the year. It didn't have anything on the other books in the series (Feast for Crows, aside), but it was still pretty good.

    Can't wait for 'Winds of Winter', next, and the start of the new TV series.
     
    Seosamh Máirtín, Dec 27, 2011
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