Book Review: A Storm of Swords [CC]

[@ThePurogeo]

I love hearing first time readers talk about Bran chapters as boring. They are the most interesting by far. You get all the back story if you read in between the lines.

[@TalonsOfFire]

Oxidizer It's amazing in ADWD

[@ThePurogeo]

I think Bran in Winds will steal the book. I see him bringing down the wall.

[@justadult3493]

In Agot and ACoK Bran's chapters are the most boring ones. Also Jon's. In ASoS I can take them.

[@turtleanton6539]

@@justadult3493 yup

[@turtleanton6539]

@@Snergenflergen if it ever comes out that is

[@Macconator2010]

Jaime is the MVP in Storm of Swords for me. I'd say the Epilogue is my fav but... it's not a main POV. So gonna go with Jaime. Tyrion is my fav in GoT and CoK, Jaime in SoS, Cersei in FfC, and Jon in DwD. So for the most part I love the internal conflicts of the Lannisters.

[@Striker163videos]

Jaime's probably the best character in the series, at least for me. I just feel, with his backstory, and outlook, he's by far the most complex, misjudged. His personality is just such a joy to read. His transformation is so amazing as well. He's probably my favorite character in both the books and the show.

[@Macconator2010]

+Striker163 The show has butchered his story. Out of all the stories translated to tv, Jaime's is the one that's been given the least respect.

[@kfizzledizzle8467]

I just imagine that George just sits there writing the books with a wheel next to him that has the names of every character on it and every 10 minutes he spins the wheel to decide who he's gonna kill next.

[@jackthederp]

Kip Higginson that’s original

[@s4m1r_65]

Kip Higginson actually the show killed much more characters than the book. He just doesn't kill characters randomly. Its a story. It they are in a situation they cant survive they are gonna die no matter how important they are.

[@willr1820]

It’s a beautiful idea isn’t, stopping the wheel.

[@210SAi]

Hades Spawn only because after season 5 it’s all made up stuff

[@mschell8022]

Nope there's a logic to it, if you dont pick up on *why* he has certain characters killed, then you're not paying attention

[@JONESANDDUDDING]

By far the best in the series

[@GalionSilevion13]

You were so lucky to be able to read this book before the TV show came out! I was spoiled through all the books, except a bit from A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons.

[@getbookish]

+Ghost I guess you could say lucky, but it just depends on when you happened to start reading! I watched the first two seasons before reading the first two books, but I never thought of it as being spoiled.

[@GalionSilevion13]

***** Exactly. I watched the five seasons on October, without even knowing I would be so interested in the story I would read the books after. I think if I had known that, I would have read the books before. Forgot to mention that. I did enjoy all the books, though. They are, of course, way different from the show and there are even characters that haven't made it to the show that I'd love to see on screen. I love your reviews!

[@getbookish]

+Ghost Yeah, it would be very hard to include everyone in the show because there are so many characters. Thanks for the compliment!

[@robertdarcy6210]

Do you think George RR Martin was right to be annoyed Goblet of Fire won the 2001 Hugo Award over A Storm of Swords?

[@getbookish]

I think any author in that situation would want their book to win so it's understandable that he would be annoyed. It mostly depends on how he reacted in public. I'm not sure what he said or did, but it's not like Goblet of Fire didn't deserve it. It was becoming a massively popular series at the time with an in-depth world and great characters.

[@robertfernandez2278]

RobertDarcy oh my God YES he was right his books are pure genius, it just goes to show how much money can influence so called awards!!!!

[@robertfernandez2278]

@El Padre con Verga Larga in going to assume that you haven't read asoiaf!! If you had you wouldn't say stupid shit like that!!!

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

Robert Fernandez Don't you understand that people have different preferences and tastes? 🙄😒

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

Robert Fernandez I'm going to assume that you haven't read Harry Potter. If you did you would not be so *TRIGGERED* at someone else's opinion on Harry Potter... 😒🙄

[@davidmourning6237]

I like your reviews and I won't spoil anything, but Feast for Crows is difficult for some people because it doesn't feature three fan favorite characters and introduces new ones. Dance with Dragons is really just part 2 of the same book because they run (mostly) simultaneously, and introduces yet more characters. The books highly reward re-reading though, there is so much well written foreshadowing. On my first re-read of the entire series I enjoyed the last two books MUCH more.

[@Mankind5490]

The only way to describe this book is that SHIT GOES DOOOOWN

[@randomisraelite]

Diana Valentina LOL

[@Peachsweets]

So fucking truu SHIT GOES DOWN

[@UnwrittenNoise]

I don't get the hate Bran chapters tend to get. I mean, there were only 4 of them in ASoS, and they were all really good, with the first one being a slight exception. In the second chapter Meera tells important back story regarding Lyanna Stark, Rhaegar Targaryen et al. The second one is the one in the tower where he sees that other character you mentioned, and the last one is an awesome horror-novella style play on LotR moria chapters.

[@Jjames1234]

If you are talking about Robb,the downfall of Robb started when he send Theon away,not Catelyn.I just feel much hatred is directed to Catelyn while other characters like Tywin(a murderer) gets so much love.

[@MrReded69]

I guess Cat and her brother Edmure Tully get more hate than Tywin because they were supposed to be Robb's supporters but they ended up dooming his cause in their own way. Cat's foolish release of Jaime made Robb look a fool and led to Karstark's rebellion. Edmure's disobedience to Robb cost them the best chance they had to trap Tywin's army. Cat and Edmure both acted foolishly for selfish needs. Cat trusted a Lannister to save her girls and Edmure craved personal glory. Tywin was just his enemy.

[@FCSchaefer]

Just finished this book yesterday, it was a terrific read all the way through; didn't mind the Bran chapters because I think Martin is setting him up for an awesome story line down the road. Can't wait for all these characters and plot threads to come together in the end and we finally see who will rule Westeros.

[@irayed9221]

Why there is so much hate on Bran's chapters ? Their are great He's little boy, lost his dream and his family.. And have nothing Even the major characters were awesome ( Jojen - Meera - Hodor ) The solemnly way of Jojen, and the vision he saw The courage of Meera and the way she fights.. Just waiting for TWOW to read Bran's chapters again

[@alecsandruvoicu104]

jojen and hodor dies

[@ClaireYunFarronXIII]

Alecsandru Voicu That is in the show... 😒

[@ellielouise7005]

They were boring as all hell

[@akeelbrown7675]

When he leaves winterfell his chapters improve dramatically but every chapter before his departure were incredibly boring.

[@Rael199327]

The Bran chapters were one of my favorites mostly for all the backstory and the lore of Westeros. On the other hand, the ones i get bored the most were the Arya ones (mostly because she was only walking around until Beric Dondarrion appeared, then it really kicked ass). Besides that i agree with your review!

[@Jjames1234]

I do like Catelyn Stark.Yes she does whine alot but if you see from her shoes you could understand it,she just lost her husband,lost two daughters to the Lannisters ,lost two son due to Theon's stupid decision and her only remaining son is in war even though he is clearly young.For a women of Westeros where her family is everything,thats alot to handle

[@yeshwhistle2515]

Favourite in the series: 1)Feast for Crows 2)Dance with Dragons 3)Clash of Kings 4)Storm of Swords 5)Game of thrones

[@210SAi]

That’s hilarious my favorites would be exactly opposite to yours. You can’t appreciate anything that comes after Game of Thrones without understanding the events that set it all into motion. Absolutely Nothing happens in a Feast for Crows other than recovering from the carnage of the previous 2 books snd setting up more plot lines moving into DoD

[@justarandomgirlvx3578]

@@210SAi There is a lot going on in Feast, but the problem is that people forget that George doesn't waste words. 1. Character development: if you didn't see it then you must be blind: look at Brienne, Jaime and Sansa especially... they are true masterpieces in terms of characters 2. complexity of characters: literally every character except Areo Hotah is incredibly complex and layered (yes Arys Oakheart too) and don't forget to look at Cersei and Euron, especially Euron... He is definitely one of the most important villains in Asoiaf if not THE most important (if it comes too humans), and even though we don't get to know much about Areo, he has a great Watcher PoV... did you notice that Sarella is Alleras Sphynx? or that something is up with Marwyn the Mage? you better start to care about them, there seems to be a lot of stuff going on in the background we don't see because unreliable narrators, but we get sooo many hints especially in the sense of magical elements (glass candles, magical horns) 3. best prologue in the series. watch analyses of it. We get a lot to know there... more than you realised... 4. prose: the broken man speech... I mean every scene with Septon Meribald is top notch, the kingsmoot is a masterpiece 5. Dorne: Arianne is a very complex character... and you probably think why the whole mission of putting Myrcella on the throne was necessary if it just failed... Darkstar *cough cough* oh and it is a great introduction to Arianne herself and the many character traits she portrays, her last PoV chapter in feast is AMAZING and also building up her character more if you didn't realise 6. there are different sword fights, the one with Biter and Brienne must be my favourite in the entire series, Victarion's fight scenes are WOW... The Reaver chapter was just amazing in general... 7. EURON EURON EURON AGAIN you should definitely check out some essays about him 8. Lady Stoneheart 9. "Throw this in the fire" 10. Cersei being imprisoned 11. Littlefinger revealing his ambitions 12. The braavos storyline and the build up for the Faceless men in general... some of my favourite quotes are in these Arya chapters... I adore her story line in that book 13. Jaime and Ser Ilyn was very interesting there and the whole Riverrun thing in this book is amazing... George wants to do something with Blackfish here... 14. gravedigger, also one of the best chapters 15. the whole world building in Braavos... in Sam's and Arya's chapters is phenomenal... I felt like I was there 16. Dang Samwell's last chapter is the most mysterious one I think... I also really loved everytime Aemon appeared and also the idea of the baby switch... 17. Jaimes talk with Genna 18. Cersei's past and Maggy the Frog... her paranoia is extremely entertaining in my opinion... some other interesting characters are in her chapters too... Even though this book doesn't have that many action scenes, the dialogue is at its best in Feast... And the world building... I understand some people not particularly liking brienne's chapters, but I am interested and fascinated by the world building in those chapters... And her complex character... She obviously matters to Martin and to me too... If all of that stuff in thos book wasn't important, he would have put everything in one book... + there is a purpose on how he separated them... he wants us to go into book five with the knowledge of book four especially the things relating to magic... the complexity of all of that and how it is all connected with the other books is insane... Did you realise the parallels between Euron and Bran? I wish I could write everything what is in my mind right now, but I am too tired at the moment

[@vuyanindzamela7175]

Flip your list around, and then replace number 3 with number 2, and that's what my list is.

[@desireandfire]

That's interesting that you like less action

[@babakhanoushii]

Wow, in contrast, I LOVED Bran's chapters. I'm really interested in his storyline.

[@kalcaron]

Feast for Crows has a slow start, and there's a few POVs that aren't always easy to go through (Cersei's for me) but overall there's a lot in it that's worth the read. Some of the most intense scenes in the series are in that book in my opinion.

[@vikitjage]

I liked Bran's chapters.. with those stories they mentioned in it provide so much history... great background and all

[@aleistercunningham9900]

If you thought Catelyn and Bran were "boring as always", you need to go back and read stuff within the context of the later books. As for Catelyn, I actually like the insight for the inner workings of things that come with her, I know everyone hates her, but she is still the smartest female character in the book(Dany? Cersei? Hah! Read the later books)... in fact, Robb's reign as King of the North would have been much more comfortable had he actually heeded his mother's advice.

[@bearfcker5]

I agree. I'm not a fan of Bran's chapters. I'm about to start this book, just having finished Clash of Kings today. Great review!

[@timocruz510]

Bran's chapters get really good in ASOS. My fav POV tbh, except for maybe Tyrion in every book and Jon in ACOK.

[@desireandfire]

Hoping to finish clash of kings this month i got a storm of swords a couple days ago for my birthday

[@fairhurst101films]

i felt sorry reading catlyns chapters. She watched all she had left crumble (her father, all her sons and her hopes of living). Cut her some slack! You would fare no better

[@joshnoidea1496]

Feast and Dance where extremely hard to write because of the split. Without giving much away, the entire book of Feast and the first half of Dance take place and the same time. So he had to be very careful not to write plot holes. He was also going to write a time skip and jump the story a few years, but he decided against it and had to re-write from scratch again. Thanks for the review!

[@Mic-Mak]

As other commenters have pointed out, I absolutely LOVE Bran chapters. You learn so much from them! I'm currently on my first re-read of the books, and the Bran chapters are even more amazing than the first time I read them.

[@jamesmcclure3907]

I just finished the first 2, and am starting STORM today; I really loved CLASH (sorry to disagree), and whereas I usually stop after a large book and read a couple of smaller books (sort of to flush my head out from the time and concentration, and usually a Louis L'Amour western or a Richard Stark/Donald Westlake crime novel, so really really shorter) I was so impressed by CLASH that I'm jumping right into the next one. I'm not a fantasy reader much, but TSOIAF makes me start to consider becoming one. Any other fantasy series you folks think hold up to the quality of this series?

[@Barl3000]

I loved her chapters in Feast for Crows, she finally seems to get it and could be a major player in the game, seeing as she is one of the few persons with any real influence over Littlefinger.

[@felixgabriel7486]

Hi, i just finished The Clash of Kings and tomorrow i'm gonna buy A Storm of Swords. I liked very much your video! kiss from Brazil

[@Joziaac]

Um, Bran will probably end up being one of the most important characters long term.

[@dailyroamerwithtravisheinz5313]

3:05 I disagree that Sansa kicked any butt in the beginning. Does Jaime get his hand cut off in this one? I'm only on page 60. I do book reviews on my main channel sometimes.

[@getbookish]

It's been a while since I've read the book (SEMI-SPOILERS) but I do believe this is the book where Jaime loses his hand.

[@Huhgundai399]

Just by saying that 5 main characters die is a MAJOR spoiler and takes away from what this book brings to new readers

[@MrArrak]

What did you think of Bran's arc in the TV show? I thought they took Bran's SoS chapters and made them a ton more interesting... of course Book 3 is supposed to take up two seasons and Bran's whole SoS arc ended in one season so I'm eager to see where his story goes in Season 4.

[@06rtm]

Funny, Bran and Jon were my favorite chapters. I love Bran and Jojens magic warging, and greenseeing abilities and the mystery of why they are going north of the wall. Jon with the wildlings was fascinating to me. I loved finally getting to see what Mance Rayder is up to.

[@angelcarrillo2154]

I loved this book too. Quite a bit. For anyone thinking of reading the next two books, I must warn you: If you have not by now invested yourself in this universe and these characters, I will tell you that they are a bit of a grind quite frankly. I a lot of more personal stuff happens which for me was great because of this investment I had. But I feel like with clash of kings, they do drag and are seemingly leading to something bigger. Hopefully.

[@erkball]

i think this is by far the best in the series so far. I'm about 200 pages away from finishing A Feast for Crows. Im hoping the ending is just as good as the ending in SoS but i dont see how that could really happen. :0

[@ndv135]

Some people ask me sometimes if they can skip seasons of the show or books, and it's just like... No... No you can't, it would be like if you started reading halfway through a book, or just joined in the middle of a movie, it would make no sense.

[@Vivalarocknroll]

I think you're the first person to agree with me that Catelyn is annoying. I really appreciated your review. I'm with you on Bran, too. I adore him as a character, but his chapters are way too dull.

[@paradox2776]

While I totally respect your opinion, do you think that if you had to take on anyone's journey in the book, Bran's would be the best? like you said, it is a cool concept. That and it's away from the war, corruption,etc. I would think Bran's and maybe Arya's journeys are the most ideal. Thought I think Arya's journey becomes "safer" when she finally departs Westeros

[@LibraryFairy762]

It's been about six months, so the names are a bit blurry for me, but the boy who was basically Ned Stark's hostage son was sent back to his family and is now planning on attacking the Stark home in the North and taking over the North, and I really really liked Rob Stark, and the Stark family, so I didn't want them attacked from behind.

[@MichaelYock]

sorry realized my prev comment was semi spoiler. Jons mother has not been confirmed even in the books, but there are sufficient circumstantials for a general consensus (most of the evidence is from early books, later books merely 'confirm' what was speculated more than 10 years ago).

[@nmd1120]

I love Bran!! The most underrated character in the books and show

[@MrArrak]

I watched your Game of Thrones book review and you said it took you a month to read. I just want to say that Feast of Crows is also kind of slow to read. You'll understand why in the preface. But when you make it through that, you have Dance, and Dance with Dragons is amazing.

[@cdhoneybee]

What is the Ben and Jerry's thing on your wall?

[@varunkukreja6718]

finished the book yesterday and absolutely loved it, and totally true about the thing that you said about the lengthiness of the book as compared to "THE STAND" which was about 1400 pages though :O an excellent review without a doubt, however dont really agree about what you said of Bran's chapters

[@LibraryFairy762]

I read more than halfway through the second book (Clash of Kings). when I kind of thought I could see something coming that I really really didn't want to happen, so I figured that if I didn't read it, it didn't happen... so I put it down, and I haven't gone back to it. Would you recommend that I do finish it and go on with the series?

[@Cdobs717]

Awesome review. Just finished reading this book myself and thought it was amazing. I starting watching the show based on a recommendation and then I was so into the series once I finished the show that I had to know what happened. I decided to read the books. I found the transition from the end of the show's second season to the beginning of the third book easy to follow. However, I feel like I missed out on a lot. Do you recommend that I go back and read the other two before moving on?

[@21boomslang]

What did you think about the Oberyn Martell character?

[@austinr4405]

Just finished it yesterday. Definitely the best book so far in the series. Jaime and Tyrion's chapters were my favorite. The longest book I have read by far, felt like a book and a half, like it should of ended shortly after a certain wedding and the next book would pick up from there. I think I might take a break from ASoIaF though, I'm not super excited to read the next one based on what I've heard from other readers, eventually though. Great review!

[@getbookish]

Thanks! The next one is not nearly as exiting (seems to be the general consensus) so now would be the time to take a break.

[@mbglosser]

For a review that doesn't spoil anything, this is really well done... Much better than the last one I watched where I wasn't sure if the girl had even read the book or just the spark notes

[@ezryder_]

By a big battle did you mean Mance Rayders attack on the Wall? Because we heard more about it, rather than seeing it.

[@mahasohona966]

Never watched the series coz it was over hyped for me. Enjoying both the books and the series right now. What a great work of fiction. Just read Mountain vs Red Viper chapter. I'm shocked..

[@voteZDLR]

I don't find Bran's sections boring at all in this one, but that's because I have a feeling he's gonna be the most powerful character pretty much very soon

[@fagatron32x]

Free cities? I think you mean the slave cities, AKA: Astapor Yunkai and Mereen.

[@desireandfire]

Those are the cities of slavers bay

[@Slugmind]

So much potential with the warg concept... makes me wonder if Bran will eventually be able to get into the mind of, let's say... one of Daenerys' dragons?

[@HichemAhmed]

awsome revie , i wnat to ask you how long it takes y to read the hole book?

[@gerzonmg03]

He's a 7yo kid who lost his legs, how can you not expect him to be bummed about it

[@Bullettear666]

disagree about bran but that mighr be because him and arya are my two fave's i mean when he did a curtain thing i was like "fuck yes, in the next book he is gonna be awesome!" (im aware now that i dont get to read about him again untill a dance of dragons) george has said a few times that bran is one of the charecter more connected to the fantasical side and that might be why i like him

[@imsupercamz]

Can you please make a video about your opinion on ereaders vs real (concrete) books? :D

[@EniEvi]

Jamie was never a jackass. The change his character suffers is from being a realistic man to being a less realistic man. Jamie and Sandor are the same, but while Sandor stays the same, Jamie goes from being smart to being less smart.

[@SuperZombiepimp]

Well if you look at his history he wrote a lot between storm of swords and a fest for crows. I hope because of the tv series, that he just writes the next 2 installments soon.

[@kothblade6479]

Reads the Bloody Wedding chapter Me: Fuck you, Martin, fuck you...

[@turtleanton6539]

😂😂😂😂

[@Shamyrl]

You were reading the Red Wedding when your jay dropped weren't you? lol

[@tubernery]

Yes, Storm may be the climactic orgasm of the series. I watched Season 1 in one weekend. Then gobbled up Books 2 and 3 in three weeks (that's never happened before since I typically only read comic books). I tried Feast but got bored and read through wiki instead.. same with Dances.. although that chapter on Reek gave me the chills.

[@chiken8arooster]

SPOILER ALERT..if you havnt seen the 3rd and 4th season of the show or read this book... LMAO 2:50 ... Astapor, Yunkai, and Meereen are not free cities. They revolve around slave trading, hence "Slaver's Bay." Daenerys did make them "free" i suppose you could say though. I'm sure you just made an honest mistake ;)

[@getbookish]

Yeah, I think in my mind I had registered them as "free" because of Daenerys. It's been over two years since I filmed the review so it's hard to remember exactly what was thinking!

[@chiken8arooster]

***** No worries

[@randomisraelite]

***** Wasn't it that the old slaves from Valyria's prime who branched off to create the free cities?

[@randomisraelite]

***** hmm I remember the chapter, could have sworn it was all of them, which is why they were called "free cities" like declaring that the whole Valyrian slave thing was over. I'm not so versed on that bit of the lore however, so I'll take your word for it.

[@timocruz510]

Lol this ain't Pentos

[@alexinjo]

I was in a state of disillusion for about 2 weeks after the major incident. U know what I am referring to... Never has anything in any form of fiction make me feel that way. And I loved every second of that feeling :)

[@kfizzledizzle8467]

GRRM originally imagined this series as a trilogy, but he realized the books would be too long so he split them into 7 books. A Storm of Swords was originally going to be the entire climax of the first book in the trilogy.

[@Enforcer721]

I had the same experience - first watching the show (seasons 1 and 2) and later reading the books (all five). However, My opinion of AGOT and ACOK are exactly the opposite. I didn't like AGOT. Not because it's a bad book, but because I felt that everything in the plot is already "spoiled" and known to me and I was anxious to know what happens after. When I got to ACOK, I was very excited. I really liked it, it got my all warmed up to ASOS which was even more awesome.

[@Sasmiko]

I also think the third book is the best one, mostly based on that it has all my favourite characters in one book. Samwell is actually the only character that I don't really enjoy following. I mean I don't DISLIKE him, his story just isn't that interesting in MY opinion. But I can understand how some other people might like him!

[@Zuuuaaau]

i am reading game of thrones and i need to read book 4 before the fourth season comes on because i want to read it before the season comes out!

[@Slugmind]

I'm subscribing to you because... this review was actually a review. So many times have I seen book reviewers sort of just talk about what they love and hate... not what makes the book worth it or not. Great review!

[@kfizzledizzle8467]

i am about 2 thirds into the book and if joffery doesn't die by the end im going to stop reading the series... ok, I'll keep reading but I wont be satisefyed until his guts are ripped out of him while he's alive and can feel every second of it and then his head is mounted on a spike... i hate that little *********************************

[@manjittoor9208]

You posted this comment six months ago, are you satisfied?

[@kfizzledizzle8467]

Manjit Toor well, his guts weren't ripped out but at least that little **** is out of our lives... but then there is Ramsay...

[@randomliamsquares765]

Every time that I'm like "I wonder if getbookish has a new video today" there's a new video. Every time. Every. Single. Time.

[@koa555kovacsandras5]

I agree with you on this one, Skinchanging is interesting, but its not something that you can base a whole chapter on, so yeah, those were the most boring ones for me too. Except the parts where he interacted with ***, and then with *** at the end, those were fun.

[@jentario]

It pales is comparison with ASoS. But it gets (slightly) better in ADWD.

[@kfizzledizzle8467]

you have 5 major character deaths off the top of your head? I can name 11!

[@user-do4nm6it3k]

Kip Higginson who?

[@channing76]

A beautiful face, an enthusiastic voice and a fantastic book... All key elements in a great review.

[@bastard1377]

I thought all of Jon's chapters were great! he's one of my favorite characters and once he ran into Ygritte his storyline became my favorite. :)

[@bastard1377]

But yeah, Bran's POVs fucking suck! lol

[@Striker163videos]

+Bastard 137 I mean I loved the chapter where Meera was telling him the story of the Crannogman at the Tourney at Harrenhall. Side note: we get that chapter, a chapter about Lyanna, then we get a Davos chapter where the Red Woman talks to him about Azor Ahia, AND THEN!!!! It's followed by a Jon Chapter R+L=J and Jon is Azor Ahia subtly confirmed XD

[@pchamney]

Cool. I hope you enjoy it! I don't buy many DVDs, but that's one I own!

[@thefastestgrammarteacherwo355]

Your approach is awesome

[@laujack24]

this book fucking amazing, I haven't touch a book made out of paper since I left school. this probably the only book that can tie me to my chair for hours with out getting bored or losing concentration.

[@rebeccah9499]

I've been watching the show, but I really want to read the books, too! They just showed "the scene" this week. You know what I'm talking about. I don't know if you watch, but if not, it was intense. And there was no music during the credits. It was probably almost as horrifying as what happened. Or intentionally silent so all of the viewers had time to really absorb all that had happened. Either way, I always love books more, so I need to get these. Thanks for the review!

[@vinnykster]

Great review! A Storm of Swords is my fave too. Blew me away! Personally I don't find any of the characters or chapters boring or insignificant. It's a long story and it's gonna go 7 books. So something that seems boring or insignificant is really pointing toward something big later on. Even the big major turning points or deaths of major characters and plot twists are just so because of those chapters previous that seem to mean nothing.Great post. Its great to hear other G.O.T. fans views.

[@edithguttmann898]

uh hi.. i wanted to ask you a question.. could you tell me if there is a difference between these two books and if yes, what are they? and do i need to read vol2 too before going on with the 4th book? and is vol1 just the standard version of"a storm of swords" or? it would be so nice of you to answer me this, since i can't seem to find this out on my own haha uhm yeah.. thanks!

It took me a whole hour to sort of overcome the shock of the RW. I remember it was 3 am and I had to go for a walk to cool off my head and get a snack. When I came back, I had to continue reading, I couldn't sleep.

[@samarchism_]

How quickly do you read these books?

[@WorstScenarios]

what book has euron greyjoy?

[@boozantine]

A Dance With Dragons and The Winds of Winter.

[@babakhanoushii]

+Worst Scenarios A Feast for Crows. You hear about him in Dance but he's not there. He'll probably have important shit to do in The Winds of Winter since season 6 is based off that, and Pilou Asbaek is supposed to have a big role to play.

[@franksaldana6570]

+Worst Scenarios A feast for crows and a Dance with Dragons

[@rileyslays]

A Feast for Crows and The Winds of Winter.

[@Alty732]

I know you can't say much but I was diss appointed by comments on Haines story line. There is so much deepth most readers agree this book makes him arguably the most complex character.

[@koa555kovacsandras5]

Same here, ACOK had a lot to offer, even after watching season 2. I'ts actually my second favourite book.

[@GunninRebel55]

So I bet you loved Dany and Arya in season 7. I loved Arya and Brienne sparring. Dany's field of fire 2.0 was amazing too. I disagree with you about Bran. His movements have perhaps more purpose than any other character. I loved this review though. Best book I've ever read in the high fantasy genre.

[@getbookish]

I don't doubt Bran's purpose but damn, it can be hard to read sometimes.

[@GunninRebel55]

getbookish I can dig it. I've actually heard that from several people.

[@lik00001]

Whahaahahahaaaaaa?? Sansa is "playing the game"? Sansa is the definition of "piece" in GoT if I ever saw one, there are indications that she MIGHT someday become player, but not too soon. Players are such as Doran Martell, Littlefinger, Varys, Ilyrio Mopatis, Tyrion, Tywin, Queen of Thorns. The rest are pieces.

[@TemplarReturns]

I really liked Davos' chapters. He's one of the most laid back characters in the seasons but has trouble being the Kings hand because many think him a traitor for being a follower of a "broken" king. He has ambition and wants justice for his sons.

[@fallendaemon]

I don't think she ever becomes aware of what is going on. After all she participates in Joffrey's assassination without ever once realizing what she's doing, nor how badly she's being used and manipulated by the Tyrells.

[@owedoggify]

I completely agree with you, 90% of the time I stopped reading it was when I reached a bran chapter.

[@MrAllallalla]

ASOS has 419k and the stand has 416k so they're the same length practically

[@georgegreen9662]

y u no read Feast for Crows?

[@vinnykster]

Ahhh but again as I said above.... Clash of Kings . .good example of what I mean .. .it seems to drag but remember ... Storm of Swords is really also Clash of Kigns ... Martin said it's overlapping. Storm of Swords couldn't be as dramatic as it is without all those slow burning and seemingly boring parts of Clast of Kings. For myself I try to just think in terms of what each chapter is leading toward. It could be something 3 books ahead. Everything has a punchline in G.O.T.

[@lane1776]

I was halfway into a shift at work and had to stop reading for the rest of the night. One character was one of my fav, and alot of "supporting actors" as well

[@bobsbigboy_]

You are the best book reviewer on youtube!

[@getbookish]

Thanks!

[@VanteStyle]

My only complaint...finishing it has likely ruined my watching of season 4. I tried to stop. Even put it down for a month, midway through. But then the previews started... And I told myself one chapter wouldn't hurt...then two...then... OMFG. I feel like a binge drinker...so ashamed...yet so very, very satisfied.

[@mbglosser]

I've gone through em all and I agree- A Storm of Swords is the best - A dance with Dragons is definitely my second favorite followed by A Game of Thrones - A Clash of Kings and Feast for Crows are a distant 4th and 5th- it's like all the odd number books are awesome and the even numbered ones are "meh"

[@MediabyAaron]

Just finished this book yesterday, omfg it was amazing!