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Fantasy Literature

theAntiRand

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2. I tried it too, also cannot stand the characters

Reply to white_wolf (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 05:22 PM

Jan 2012

I got about halfway through the second book and finally said "I'm just not enjoying this, why am I reading it?"

I love it when no character is safe from death, but only if I care about the characters, and I just can't bring myself to care about the cast of A Song of Ice and Fire. I can't stand ANY of them. I need someone to cheer for, and I couldn't find anyone worth cheering for due to the extreme gray-and gray world of Westeros.

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Game of Thrones. I love the story, can't stand some of the characters. (spoilers for 1st 140 pages) [View all] white_wolf Jan 2012 OP

Don't worry, a lot of them will die. Martin kills a lot of people. One death in particular had me iris27 Jan 2012 #1

Which one had you applauding? shawn703 May 2012 #20

I tried it too, also cannot stand the characters theAntiRand Jan 2012 #2

Well like I said I'm a fan of Bran and Edward Stark. white_wolf Jan 2012 #3

Tyrion kicks ass XemaSab Jan 2012 #6

Tyrion is also my favorite Onceuponalife Jan 2012 #12

A lot of the story arcs come full circle XemaSab Jan 2012 #4

I know exactly who you are bored with. white_wolf Apr 2012 #15

The person I was bored with isn't much in either of the last two books XemaSab Apr 2012 #16

I can't wait to get to it. I've missed Daenarys and Tyrion. white_wolf Apr 2012 #18

Don't worry, everybody dies. LeftyMom Jan 2012 #5

It is being turned into a video game. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #7

To apologize for the characters caseymoz Jan 2012 #8

You are right about them being authentic. white_wolf Jan 2012 #9

Tolkien copied what was basically medieval propaganda caseymoz Jan 2012 #10

Feudal culture was more complicated than the black-on-black world displayed by Martin or Herbert. Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #17

We just have different terms. caseymoz Apr 2012 #19

I think a lot of what makes it so compelling and so horrifying is the authenticity XemaSab Jan 2012 #11

As you go through the series NewJeffCT Jan 2012 #13

Absolutely! FloridaJudy Apr 2012 #14

I LOVE Leigh Butler's blog summary and commentary on the series Matariki Jul 2012 #21

Spam deleted by LeftishBrit (MIR Team) kraj8995 Aug 2012 #22

I am fan of Kalisee Samanta Oct 2013 #23

welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #24