LENA’s Comments (group member since Feb 26, 2016)

LENA’s comments from the Read A Song Of Ice And Fire 2016 group.

Everyone would make a better ruler than Cercei..

I feel a bit differently. I always thought Tyrion stood out. He just never seemed like a true Lannister. Yes, he has Tywin's intelligence but other than that..

I guess we will keep that part of the book in mind. Sooner or later we will find out.

I loved it!!!!

Thanks Ria! I read the first book in Greek and I wasn't a member of the group so I probably missed it.

hahahahahaaa!!!!! sorry.. you're almost there...

I guess you're right about the spoiler. One thing is for sure. Martin does not disappoint. He even has us discuss theories about imaginary, fictional characters.

I agree...Martin is Super clever.. He has created this whole world. It seems impossible sometimes. I often try to imagine what his house may look like. I picture him living in a mansion. The basement is full of pictures and post its pinned on the wall connected with colorful yarns (detective style). It has to look like this..

Towards the end of the chapter Lady Genna (Jamie's aunt) talks with him. Any comments-thoughts for the last paragraph of the chapter???

(view spoiler)[ I have the same feelings...I'm dying here guessing, expecting answers which will come who knows when... When is the new freaking book coming out??? Is there a date??? And they said the new season won't be out till next summer..perhaps even later.
Another thought: Could it be that none of Tywin's children is his own? Could it be that all three of them are Targaryens? He always seemed bitter and grumpy... maybe he couldn't have children but he accepted all 3 of them for the sake of the family name. He always kept saying: All of us will die one day, Cercei her children, me the only thing that remains is a name the Lannister name. NO??? Too far-fetched? (hide spoiler)]

Also I was just scanning through Jamie's chapters. When you read Jaime-chapter 34 final paragraph I really want to hear your thoughts... We're given a pretty clear hint there.

Oh my God I just saw it... Thanks Ria, great video! Yes, it contains major spoilers.

(view spoiler)[ But I have a question. Why does the TV show leave out Aegon???? Do you think Martin would let them deviate so much from the book??? I really don't know the answer to this. It is also claimed that Martin is thinking of ending the book in a different way than the TV series. How cool would that be? One king claims the Iron throne at the end of the book series and another at the series. Anyway...about Varys: I had never never never thought about the reason he shaves his head. How stupid... Of course he does it to protect his origins.. (hide spoiler)]

Ria regarding your spoiler:

(view spoiler)[ At first I thought Tyrion was a Targaryen and that he would be the 3rd Targaryen to sit on the small dragon, but then I read about this theory somehwere and everything clicked (the same way it had when I read about Jon's mother theory), it felt so plausible so reasonable, I mean Cercei is just like the Mad King, right??? She is the Mad Queen. If that is confirmed I will be sad because I really think Tyrion deserves to sit on a dragon but then I really hope Jamie will eventually decide to become a Queenslayer apart from being a Kingslayer. Oh my God I just realised that if the theory is true it means that Jamie has killed his father just like Tyrion killed his. Martin loves these kind of ironies... (hide spoiler)]

Vishakha wrote: "No I don't like Dorne chapters, I'm kind of bored with the whole Red Viper death revenge shebang!

Please tell me it gets interesting?"

The final chapters were quite good actually.

Vishakha wrote: "Yeah the babies switching was a nice twist, it was done because Melissandre was at the Nights Watch and since she has the tendency to burn people and things, she might want to sacrifice Kings blood..."

Yes, they show it in season 6 but there is no baby switching. They left this part out.

Vishakha wrote: "Btw remind me what happened to Theon? I mean may be I remember this from the show [spoilers removed]"

I think she did...

Roseanne wrote: "There has to be a reason she hates him so much. I want to know why"

Apart from Tyrion being a dwarf and the belief that he killed Joff and the fact that he killed their father what more reason would she need to hate him??? It's Cercei. You cough she hangs you... LOL

I'm afraid you are right Leslie. I heard season 7 and 8 will be both very short approximately 15 episodes in total and season 7 will have some scenes from the 6th book (Martin didn't give everything away till his book comes out) and the 7th book and season 8 will be about the final chapters of book 7.

By the way did they announce a release date for the WInds of Winter???

Yes, the movie was amazing! Emilia was excellent! I suggest you read it anyway... You already know the story but as usual there are some parts that were not included in the film. And there is always the second bookAfter You

Vishakha wrote: "I think this was just an okay chapter, but I did feel proud for Arya (I always have though, this is one other reason to add), she is so small and yet she understands the reality around her, she kee..."

I feel exactly the same! I like Arya a lot!

Peter wrote: "I think the reason why she stays there is she has no other place to go and it's safe there for her. And she wants to become no one because no one had no holes inside her. "

I agree!

Terry wrote: "I joined the HP group because I like all of you so much - I have already read all of the Harry Potter books and have seen each movie as soon as it opened. My father, step mother and my niece have a..."

I loved this!

Vishakha I feel the same. I would like to help but I am not sure I am ready for something like this. Also I guess being a moderator requires time and my work schedule is unstable which means I will not be always able even to log in.

I'll have a look at the guidelines and get back to you in a couple of days.

Brianna that would be great! I don't know if anyone is interested in roleplays. I am not. I had joined a group like that and I hated it.

1. This book and A Dance with Dragons are really two parts of the same (giant book). Did you like that GRRM split the books by narrator?

I didn't enjoy this book as much as the others but now that I have finished it I think it was a good idea.

2. Do you think that GRRM is getting swamped by the sheer number of characters he has in these books? In this book alone, we have 9 new narrators.

That is my one big problem with his books. All these names all these characters...Some of the characters are quite important but I am simply unable to remember them. Sometimes I do remember the name but I cannot remember who the person is. If I am lucky and remember the chapter the name appeared I reread it.

3. Cersei has spent most her time in the other books trying to get power, but now that she has it, she can't really handle it. Why do you think that is?

Because she lack 2 basic qualities: EMPATHY, TEAMWORK. Of course she cannot handle it.

4. Do you think that Jon had Samwell's best interests in mind when he sent him to be a maester or is he thinking of the Watch?

I haven't really thought about it... Since he is so dutiful I guess he did it for the watch.

5. Why do you think the Brotherhood without Banners brought Catelyn back to life?

They haven't showed this in the TV series so I am guessing it's not so important. Maybe they will resurrect her in season 7. Well the only reason I can think of is that they have a common enemy: the Lannisters. Since the rest of the Stark family members are either dead or missing Catelyn would serve as the face of the war, the face of revenge. Perhaps they are going to spread rumors that she is alive which will intimidate both the Freys and the Lannisters.

6. Every member of the Martell family has their own plans. Which one do you think is the best?

I liked Arianne's plan.

7. Why do you think the Faceless Men gave Arya the milk that caused her to go blind?

Oh I know the reason and I wouldn't want to spoil it! I think it's easy to guess though!

8. Why do you think is Jaime worried about his honor now? He has turned his back on his family to do so.

Because he finally realises that his whole life he has been sort of a slave to the sick plans of his family. He has never felt happy. He is not getting any younger, he has lost a hand and his page on the book with the Kingsguard's achievements is still empty. So he breaks free.

9. Who, as a narrator, do you miss most in this novel?

T Y R I O N !!!!!!!!