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thistlechaserCut for major spoiler near the end of Dance with Dragons. Assume comments have spoilers, too. Don't click unless you're in the last 10% or so of the book!
Jon Snow, you really know nothing now. Being dead and all. Maybe/perhaps/hopefully.
The spoiler I was tricked into reading was "I don't believe the major death at the end of the book will turn out to be real, the character won't really be dead". That was my first thought, too. I know GRRM killed Ned, but I almost think he likes Jon more? I don't know, the death just didn't feel as certain as it might. I'm probably/hopefully wrong.
I have no issues with Jon being dead. I fully understandable how it happened "ICly" -- in character'ly. He made so many major and perhaps questionable giant changes so fast, to an institution so old... Plus his intended running south with the wildlings?
I've never had any great love for Jon, so I'm not upset at all. I'm kind of almost satisfied, really. I could really see where the Night's Watch folks were coming from. And I really, really wonder what will happen to the organization now, with all the wildlings already there.
Jon Snow, you really know nothing now. Being dead and all. Maybe/perhaps/hopefully.
The spoiler I was tricked into reading was "I don't believe the major death at the end of the book will turn out to be real, the character won't really be dead". That was my first thought, too. I know GRRM killed Ned, but I almost think he likes Jon more? I don't know, the death just didn't feel as certain as it might. I'm probably/hopefully wrong.
I have no issues with Jon being dead. I fully understandable how it happened "ICly" -- in character'ly. He made so many major and perhaps questionable giant changes so fast, to an institution so old... Plus his intended running south with the wildlings?
I've never had any great love for Jon, so I'm not upset at all. I'm kind of almost satisfied, really. I could really see where the Night's Watch folks were coming from. And I really, really wonder what will happen to the organization now, with all the wildlings already there.
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Date: 2011-08-03 04:57 pm (UTC)The only other "death" (not really a death, I'm quite sure) is Daenerys getting carried off by the black dragon. I expect her to show up sometime in the future, likely with a dragon who at least somewhat listens to her.
I have to give it to the man, he tends to kill off/maim characters randomly and indiscriminately enough that it keeps you on your toes to some extent.
And boy do I like that! More books should do that. Ha ha, imagine Twilight where both Edward and Jacob got killed! HEEE. Now that would make me read those books (maybe).
It's like RP - if it contributes to the overall story I'm cool with it, even if it's horribly depressing at the moment.
Ha! Yes, exactly. And in my case, it helps that I really only love one character (Tyrion).
Did you catch the small reference to a gay (tiny) character? Tyrion was talking to someone in the sellsword company, someone from Westeros, and he asked him who he missed. "A guy... um... a friend, yeah, a friend", something like that. It made me grin!
And yeah, overall I mostly sort of liked it. I'm not sorry I read it, though I sure do wish it were stronger on its own. Luckily the second half is better than the first half, which means I'll be left with a better memory of it. Zero interest in rereading it though.