AFFC #2: Lots of Talky, Talky, Talky.

[grrrm]

Okay, so my first post on AFFC had to do with the silly nicknames. A small point, to be sure, but still a valid one. But today, I want to get down to brass tacks.

As mentioned before, much, if not all, of what I write about in this review of AFFC will be old news to many of you. However, much like a monkey with a microphone, I’ve got everyone's

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[zweihand]

y'mean Brienne?

[grrrm]

This character is entirely not worth my spellchecking her name.

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[steady_01]

I knew I didn't care for AFfC but never fleshed out why. To do that I would have to read it again and that falls under the "Why?" category. If I didn't like it, why would I read it again?

Thanks Ray, for undertaking the onerous re-read (re-listen) to answer why I didn't like it. You're right, it is talky, talky. A lot of people who I really didn't care about talking to each other about things I really didn't find that compelling. The exposition that this book reveals could have been taken up in about three or four chapters. But no, needing to fill up a book and the POV format resulted the snooze-fest that we paid for.

What I never cared for with the prophecy/dreams is that it's GRRM telling the reader that he knows where the story is going. To which, I reply, that's nice, you have an idea about where your own story is going. Good god! I should hope so!

[anonymous]

*lol

Crap is Crap is Crap

[anonymous]

Its OK to have some filler to describe the lay of the land and the world in general from a peasants perspective IF, AND ONLY IF you balance it of with some interesting stuff. Looks to me he put all the filler in AFFC and is now in trouble with ADWD as it has to be 100% grade A material hence the delay.

I think he threw ADWD out completly to rewrite it and finish the series in one book and call it a day (fine with me too)

Re: Crap is Crap is Crap

[anonymous]

Oh, I thought AFfC did have some interesting stuff. In particular, it was fun to watch Cersei busily self-destroy. A pity we didn't get to read the end of her downward spiral.

As to Dance being chock-full of grade A material... I wish the same, but even more than that, I wish it will be a *thick* book (as in, 350,000 words minimum).

- Krafus

WOT

[anonymous]

Ah, who could forget Crossroads of Twilight? Not me. I tried but I can't. I still remember how the entire book covered only one day and featured an entire chapter in which all that happened was: Elayne got undressed and took a bath. Worse, that chapter didn't even have any gratuitous descriptions of her alabaster thighs. I swear, even AFFC was better.
On a related note, Jordan was able to buy himself a Porsche with the money he earned from the series. Boy, do I feel stupid for buying his books.

[anonymous]

About the only parts of AFFC I liked was Cersei's chapters, and that was for pure shadenfreude value.