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So many things happened in this book that it's hard to remember here at the end everything that happened.

Red Wedding - I stopped reading for a day. I was so devastated by that.
Everything that happened north of the wall was interesting and complex. I really enjoyed all of the really strong development that Jon and Samwell had in their time ranging. I've had a soft spot for Samwell since he showed up in the books, but seeing his POV has made me enjoy his character more. I was getting a bit annoyed by the "you know nothing, Jon Snow" quote (sorry, Ygritte) right around the time that it stopped being said in response to what felt like everything Jon said.
Purple Wedding - The aftermath was more upsetting than the events of the wedding itself.
Jaime feels more like a person now. Seeing his POV rather than hearing about him has certainly taken some of the poker chips off of his "what is wrong with this man" pile, but he also added a few more back on later.

Seeing Brienne match him in their duel was exciting. He needed that humbling.

Tyrion remains the only Lannister that I have not found a reason to dislike. He's cunning and wiley, but in a house of lions, I'd say that's the only way his lived as long as he has.

Tywin deserved that crossbow bolt in the gut. It pleases me that Tyrion was the one to do that, as surprised as I was that it happened.

I'm curious to see what happens with Bran in the next book.

It made me so happy that Jon Snow saw Bran's direwolf before he escaped from the wildlings.

There is a long league's worth of difference between willful and stupid.

Everything is still so very complex in this world and the overall story. I'm quite baffled by the extreme attention paid to all of the minute details, especially with how massively large these books are. I didn't think 21 days would be a long enough library loan to read this, but I ended up finishing it with 8 days to spare. I think that alone speaks for the quality of this book and series.

lalalarisa's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sueread2030's review

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adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

emilyb_chicago's review

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4.0

Martian continues to make a 1,000 page epic fly by and left me wanting more. He continues to not hold by any standard story telling rules and just pours the story of what feels like real people out onto the pages. Usually when a new character starts their chapter I think, 'I'm not interested in them, finish the story of the person I am reading!' and by the time the next chapter ends I say the same thing about the next chapter. I just get so caught up in each story. There are so many though that it is easy to forget your affection for them when they come round as a narrator again.

Looking forward to reading the next, but I'll take a bit of a break since I don't want to catch up to him too fast. He does have two more books to write!

nonvitalcomponent's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

breannaschnurr's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ilovehummus6's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense

4.0

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