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  • A Game of Thrones

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  • A Storm of Swords

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  1. 07-05-2011 01:36 PM #1
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    What's the best book in A Song of Ice and Fire?

    For those that have read the books, which did you like best? I'm about 150 pages away from finishing A Clash of Kings and wanted to get everyone's take. All four of you.
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  2. 07-05-2011 01:46 PM #2
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    A Storm of Swords. No question.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChaosLex View Post
    A Storm of Swords. No question.
    Without a doubt the best book so far. Dance might be better, as could the later books but of the first 4, Storm is the best.

    I'd rank them:
    Storm of Swords
    Game of Thrones
    Clash of Kings
    Feast of Crows.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Miller192 View Post
    For those that have read the books, which did you like best? I'm about 150 pages away from finishing A Clash of Kings and wanted to get everyone's take. All four of you.
    All four of us nerds?
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  5. 07-05-2011 05:29 PM #5
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    I got confused. You should erase your quoting me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gurgi View Post
    I got confused. You should erase your quoting me.
    Thanks bud. Just didn't wanna ruin anything for Miller.
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    I probably like Clash of Kings the best, but really the first three books are all very excellent. Feast for Crows isn't bad, but it does suffer from some awkward pacing, I think. GRRM seems to suffer from having too many "main" characters who are too spread out.
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    Swords and it's not even close. I also agree Dance could be better, but out of the 4 currently out it's Swords. I'm not sure if I have Game or Kings 2nd though and right now I have A Feast for Crows 4th. I have 300 or so pages left in Crows so it's possible that it could move up the list, but I doubt that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spoonless View Post
    I probably like Clash of Kings the best, but really the first three books are all very excellent. Feast for Crows isn't bad, but it does suffer from some awkward pacing, I think. GRRM seems to suffer from having too many "main" characters who are too spread out.
    Feast may have had somewhat a problem with that. Though the only POVs I would have considered removing were some of the Greyjoy stuff, perhaps a little of the Martells.

    I think Feast was a good book, just not as good as the first 3.
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  10. 07-06-2011 10:26 AM #10
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    I liked the Greyjoy stuff. Asha Greyjoy cemented herself as one of my favorite characters.
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  11. 07-06-2011 12:29 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spoonless View Post
    I liked the Greyjoy stuff. Asha Greyjoy cemented herself as one of my favorite characters.
    I'll finish Clash tonight and I really like her so far.

    I'm glad I decided to start reading the books and not wait for season 2. I've got a face to a lot of names so it comes alive pretty well for me.

    I'm jumping right into Storm of Swords when I'm finished.
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  12. 07-06-2011 03:32 PM #12
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    I started rereading over the weekend to refresh my memory on what the heck is going on since it's been a while. Just about done with Kings, so I should be able to plow through Swords and Crows just in time for the new release.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gurgi View Post
    All four of us nerds?


    I'm planning on picking up the books and reading them on the train to work. Can't wait!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spoonless View Post
    I started rereading over the weekend to refresh my memory on what the heck is going on since it's been a while. Just about done with Kings, so I should be able to plow through Swords and Crows just in time for the new release.
    I had to do the same thing when I picked up Crows. I started it, then put it down, and refreshed my memory.
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  15. 07-08-2011 06:42 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Wedge View Post
    I had to do the same thing when I picked up Crows. I started it, then put it down, and refreshed my memory.
    Well, I was just going to reread Crows, but that only lasted a chapter or two.
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