Book Review: A Dance With Dragons
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2013
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I don't think George R R Martin is ever gonna be able to top A Storm Of Swords. That book just had everything in it.
I'm hoping the last book returns to that neckbreak pace, it'd be awesome.
KingBowserVlog The next book isn't the last one though. It's winds of winter then dream of spring or something I think.
Mike J Yeah, I know. The thing is that for some reason I'd wish for WoW to be not as neckbreaking as SoS so that A Dream of Spring goes out with a bang. But who knows what George has planned.
KingBowserVlog Yeah I can't wait either the mans a genius. "Hold the door" god that killed me.
Idk man I really enjoyed ADWD
Reek's chapters were almost my favorite of this book, that characters transformation has been really dramatic. Also loved everything in Meereen and on the wall.
Bend the knee folks, this was the book that made Stannis my favorite character
ASOS really explained Stannis far better than DwD. I found it pretty damn dissapointing that he was so angry all the time at the wall. Seems like his SoS personality just went away. His masterplan with the lakes, Night lamp, Umbers , etc. is awesome tho.
The epilogue with uncle Kevan for me was a huge cliffhanger or maybe more like a game changer, a great chapter either way.
Also Cersei.
Spoiler alert (kind of)
To me, Jon's last chapter was the climax of the book. I remember getting all pumped up for what Jon was about to do then...THAT happened! I was like..."Yeah Jon you go back to Winterfell and kick Ramsy's as...wait...WHAT!? *going back through pages trying to find out where it all went wrong*...NO!"
And Cersie's last chapter I thought was really cool, like Oooooohhhhhh ddddaaaannnnggggggg.
Oh and Young Griff's true identity being revealed blew my mind also.
It’s safe to say that Winds of Winter has taken “a while”. 😏
My reaction upon finishing this book: "I can't wait to read this again and unravel all the mysteries."
Probably my favorite novel in the series, I honestly think it's better than ASOS.
I still think ASOS is the best one.
Feast for Crows together with Dance are better than Storm.
I just finished A Dance With Dragons, and am considering rereading it alongside A Feast for Crows for continuity's sake, part of me thinks that's how the books are supposed to be read but couldn't be released that way because it would be a massive 2000 paged book
i suggest reading one chapter from a a feest for crows then one from a dance with dragons till you finish feast and then just read dance i already checked and you won t mess up the order
There is an awesome reading order done by Sean T. Collins (called the Feast/Dance reading order). I highly suggest you utilize it if you decide to re-read these books.
Wow almost 4 years... and no Winds of Winter
6 years now and no Winds of Winter
7 years now 😢
@@mijanhoque1740 9 years now........
Almost 8 years now.... it's 2021
o, wait a minute... in book 2 clash of kings, didnt Ramsay pretend to be Reek so that everyone would think that he was dead, but it was in fact Reek that had been killed in the woods and not Ramsay?
Yes! I'm 100 pages from finishing ACOK but I already know that Reek is actually Ramsay it's just so obvious with the "Lord Ramsay"
I really hope there is a lot of arya in winds of winter and or dreams of spring because I do like her chapters
Yes folks...we are in 2021 and the winds of winter are still not published... wondering what Martin will mention in his note this time
for the watch
Have you read the Mercy chapter? It's very interesting and entertaining!
in germany they made 10 books out of those 5....
and they doubled the prize... unbelieveable
@@jackmuller5478 they just want money
I just want more Arya and Jon :'|
same!
Nice review! I'm currently reading the book, just finished Bran's first chapter.
I hope Reek's chapters will be as good as you claim :)
I thoroughly recommend them,they're only around 70/80 pages long too & available online to read for free as well.
do you think it's a good idea to read the two books at the same time?
i might be a little delayed when it comes to the releases and news... but
¿is that paperback edition the one with a "Winds of Winter" chapter at the end like the other books had a chapter of the next, or is it like, the simple version of "A Dance with Dragons"?
(i hope my english is not that bad to understand, but i am trying to get better)
Nice to see you're enjoying yourself! Is that a copy of Artemis Fowl I see in the background?
I started reading ASOIAF in April and finally just finished A Dance for Dragons and it was great! I’ve been watching your video reviews on them after each book and I like them I just wish you did them with spoilers so I could get a more in detail summary to remember everything. But I do like these videos thanks for putting them together!
If I ever re-read them I would! It's been 5-6 years since I read them now so there's no way I could recall everything!
@@getbookish Hi!Love your reviews,i`ve also been watching your reviews after each book.I think it`s a cool idea to re-read books,i hope you will do it!Love you!
I really enjoyed the book too, and finally I can watch interviews with George R R Martin without being afraid of being spoiled! I agree with you about the Theon chapters,his POV was one of my favorite parts of the book, even when I hated him before I'm kind of rooting for him now! and it's not right haha !! same thing happened to me with Jaime Lannister in A Storm of Swords, I can't wait for A Winds of Winter!
great review! what did you think about "young griff"??? please answer i long to know :D
I like this, but I disagree with what you said about Daenerys being only helped... She works hard on her own. Her followers carry her orders and they are her advisors, so she will listen to then...
Her marriage to Hizdahr zo Loraq was the best she has done, but Barristan ruined that by attacking Hizdahr and bringing war...
Daenarys chapters mirror Cersei chapters. They're both incompetent.
@@kevinjohnanand Daenerys is not incompetent, she just has no idea. Viserys manipulated her for her whole life. She has no idea how to rule, she had no one who she could look up to. Her desire is the house with the red door. She is FIFTEEN. She is basically between puberty and adulthood. She has her needs, some of her actions are lead by her emotions, yes, but you need to remember how she got there and remember her childhood. Remember Viserys. Remember Drogo. Remember her miscarriage. She is for a girl in her situation an incredibly strong character. Not incompetent at all. She knows when she made wrong decisions. She criticises herself and that means she is on the right way to find out who she is and what is right and what is not. You need to experience before you know. Ruling abilities don't come from nothing. And let's not forget that she just has the best intentions. And how she risks her life for her people. She wants them to know that she cares. Dany is not a bad person. Yes, she has hypocritical thoughts. Yes, crucifying the maesters was wrong, but she learns and she knows what to not do again. We need to start seeing Daenerys as who she really is and not just the one side of her who makes stupid decisions and is cruel. That isn't her personality. She is way more complex than that and the Meereen chapters definitely proved that... And a HUGE DIFFERENCE between Cersei and Dany is that Cersei thinks she is always right. That is incompetent. To never question yourself. To not be open to see your mistakes.
I agree with you about the very end. One theory I've heard is that it kind of relates to the prologue chapter, if you catch my meaning. I think it will definitely be very interesting to see what happens next.
oh, and are you going to do a review on wuthering heights? it's one of my favourite books of all time.
My favourite povs were DEFINITELY theon and bran. The chills.
wait did that paperback edition already come out!?
Without giving anything away, what did you think of Varys's activities in this book?
Where do whores go?
I didn't read the book or anything i'm just trying to get laid
Mike J Through the Hodor
Where did you get a paperback version????
I love this been reading the book just finished asos and can’t wait to get to this one
Winds of Winter is still not out btw...
You can get those paperbacks on amazon for about 9$
You should check out the "Malazan book of the Fallen", "The witcher" and "the broken empire" series. All really good. :)
Do you have song of ice and fire's other books as well in international mass market paperback? If you have it, is book 1,2,3,4's cover's sword,crown,helm,goblet is bumpy as the 5th cover's dragon?
심규현 I do. The sword, crown, etc. are not bumpy like the 5th cover's dragon shield. The objects on 1-4 are smooth.
***** thank you. It really helped.
4 years later, and we are still waiting for Winds of Winter hahahaha oh George...
9 years later we STILL waiting for this god damn book.
Hmmm what you say about Tyrion is really interesting to me because I am currently in the middle of reading A Storm of Swords and I have watched several interviews with George R.R Martin where he talks about Tyrion being his favorite character. I have wondered if his favoritism/bias would ever be obvious in the books and from what you say it seems so. But I haven't read them, maybe he ends up killing him off in the 5th book, who knows? haha do you agree that no one is safe?
I think my favorite p.o.v were Tyrion and Reek. And I really liked that Tyrion was thinking so much about what he did to his father, I think it kind of moved me, haha. I really missed the Starks in this book though, I was dying to know what was happening with Sansa especially. But what do you think of the way the book ended for Jaime, (the whole Brienne thing). I found it very confusing and a bit annoying haha
why must the pacing in this book be so sloooooooow? The assault on Meereen comes together in a much more satisfying way compared to the show, but holy shit, some of these chapters is like watching a glacier move.
Lemuel James i feel that way but only with Dany’s chapters (and a few of Jon’s). As a whole though I really loved it
Jzeke 420 i always love Jon’s chapters just because he’s my favourite character
was the version with a ''high'' quality paper or with mass market paper? is it Bantam? like your reviews! have to say that you are cute also!! keep it up! :)
reader from sweden
Thanks, it was published by Bantam and it's done with mass market paper.
Absolutely LOVED this book!
Very good review, but I was expecting some of your thoughts on Kevan Lannister's epilogue. I think it was a very good way to preface Winds of Winter. It really gets you excited for the next book and the mayhem that is about to engulf Westeros.
It's definitely a good preface to WoW and hints at a lot of events that are about to go down (one way or another).
I'm rarely bothered by font sizes and had no problem with this edition. It does seem a bit longer than ASOS, but it's still a faster read than the others in the series.
I love your review!
Just joined the Winds of Winter waiting club yesterday haha
Great Review! Love your videos!
is not in the US? I got mine in Peru, thats weird
Love Arya! I am shocked you ranked A Clash of Kings, that was my 2nd favorite behind A Storm of Swords
I've enjoyed each of the first five books so far. I do feel as though A Feast for Crows and A Dance With Dragons are both slower-paced than the initial three, but I really like what they set up. The sixth book has tons of potential in terms of game-changers now that a lot of the necessity is out of the way.
+getbookish
3:52 "her storyline is much *stranger*..." I see what you did there! I like it. ;D
So, did you figure out what was in the pork pies brought by Wyman Manderly??
Tyrion:"where do whores go?"
"well, of course, they go wear the money is!"
great book. Loved it. ASOS is the best but this was close. Ramsey Bolton is just horrendous here. His dogs are named for girls who ran well. "you must ask him to take the toe off. Aisha's story was great. And howabout Victarion Greyjoy, baby!!!!!!!!!!! Beware the pale mare, she rides down king and pauper alike. Howabout those perverted Yunqui????The giant turtles on the river-awesome. The hidden boy (no spoilers)great book!!!!
plz review THE KINGS GRAMMAR
Seems like 2023 will come to an end before we'll get The Winds of Winter.
Even after a decade since reading ADWD, still curious to see the follow-up involving Wyman Manderly, Davos Seaworth, ̶R̶e̶e̶k̶ Theon Greyjoy & Winterfell (along with an dizzying amount of other POV & 'side' characters).
I'm even fairly certain that I've seen your review back then too. How time flies...
If the next book ever does come I'll be reading all the synopses because at this point I can't remember what was the books vs. the show!
This vid was quite a while ago, but I finished the book today. You made no mention of Quent the Frog :0)
+Davethehero Too many characters doing lots of different things to be able to mention everyone, unfortunately.
Ugh I want that paperback edition to match the rest of mine! It's not out in Canada yet either. I really liked this one, not my fave but still great. I liked it more than A Feast for Crows. I felt like the plot was really veering away from where I expected it to go in this book. Looking forward to what happens next.
Have u read the GRRM's 3 novellas? The hedge knight,sworn sword & mystery knight? Set in westeros about 100yrs b4 the conquest,check them out!
I'm on this book right now
i have my own taste in books and yes im a big fan of george r r martin and j r r tolkien
2022 and not winds of winter yet :/
Good review, i agree with all of your comments..
i thought a feast of crows refers to the black
I like how dooblydoo is becoming a word, do you watch Sci Show or Crash Course on you tube?
I've watched a lot of Crash Course videos.
Can you do a video of reading the whole book out loud you have a nice voice and sound like a good storyteller
Thank you! This book is already an audiobook and it's over 48 hours long so I won't be doing a video of that! Plus, it would violate copyright laws.
I actually read a Feast for Crows the week it was released, after a wait of maybe 3 years or so) and hadn't watched the show. I bought this book eagerly because it was FINALLY an other volume of the series I enjoyed so much when I was still in school. I started reading it and realized: "I HAVE NO IDEA WHO ALL THOSE GUYS ARE AND WHY THEY DO WHAT THEY DO!" 6 or 7 years are a lot of time between books, I wasn't really prepared for that. The good thing is, that it gave me a reason to finally watch the show, and it was a really good adaption I think. And it sufficed as a means to get myself back on track. I read the book, and finally enjoyed it a lot. Though, the second half more than the first half.
I find it odd you mentioned the Jon and Dany chapters as being... as being kinda important, but totally neglected the Epilogue (Kevan Lannisters chapter). I thought that was when shit really hit the fan (excuse my words ;P ).
I think I mentioned Jon and Dany's chapters because those characters have been around since the beginning so people expect them to be touched upon. The epilogues tend to focus on "random" characters so I don't feel as strong of a need to discuss them.
*****
True, but although the epilogue was from Kevans point of view I felt it was more about Westeros as a whole and the changes it will bring to the realm. And for me Westeros in itself is a main character... in an odd way :D
You should absolutely do a spoiler review of all the #ASOIAF books! I don't know if you have the time or are keen for a re-read, but it's absolutely worth it, and I would love to hear your spoilery thoughts. I'm also curious what you think of the show and how it ended. I discovered your channel today, as I was curious to see if there were any reviews of #ASOIAF that I hadn't seen, and I was pleasantly surprised by your videos. So now I'm subbing! Keep up the good work!
1. Feast 2. Clash 3. Storm 4. Dance 5. Thrones
What's about Bran's chapters? In the past they were normally boring but this book I though they were some of the best stuff Martin has ever written.
G Bergamo I can't say I'm a fan of Bran's chapters.
+getbookish I felt the same way about bran's chapters. Never a big of his character
You posted the video on the same day I finished the fifth book. I liked a dance with dragons, but somehow I am one of the few who actually enjoyed a feast for the crows.
It seems to me that our opinion is partly based on the tv show and partly on the fact that we are latecomers to the books, I read all five of them in less than 2 months :)
I feel like George RR Martin has definitely decreased the number of chapters the Starks have since A Storm of Swords like Sansa has 3 in Feast and none in Dance, Arya has like 3 in Feast (If I remember correctly) and 2 in Dance, Bran has none in Feast and only 3 in Dance. Jon Snow is the only Stark who has a lot of chapters since he has 13 in Dance but none in Feast.
the long night will never end
I liked this book way better than the last one.
Cersei once again took the cake for me. Her chapters were actually the ones I was looking forward to reading the most. They were an absolute thrill to go through 100% of the time.
Snow was a close second. There was so much interesting stuff going on at the wall what with stannis, the wildlings and Melissandra.
Tyrion's chapters introduced Penny (which I adore) but other than that I though they were just OK-ish.
Danaeris I'm not a huge fan of as a character but she had some pretty good moments. I like desperate, cornered Danny way more than I like queen, self-entitled, conceited Danaeris and she had quite a lot of these moments. I generally enjoyed all of the Mereen storylines. I got a good feeling of how impossible a task dealing with that situation must have been for Danny.
Reek chapters were ok although I'm not a fan in general.
The chapters that dealt with the two princes Griff and Martel I thought were amongst my least favorite.
Bran was just a complete drudge to read through. I simply cannot get myself to care for that character no matter how much I try.
Overall I really enjoyed the book! Looking forward to the next one!
Reek is Ramsay Bolton, right?
I love the last chapters with Arya to bad that they are to few thought, i really love when she says, None and she will be a seriall killer later on, she will have control for the Wolf and she will be totaly awesome when they let her loose from the assasin training
You're amazing!
Is this the 7" version?? How many pages??
nhs2008NC It looks like the mass paperback version, which is what I have. There are 1,123 pages; 1,051 pages of story and the rest being the appendix/preview to The Winds of Winter
THANKS! Jes Hen
Watching this video feels like time traveling. Just like Bran
I agree with your ranking. You are wise.
It's finally on paperback!!!!!!! YEA!
This is my favorite of the five
How did you feel about Melisandre's POV chapter? Super creepy!
She's a weird one.
I felt as though A Dance With Dragons was the weakest in the series. There were a few chapters that felt completely unnecessary, cool, but unnecessary. The splitting of the two books geographically I felt really hurt the narrative. A Feast for Crows at the very least had two perspectives that directly complimented each other and those were Cersei and Brienne; One character rules and fucks up and the other is amongst the smallfolk witnessing the horrors and tragedies that the ego-inflated rulers are causing. Kevan does it for good intentions and reasons considering what's been happening recently but ultimately is screwing the kingdom further for not taking Cersei down when he should have.
There were also really good philosophies and moral dilemmas in AFFC that were either lacking or underwhelming in ADWD. Daenerys is an incompetent ruler with a good heart but has trouble listening to reason or (like Cersei) doesn't fully grasp the consequences of her actions. This point on the character would have been good if 4 chapters weren't already dedicated to the same issue, atleast with Cersei in AFFC there was a new issue presented in each chapter. I feel as though GRRM was trying to present the two side of the same coin with Cersei and Daenerys, but that doesn't excuse how dragged out Dany's dilemmas were.
Stannis, Jon Snow, and Davos remain the most interesting threads but the pacing was hurt by the POV of Griff, one chapter perhaps but two was completely unnecessary, and the chapter following Quentyn releasing the dragons, although a really cool chapter and exciting, was also unnecessary (How many Robb Stark chapters did we get that couldn't have been summarized by Catelyn Stark?).
ADWD was overall a good book but the story was needlessly dragged, and the resurrection of Aegon Targaryen felt weak where ASOIAF usually stands.
RacinZilla003 ????
I'm currently 11 chapters in and just wondering how long it took you to read this book. I'm definitely reading this one at a faster pace that AFFC,
good review
And now your watch begins.
My list so far..
1. A Game of Thrones
2. A Storm of Swords
3. A Feast For Crows
4. A Clash of Kings
I'm barely starting A Dance with Dragons. Hopefully I finish before TWOW comes out.
Don't worry. If you think you don't have time, you probably do.
That is correct. However once Ramsay stops playing Reek and sacks and torches Winterfell, he gives someone else that name. It's seen in the 3rd season of the television show and you find out in the 5th book. This person has been a pov character before...
With what happened in Jon's final chapter, that can't be
I literally keep a dictionary with me at all times and look up words I don't know. I will also commonly reread sentences to make sure I understand everything completely, but my god does that make me such a slow reader! I'm still trying to wrap up A Clash Of Kings, but fortunately I should be able to finish reading the series before The Winds Of Winter comes out! I'm guessing it will be released late next year at the earliest, at least let's hope so! =)
5 years later and it's still not out :/
@@ninos5406 9 years have passed and winter still hasn't come.
Did you wait a couple of years before posting this. The book came out late in 2011. Not knocking you, he's one of my favorite authors.
I didn't start reading the series until 2012 so by the time I finished this one it was summer of 2013. I posted this shortly after I finished reading the book.
@@getbookish like I said I love your reviews.
Thanks, I’m glad you like them.
Aah well at least it's slightly shorter than Storm. Great review by the way.
Yay I can finally buy the cheap paperback version of this book! ;)
Tommen is "official" King. Liked your review!
4:50 Queen Selsea?? U mean Selyse?
I believe so. Obviously I wasn't remembering the name exactly. It's been over five years since I filmed this review so I can only assume that's what I meant!
My name is Reek it rhymes with leak
I hope "leave a message in the dooblie-doo" is accredited to the Vlog brothers
You forgot to mention one of my favorites: Cersei. Was she not in this book?
She is, but barely; especially when compared to the amount of time she gets in A Feast for Crows.
she is barely in there but thats some serious SH** shes going through its a major push to the whole story she is mos def worth mentioning, but im not hating all in all it was a really good review!
I just want to hear people who read the books opinions on this. Spoilers below
What do you think of what Varys did. We found out that he is the manipulator of the pawns in the story. Killing Pycell and Keven Lannister. What do you think of that? That was the true cliffhanger in the ADWD.
Trafalgar Law I had to take a month long break from reading ADWD after the Quentyn chapter. My mind was fucked as well.
Yeah that was crazy cliff hanger. What I think is going on is that Varys wants a Targaryen on the Iron Throne, so he is slowly and secretly dismantling House Lannister cause they have the strongest claim to the throne. When he told Kevan that he's doing for the children, I think he honestly believes that the realm can only truly be at peace under Targaryen rule, and what he meant by "Doing it for the children" was a metaphor for the future. You know kind of like "The children our the future" type deal. But I could be totally wrong.
Rawr!