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So, im reading these books because i want to jump in to next season's show without being so confused. When i finished the book, i was happy to have finished it and thought it was great. Then i started reading other reviews which made me think about the same things that crossed my mind while i read it.

Things i liked about the book:
1. My two favorite characters were Arya and Tyrion.
2. I am intrigued that, except for the Lannisters & their supporters, no "House" in this book is necessarily the "good guy"
3. The direwolves & their relationships with their owners
4. The friendships & characters of the boys of the Black were entertaining.

I think i thought this book was better than it is because it finished on a good note, mostly. And, because i finished it. Im not terribly excited about the next book, as they gave an excerpt at the end of this one and it starts out depressing - so far as i can tell.

The whole time i was reading this book, i felt like i had missed a previous book or something, and i kept checking to make sure i was reading the first book. The 'Appendix' might have been better used at the beginning of the book, with a map. It was too hard to really get in to the book because of all of the names and so many of the names look and sound alike.

I would have liked to see more magic, and more positive things happening. This reads as more of a tragedy than anything else. Im trying to think of one character that didnt have something awful happen to him or her in the book and nothing comes to mind right now.

Im going to read the next book. If i feel the same at the end, i may not continue the series but ill at least be able to undstand the show.

Id write more but im in a hurry and im starting to think of more things that irritated me.

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