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Deblois · 13th July 2007, 03:42 AM

Hi Boaz,
Just checking out some older threads here and I really enjoyed your comments on the POV and characters. I had trouble when I first read AGOT, keeping up with who was who my first time thru, and found myself wishing for a scorecard or some sort of listing of the characters (I wouldn't turn to the back of the book to look for an appendix for fear of spoilers) Then I found myself going back to reread the end of the POV character's previous chapter before starting the new one. I ended up keeping my own index card of chapter summaries, which helped. ( Did anyone else run into this? Or is it me?)

The moment I realized that I had somehow begun to root for and empathize with Jaime really blew my mind. I hated him. Couldn't wait for Rob to mount his head on a spike. How could I root for him? But that is the strength of Martin and ASOFAI - the characters. Who was good, who evil?

I am a big fan of Zelazny's Amber saga - it was when I learned to enjoy the waiting between books, and we rehashed and reread until the next one came out. (No internet Fantasy Forums back then, but we had the lunch table in HS) But there was also a blurred line between good and evil, Amber and Chaos, at the heart of the story.

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Deblois Brother Justin sees all Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 8	Re: Overview of his Song of Fire and Ice series? Hi Boaz, Just checking out some older threads here and I really enjoyed your comments on the POV and characters. I had trouble when I first read AGOT, keeping up with who was who my first time thru, and found myself wishing for a scorecard or some sort of listing of the characters (I wouldn't turn to the back of the book to look for an appendix for fear of spoilers) Then I found myself going back to reread the end of the POV character's previous chapter before starting the new one. I ended up keeping my own index card of chapter summaries, which helped. ( Did anyone else run into this? Or is it me?) The moment I realized that I had somehow begun to root for and empathize with Jaime really blew my mind. I *hated* him. Couldn't wait for Rob to mount his head on a spike. How could I root for him? But that is the strength of Martin and ASOFAI - the characters. Who was good, who evil? I am a big fan of Zelazny's Amber saga - it was when I learned to enjoy the waiting between books, and we rehashed and reread until the next one came out. (No internet Fantasy Forums back then, but we had the lunch table in HS) But there was also a blurred line between good and evil, Amber and Chaos, at the heart of the story.