Greyshade Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I love her pov chapters. I have read some on the message boards (I am new here) that they found the book boring but I could have read a whole book on it's own about her anntics. I am about to begin Princess in the Tower chapter. I never ever thought I would be so intrigired by Cersei because I have hated her from the start but she became interesting to me in this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larastone Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I love her chapters too. I never cared about her in the first 3 books, but she also became very compelling to me in AFFC. I have my problems with how GRRM writes her but I still found myself loving her as a character in AFFC. She's someone who just wants the world, like tyrion said she's hungry for "power, honor and glory", and is angry as fuck that she's been denied it for so long that she lashes out at anyone and anything that she sees as a threat (which is almost everyone bc she becomes very unhinged) because she doesn't want to feel powerless. and that leads her to making some extremely cruel and selfish choices that I can't forgive but I also don't really hold those things against her a character because she's also a villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maester AZ Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 The Cersei chapters are such black comedy, what with her betraying and manipulating everyone around her for her own selfish pleasure rather than acting in the best interests of the realm. She gets what's coming to her at the end of the book, though. You'll love that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Targaryen Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I was beginning to wonder whether Cersei had a touch of insanity going on, somewhat like Aerys but without the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gretls Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I feel almost the same way. Except I do think this book is the most boring out of the first 4, the second half of AFFC is much better then the first though.But having Cersei POV chapters in this book made her much more interesting, whereas before she was just an annoying evil b**** she is now a crazy funny one... Though also still quite annoying and evil... I also think her story is being written as an analogy to the Evil Queen in the Snow White fairytale. Where either Margaery/Sansa/Danny can be the Snow White character in relation to that. What are your thoughts on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBranRickon Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 We love to hate her and her chapters are so filled with willful hatred, paranoia and delusional self grandiosity that you have to snicker with her or against her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lom678 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Cersei is the fucking best!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddard Stark is online Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I find Cersei really compelling and interesting. I don't know why, but I find myself rooting for her, possibly because she keeps making such stupid decisions and you can feel how everything seems to be unravelling for her. There are characters I dislike a lot more than Cersei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The North Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Just finished the book, and it's pretty funny how arrogant she was...even at the end. Even after spurning Jamie to Riverrun and being hateful toward him since his return to KL, she expects him to come running back with "I love you". It pretty much speaks to her entire delusion throughout the book...she has the fierceness of her father without any of the cunning nor knowledge on how to create true alliances, even within her own family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddard Stark is online Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Just finished the book, and it's pretty funny how arrogant she was...even at the end. Even after spurning Jamie to Riverrun and being hateful toward him since his return to KL, she expects him to come running back with "I love you". It pretty much speaks to her entire delusion throughout the book...she has the fierceness of her father without any of the cunning nor knowledge on how to create true alliances, even within her own family. Which book have you just finished? Do you mean A Feast for Crows? You should read A Dance with Dragons and see what happens in terms of her arrogant demeanor in that book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The North Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Yeah, I just finished AFFC. Starting the last book now....I'm assuming she's not completely done for just yet.I kinda had an epiphany as I re-read this thread that the "queen who destroys everything you hold dear" is Dany not Margaery, not sure why I didn't realize it sooner. I thought it may have been Myrcella if there was an upcoming war with Dorne to displace Tommen with her but now after the first chapters of ADWD it seems obvious Doran Martell is working with Illyrio to bring Dany over for final vengence on the Lannisters.We'll see how it plays out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee211 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I love her pov chapters. I have read some on the message boards (I am new here) that they found the book boring but I could have read a whole book on it's own about her anntics. I am about to begin Princess in the Tower chapter. I never ever thought I would be so intrigired by Cersei because I have hated her from the start but she became interesting to me in this book. Reading Cersie's POV chapters makes me want to choke her because she is so arrogant and I loved it when she finally was imprisoned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Cold Fingers Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 While I don't like Cersei, some of her chapters were great to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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