Am I the only one who thinks that Catelyn Stark POV's are boring?

[Hodoris]

I always get bored when her chapters come. Its so frustrating for me. Unlike the chapters for Bran or Arya which are so exciting to read, I dislike reading her chapters. How many people agree with me?

[Cyvasse Khal]

I enjoyed her chapters generally. Not because I wanted to know what was going in Cat's life and in her mind, but she was the source of information to the reader about the war from the North's perspective.

[star shine7]

I actually found I was a lot more interested in the book Catelyn than the TV series Catelyn. I think its because we found a lot more out about Catelyn. I also enjoyed how through Catelyns POV chapters we found out about Rob and the war.

[Atropis the Elf]

Catelyn's chapters are probably the most riveting ones. Not only do we learn a lot about the Northeners and their perception of war, they are so well written that reveal incredible depth of a character who cannot actually fight, and yet she is pivotal to any decision making about battles.

If you contradict them later to

Cersei's chapters

you get two polar opposite personalities.

[Aldark]

Hm...Catelyn's POV are strange. Some times they are A-W-E-S-O-M-E and very interesting (i would say examples but i'm afraid i will spoil since we're in AGOT section) , but some other times they're boring. That's why when i see her name on titles i dislike it and can't wait for Tyrion,Jon (even Arya!) and Bran chapters...

I feel sympathy but at the same time she frustrates me cause she (like her daughter Sansa) are moaning all the time. I must tell thought , she's a strong woman and i don't hate her character.

[Shawn Michael]

I don't hate her chapters in AGoT actually. although there's nothing much I dislike about the first book at all for that matter.

[GregCleg]

Yeah, I hear you. The Cat POVs tend to be pretty descriptive, which can get a bit tedious. And I know how much she's feeling, but I can't help but get irritated when her hundreds and thousands of sadness-thoughts come pouring out. The only reason she is interesting is because she is the only Northern war informant whose info is accurate. I think I like her for Robb and his bannermen, that's it really.

[TalalOfDorne]

Cats POVs are my favorites. Not only is she herself a well-written character, but the events around her (And the ones shes involved in) are exciting as well.

[TalalOfDorne]

DP

[calmyourwits]

Sometimes I find her chapters boring but then again when she comes up and her chapter is nearing its end, it never fails to surprise me.

[GhostC]

Definitely with ya on this one buddy, I hate Catelyn as a character in every possible aspect....always dreaded her chapters, even if they filled in on some key info

[SirRunty]

Her chapters were a little anti-climactic I suppose, but they always give you some news - Not my favourites but ok I suppose.

[RedChick]

*shrugs* I enjoyed her POVs. Very rare in fantasy where you have a point of view told from a mother of five children.

I can see why people dislike her POVs/character though; it took me a while to warm up to her character. Now I consider Cat one of the best characters of the series.

[StoneToilet]

I agree she's one of the best characters, but at the same i HATED her chapters. The constant fretting and grieving and ruminating, misery and stress ugh it was torture at times. Part of it i think was grrms placement of her chapters as kind of a winding down after something exciting happens. But theres one huge exception which was perhaps the most riveting chapter I've ever read in any book, won't name it here but you know if you know.

[Carolinus]

Catelyn's chapters actually turned out to be some of my favorites--I always was a sucker for mother figure characters (Fantine anybody?), plus it was real cool to have an outsiders perspective on The North. It was also nice to have a more emotional pillar amongst all the 'carnage and intrigue' chapters, a bit of a breather for more character development and lore expanding. And yes, I just love Catelyn as a character; she's practically my own mother incarnate, which certianly helps!

But to each his own, I suppose. We all have our favorites and--well, not-favorites. :bang:

[TheFatKing]

Some were very good, but there were many Cat chapters that I found were just droning on and on.

[Annara Snow]

Hm...Catelyn's POV are strange. Some times they are A-W-E-S-O-M-E and very interesting (i would say examples but i'm afraid i will spoil since we're in AGOT section) , but some other times they're boring. That's why when i see her name on titles i dislike it and can't wait for Tyrion,Jon (even Arya!) and Bran chapters...

I feel sympathy but at the same time she frustrates me cause she (like her daughter Sansa) are moaning all the time. I must tell thought , she's a strong woman and i don't hate her character.

You have a very strange definition of "moaning". Moaning means that they're complaining to other people. Both Cat and Sansa do the exact opposite - they are always keeping it all inside. Or maybe they aren't allowed to be unhappy about having awful things happen to them, like losing their family members or being abused? Heck, Sansa is actually the kind of person who's always trying to see the glass half full...

Funny that you name Tyrion's chapters as your favorite - if anyone is "moaning" per your definition (i.e. thinking about the injustices done to them and feeling sorry for themselves), it's Tyrion. Your second favorite is Jon, who is also a rather miserable figure, and tends to feel sorry for himself over his bastard status. Double standard much?

[Rodrik Stone]

Some PoVs are defined by their internal narrative, which can hold up entire chapters by itself if the character is interesting enough. I think nearly everyone considers Tyrion's chapters to be in this category, along with their personal favorites.

Others, like Cateyn's (in my opinion), are more about the events that happen around them. I recall her GoT chapters being kind of boring, but:

She is the main (actually, pretty much the only) perspective we get on the Stark/Tully side of the WotFK, and as that conflict ends, her character goes in a very... interesting direction.

[Digging Crazy Chicks]

Catelyn did tend to get on my nerves at times but as far as learning information and what's happening to Robb, I took the good with the bad.

[Ser Vaibhav Sharma]

Nope, her POV's are interesting and some are awesome especially the ones in which

Summer saves Bran and Catelyn and Catelyn meets Robb after a long time

.
But I really dont like her, she is not as smart as she thinks she is and is short sighted and she really didnt think about the repurcussions when she kidnapped Tyrion.Also, why does she hate Jon Snow, its not his mistake that Ned fucked someone else, the hatered she has and expresses towards him is not justified.She should confront Ned and not Jon.