Worst Line in the Series?

[Winter's Knight]

In your opinion, what is the single most awful sentence in the books?

For me, it'd be from The Wayward Bride, in Dance:

Her cunt became the world.

Sent me into a mad giggling fit, partly because it reminded me of my own feeble attempts at writing a sex scene back in middle school.

[Lothar Imbel]

Definitely something from a sex scene, perhaps GRRM should do one for Manderly, so he could get his beautiful descriptions for food in there too?

[The_NightKing]

Pink mast.

[Datepalm]

Lightbulb joke someplace in ASOS.

[ermireallydontcare]

There's a sentence in the already cringe worthy Tyrion-Sansa wedding night scene about his man staff, don't know why but that made me cringe more than any of the other sex scenes. Perhaps its just because it emphaises that we're reading from the viewpoint of a very naive young girl. (So I suppose it sounds like what it's supposed to, a sex scene written by a 13 year old and is supposed to be cringy, but still.)

Though the 'her cunt became the world' line already mentioned is a close second.

[Kittykatknits]

In your opinion, what is the single most awful sentence in the books?

For me, it'd be from The Wayward Bride, in Dance:

Sent me into a mad giggling fit, partly because it reminded me of my own feeble attempts at writing a sex scene back in middle school.

This was going to be my line too, as soon as I saw the thread title. I've commented on it before as its just so awkward an unrealistic. I get the point of it, for awhile her feelings in that moment were all that mattered to her. But, still, it's bad.

There's a sentence in the already cringe worthy Tyrion-Sansa wedding night scene about his man staff, don't know why but that made me cringe more than any of the other sex scenes. Perhaps its just because it emphaises that we're reading from the viewpoint of a very naive young girl. (So I suppose it sounds like what it's supposed to, a sex scene written by a 13 year old and is supposed to be cringy, but still.)

Though the 'her cunt became the world' line already mentioned is a close second.

It's something like "purple bulbous head". cringeworthy indeed.

[Winterlord]

Chapter Heading: Daenerys

[Jon's Queen Consort]

"You know nothing Jon Snow"

Seriously everytime I hear or read that line I want to put my head on the train's rails.

"Winter is coming"

and after the rails I would just relax and tear my book into peaces.

"A Lannister always pays his debts."

... and starting cooking the books to make a dinner for my friend who introdused me to the series.

[dark sister]

"You know nothing, Jon Snow." (Repeat eight billion times, add one feather, put in the oven, and in next book featuring Jon Snow you'll have eight thousand cupcakes of him repeating the phrase.)

[Fat Mac]

"Men call me Darkstar, and I am of the night." It sounds like its straight out of a shitty anime...

[Braavosi Sealady]

Daenerys (in)famous line “I'm just a little girl that knows nothing of…”

Another one repeated a gazillion times... Shut up already.. :stillsick:

[StannisBamfatheon]

There's really only one winner here, "Lancel pumping dutifully away"

That was erotica I was not prepared to behold...

[Winterfellian]

Sorry double post

[Winterfellian]

Myrish Swamp :ack:

Borrowing a line from Stannis,

That was erotica I was not prepared to behold...

ETA

The line where Dany is recalling the beauty of Daario's golden tooth gleaming in the sunlight or something like this.

[Crown]

Myrish swamp

No, that one was hilarious!

[Stormcatcher]

I agree with all the people quoting sex scenes. I don't know whether GRRM is *trying* to make them cringe-worthy, or whether they just happen like that.

But other than that, "where whores go" and "you know nothing, Jon Snow" are tied for 'most hated line in the world' for me.

Edit: Oh, and gratuitous references to Daario's clothing/appearance. I don't care what he looks like, give me some interesting characterisation instead please!

[Sworn Shield]

"Hodor" said Hodor

[andrewside]

The repeated lines of Where Whores Go, you know nothing Jon Snow, and a Lannister pays his debts.

Also, I hate whenever they list all of Dany's stupid titles and she wines about her Iron Throne birthright, we get it already.

[11th Heaven]

Fat pink mast is definitely up there (so to speak).

I don't mind his sex scenes so much. I haven't read through the books in a while though, maybe my opinion will change on a re-read. But he's certainly not as bad as some authors.

[Kittykatknits]

I agree with all the people quoting sex scenes. I don't know whether GRRM is *trying* to make them cringe-worthy, or whether they just happen like that.

It's a little bit of both I believe. His abilities with sex scenes aren't that great, I joke at times that he should hire a ghost writer to help him out. But, the sex scenes aren't written to excite the audience, they are there for character development. So, the infamous scene between Jaime and Cersei is about Jaime's need to connect and reaffirm that he still has value with the one of only two things that has given him purpose in life, his sister. Then, we have Dany's wedding night with Hizdahr which sounded pretty miserable but afterwards, she is laying there wishing that he would hold her, which just illustrates how isolated Dany is feeling, how much she is craving an emotional connection with another person. Asha's scene with Qarl shows her struggle between all her public responsibilities and private desires.