KOM Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 same.. but the Brienne pov's made so much sense to me on re-read. It's that she's travelling through the aftermath of a warzone. So, the first time through, I was reading for events and plotlines (and walkers and dragons, and 'stuff that matters').. but esp with the Meribald chapts, her pov's more subtext than text. All the tragedy you have to infer from what she's walking in and around. Plus..., the sigil on her shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brighidg Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Idk, I enjoyed them. They're an easier read than Bran's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Elsa Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Brienne has the second most chapters after Cersei. During my first reading, her POVs really bore me to death and worst, the death is slow not quick so it's sort of a torture. Whenever I see her chapter coming, I close my eyes and say, "not again," wanting to skip her chapters entirely. Anyway, I endured and I was so proud of myself (though I read her chapters as quick as I could). I reread all the books but skipped AFFC. My conscience bugged me for no reason however so I ended up reading it one day. Guess what? I liked it. Nothing much happened in it particularly in Brienne's but the writing, imo, is superb. I specifically loved Septon Meribald's speech and I admire the author's ability to write such meaningful words that capture me emotionally. I missed the point the first time but I'm glad I did the reread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I also found Brienne chapters to be wearisomely boring. Only Bran chapters rivaled them in terms of how uninteresting POV chapters get. I really wish that some of these chapter spaces could have been given to characters like Jaime or Cersei.I did enjoy her last POV chapter in the book though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Killer Snark Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 To be fair, Jaime's one chapter in ADwD is more meandering and punishing by far than even the earliest 'let's all walk in circles in the middle of nowhere' moments the Brienne chapters are disposed to. The Jaime chapters get weaker in the series as soon as he gets sent by Cersei to Riverrun to 'do her dirty laundry'. If I'd been Martin, and wanted to cut back on space given to Brienne, I'd have thrown some Theon chapters in. It's enough that he goes missing for the entirety of book three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Towers Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I actually really like Brienne as a character, but i've gotta admit that 90% of her chapters in AFFC is a snoozefest. Which is really disappointing to me, since I find her character enjoyable (most of the time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Wolf Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Those chapters have most of the action scenes in AFFC. They're better on a reread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Killer Snark Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Two words - Tom Bombadil. I don't see why anyone's complaining. At least the Brienne chapters have something to do with the overall plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atropis the Elf Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Brienne is one of my fave characters, but sometimes I got bored with her chapters as well. The thing is, I feel I learned more about Brienne from Catelyn's PoV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Wayne-1st of His Name Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Jamie was right. The wynch is dumb as a box of rocks! Sansa only had 2 options for safe hiding (if you don't count Winterfell) and Jon Snow is on the bloody wall. That only leaves The Vale. Sansa is not free city material. Arya is more of a survivor than Sansa, and Arya is 2-3 years younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyz Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I found most of Brienne's chapters a bit boring. Waay too much travel, and not enough actual progression.Yes, they showed another side of the overall plot, but I felt like it didn't add enough to the story to keep it interesting.The last chapters were great, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentwanderer Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I respectfully disagree. Brienne is awesome and her chapters are very eventful, especially towards the end of AFFC.Plus, she meets some interesting characters.The only problem I see with her POVs is chapter skipping.Otherwise it should be fairly obvious she has met Sam's father, summarily executed several cells of Bloody Mummers, found The Hound, follow Arya's footsteps and connect the dots to Gendry's lineage, all before she kills Rorge, without a second reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Killer Snark Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I agree. The first few are pretty much padded, but they have contextual importance. I've said it once and I'll say it again - The Arya chapters in this book, though there are fewer of them, are far more of a chore. The Dornish chapters are very variable in the quality of writing.Most of the Greyjoy chapters are a bit boring, except for Victarion's, who is always fun to laugh at. Cersei's and Jamie's chapters are the novel, but Brienne's are very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthRememberz Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 they're not that uninteresting for me, there is just far too much description and no real ending to each chapter (i'm to her 3rd chapter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Killer Snark Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I don't really get the frustration for them. There is a really, really slow travelogue section in the first book of LotR. The Brienne chapters are overwritten, but not indulgently so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusLloydAK Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 They pick up towards the end, and personally, I didn't really mind them too much. Indeed they were slow, but I liked her inner monologue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentwanderer Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 they're not that uninteresting for me, there is just far too much description and no real ending to each chapter...Since said description is the only way to figure out Brienne is traveling the same path as Arya Stark rather than Sansa's, I'd say its a pretty important detail to miss.Her mission was to find one sister, so description its the only way to make it obvious for the readers that Brienne was only going to find out what happened to the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo Fring Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 They are just more descriptive than the rest of the chapters. Please don't kill me, but most of Catelyn chapters bored me to death along with Jon's and Daenerys chapters in the first and second book. I just don't like any of those characters at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherMerciless Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Brienne is the shizzle. I love her and all she stands for. Her POVs may be slow at times but wouldn't it be silly to have her fighting the whole time? Isn't travelling "are we there yet?" boring too? It's fine as it is in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CerseiLannister04 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Hello everyone, Okay so I read two Brienne Chapters already and Snoozefest Ugh hopefully things get better for her chapters but so boring so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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