Khal-a-bunga Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I don't think I've ever skipped a chapter in this book series, or any other book, period. If I feel like I'm really not enjoying what I'm reading, I'll generally just drop the book instead of skimming through it to get to the end/parts that interest me. To each their own, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lom678 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Definitely keep reading. Her chapters are the most boring in ACoK, but they slowly get better in ASoS, and are at their best in DwD. No. just no. ADWD had the worst Dany chapters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlan of Pennytree Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Well, when she is in Qarth we get prob. the most important Danny chapter in the series. I certainly get where you're coming from, but you never know when you'll happen upon a gem in the mud. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guess who's back Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Wow, this thread still goes on.. I am the OP :D I have read all the books and suggest everyone to read Daenerys chapters on the first read through or atleast read the summary on http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Chapters Even though they are boring, Dany is still one of the major characters that will play a large role in the final books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NymeriaReyne Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Can't deny the fact that Daenerys's chapters are less interesting in A Clash of Kings. I think that i'm like your for this, I mean, her chapters in A Game of Thrones with Khal Drogo were so deep and amazing. With her brother Viserys as well. But I keep reading it anyway, because even if it seems boring sometimes, it's important to follow her storyline since she's a major character. And I heard a lot of people saying that her chapters grow very interesting in the last book, so you mustn't be lost:) If you really like George R.R Martin's work, read it all. So that's it, that's my opinion. Uh and I don't know if you read that part, but when she is in the house of the undying, she sees visions and all and there's a part with Rhaegar (I think, well seems it) and there's like "The song of ice and fire". It's a really interesting part in my opinion. D Don't know what fellow fans think of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdo Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Just some thoughts - not trying to be snarky here, just want to express my feelings: -if you find large sections of the book boring, particularly those that feature a major character, why are you reading it? The author put a lot of time into writing it, and he and his editors left that stuff in there. If you don't like his writing, and don't think his choices are important, there's other stuff you could be reading. Or you could just watch movies and TV shows, there's no shame in that, if that's what you have the attention for (OK that's a bit snarky, but it's also the pot calling the kettle black, just a bit). -if you find Daenarys to be a boring character (I can't understand this at all, but for argument let's move on), do you also find the entire continent of Essos with all its history and politics boring? Because as of the end of ACOK, there's no other storyline covering most of the known world at all. Westeros is a pretty insular and homogenous place, due to its geography, but the rest of the world is not. The Westeros storylines are very Tolkien-flavored, but the rest of the worlds show some amazing variety. I get a kick out of it, personally. It reminds me of Robert E. Howard's work, and The Worm Ouroboros, and Earthsea, just to name a few things I've loved (want to challenge your attention span? Try that Ouroboros. That's heavy lifting, but well worth it). -if you are skipping chapters for a major character, and just relying on a TV show, are you also sounding off on theories on the forums? Because if that's your thing, you're bringing a dirk to a joust if you haven't read thoroughly and carefully. I've just burned through these first two books, and I was not bored by any of it. But that's me. I like reading. And I haven't enjoyed reading this much in years. We're all tired after the working day, and it's not as easy to find the time we had as kids to really get into some long books; as I've gotten into movies and TV my reading has tapered off. The old reading brain muscles were a bit stiff, but they are feeling good and loose right now! Reading is a different practise than viewing, it's not entirely the same spoonful of gray matter. But it's rewarding in a way that visual media can't touch. There's no CGI budget to worry about in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Targaryen Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I love Dany, she's definitely my pick to win the throne in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakenface Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I personally find Dany's chapters the most interesting, in general. The whole setting appeals to me more than, say, stannis & davos's story/setting. I think the story of Dany transforming from an exiled royal bowing to her brother's authority into to a khaleesi and then her travels across the dothraki sea is the most fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphodbrx Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Yup just skip them. I made the mistake of reading them and suffered badly during ADWD. To make a long story short, she is still stuck in Essos with a mass of random totally useless slave people. I skip all Dany chapters on rereads and don't miss anything. Once she gets to Westeros, you can go back and read the Dany chapters if you feel like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Cold Fingers Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Keep reading the Daenerys' chapters. The only book you can skip the Daenerys' chapters would be AFfC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftheking Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 OP already said they read it, but in general: I really think skipping chapters (at the first reading, of course for rereading you can do whatever) spoils the fun and experience of the books. A Dany scene I loved to bits in CoK is when the captain tells her what has been going on in Westeros and you have her reacting from her very personal PoV. Best part is when Jorah angrily talks about the oh so honorable Ned Stark and Dany is all "How much honor can the usurper's mad dog have" or something like this. THIS stuff makes the books for me. You get this different perpectives on things you, as a reader, partly know much more about than the charaters, partly can only guess what really happened and "who has the truth of it". Speaking of Jorah, just knowing him as an important character with a backstory makes reading about commander Mormont at the wall and the fighting Mormont women - who are only in the position to fight because Jorah is gone - so much more interesting. It also makes me wonder if Jorah will ever see his sword in Jon's hand and what he'll say about it. Anyone who only wants to know about 3 Lannisters and 3 Starks and what they are up to right now is really missing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthrycbar Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 It also makes me wonder if Jorah will ever see his sword in Jon's hand and what he'll say about it. If R+L=J turns out to be true, their meeting could be even more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopplerdog Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 So far, we've had people saying that the chapters with Dany, Jon, Catelyn, Arya, Bran, Davos, Brienne, Cersei are boring, and asking if they can be skipped. Try skipping them, and you're just left with Ned, Tyrion and Jaime mostly. They seem to be popular chapters, but good luck making sense of the series just reading those. Sometimes I wonder if people really do want to read the books or whether they're just kidding themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelborn Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Skipping chapters is not an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grandmaster Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I found that when I saw Daenerys' name at the top of the next page, that was usually the point where I'd stop reading and do some chores or other work. Whenever I stopped at any other point, at the very first opportunity, I'd pick the book back up again, but if I stopped before reading a Daenerys chapter, I'd usually stop for a long time. I was just never engaged with her chapters. She has no interactions or links with any of the other characters in ACOK or AGOT, and I think that's was partly why.I did skip past her periodically - never once will you miss out on some important detail if you read Daenerys' chapters out of order. Just don't do it with anybody else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelborn Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I did skip past her periodically - never once will you miss out on some important detail if you read Daenerys' chapters out of order. Just don't do it with anybody else! I think you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirt Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I think you will. Apart from the obvious issue of ADWD, where more than 1 storyline is set in Essos, I'm almost sure he won't - as long as he doesn't delay her chapters more than within the scope of the given volume. Could you put a spoiler tag and say why actually you think he will? (if you're right, it could possibly become important for us in http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/115255-agot-reading-schedule-for-slowbusyforgetful-readers/ ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giant snake Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 This is the one character you can definitely skip. Maybe you will want to go back and read them once you got the rest of the story, but it really is taking place in a totally different place with its own plot-line. You could probably do the same for Jon's chapters after the first two. Actually I think that would kind of be interesting: You hear about Essos and the Wall from other characters who don't know what is really going on there. It would be interesting to hear their interpretations and then go back and find out for yourself. ps: I can only imagine what the sordid language of (mostly) Tyrion's chapters sound like in other languages. I'd like to see translators try and find the right words and phrases for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathYon Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Since it's your first read through you should read all of them.And Khal Drogo was an asshole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopplerdog Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Dany's storyline is interesting because it shows what goes wrong when she tries to apply a particular policy that most people would think is praiseworthy. It fits with GRRM's general theme that *ruling is hard*. Even if a ruler goes in with the best intentions, and does the right thing, circumstances can conspire against them and sink their praiseworthy political program. Actions have unintended consequences. Doing the right thing can lead to unexpected bad results. If you think Dany's storyline is uninteresting, you're not really interested in one of GRRM's main motivations in writing the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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