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Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Storm of Swords'

Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:58:48 +0000

I can never tell new readers that Jaime is one of my favorite characters because it feels like spoiling people. I don't want to deprive anyone of experiencing that shift in POV. That's what GRRM truly does best- gets you to really know someone and see things from their perspective. His characters are so very human and complex. p.s. <img src="http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/105170974/6132810">

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Storm of Swords'

Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:57:08 +0000

Petyr is a pedocreeper. It is known. <img src="http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/259/f/0/asoiaf___hey_bb_by_spoonybards-d2yto3j.jpg"> by spoonybards on dA

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Storm of Swords'

Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:54:40 +0000

Thank you for this review, Mark. It's everything I wanted and mooore. There is truly no way to prepare for ASOS but it is also most people's favorite book. It's like GRRM stomps on our souls with iron boots and we're like, "Please sir, can I have some more?!" My top three favorite moments in the whole series were from this book alone for the longest time ("Drogon, Dracarys"--> Dany being aswesom, "I only rescue maidens"--> the culmination of Jaime's sudden!awesomeness in this book (CAN I JUST? FAVORITE CHARACTER AFTER HATING HIM FOR TWO BOOKS. ALSO I SHIP JAIME/BRIENNE LIKE BURNING), and "Only Cat" just for sheer chill factor and all the stuff we find out in the preceding conversation.) Also "the Wall is yours, Jon Snow" ASLJ;DA <33 AND SAME THE SLAYER AND AND DAVOS AND SANSA IN THE SNOW AND JOFFREY FINALLY BITING IT AND DAT EPILOGUE. DAT. EPILOGUE. Nobody's shared images with you and that is A TRAGEDY. <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lok6woWTTY1qd8j5mo1_500.jpg"> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln7ahpbWoo1qeyco5o1_500.jpg"> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo7fmvOLcR1qa1vjko1_500.jpg"> (by the-sly-wink on dA) <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls7d0zS5Z81qzpsbeo1_500.png"> (source) This amazing Red Wedding piece. <img src="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs20/PRE/f/2007/246/3/e/Red_Wedding_by_FatherStone.jpg"> by FatherStone on dA <img src="http://fc05.deviantart.net/images/i/2003/48/9/8/The_Wall_is_yours__Jon_Snow_.jpg"> *by Gold-Seven on dA) <img src="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2011/269/6/b/snow_castles_by_anday-d4b0gz5.jpg"> by Anday on dA <img src="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs8/i/2005/293/e/3/Dreaming_of_Invernalia_by_Noe_Izumi.jpg"> by Noe_Izumi on dA <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqg50ag4Au1r22woko1_500.jpg"> (by Michael Komarck ;_;) You might also enjoy: http://unbentunbowedunbroken.tumblr.com/post/1061... Also GRRM admitted to setting up that final "shit gold" line for Tywin since forever.

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Storm of Swords': Predictions

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:52:55 +0000

Mark, it looks like you are prepared for shit to go down (whether you're right in the specifics or not) but are you prepared for the moments of unexpected awesome in this book?! I think not >: D (yes, somehow, even moments of awesome warrant an evil face in the world of GRRM).

Mark Reads : Mark Re-Reads 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone': Chapter 17

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:40:37 +0000

THINK ABOUT DEATHLY HALLOWS. NOW THINK OF THIS. NOW WEEP FOR THE GENIUS OF J.K. ROWLING. Yeeep. Not much to add to that. Except, I didn't realize just how many famos Dumbledore quotes come from this chapter alone! O_o Woah, talk about dropping wisdom. ILU Dumbles <3

Mark Reads : Mark Re-Reads 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone': Chapter 17

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:39:28 +0000

A WIZARD DID IT. And by wizard I mean Dumbledore. He says he tinkered with the mirror before sending it down to use as protection for the stone so it didn't have any of those extra power back when Harry, and the reader, saw it.

Mark Reads : Mark Re-Reads 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone': Chapter 17

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:38:08 +0000

Ahhh, I heart Neverwhere the most out of Gaiman books! If Mark reads it I may have to reread.

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Clash of Kings'

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:38:34 +0000

Darnit, I am late but I love how long this review is and how much of a laugh you're having at your predictions XD Do you see now why we insist you make these prediction posts? And how hard it is to not point out HOW VERY UNPREPARED YOU ARE? It'll be interesting to see if you're a little less far-off this time with your predictions for ASOS. Which, OMG, favorite book in the series (mine and majority of fandom's) even if it will make you want to throw it across the room/out the window/into a volcano. You think GRRM is awesome? You ain't seen nothing yet. p.s. BRIENNE FOR ALL THE AWARDS. It's interesting how she parallels Sansa, too. They're both young and naive but also very strong in different ways. Plus have this love for the idea of songs and chivalry and fall in love with Renly (Brienne) and Loras (Sansa) who are gay and actually in a relationship together (IDK if anyone has pointed this out yet/if you caught it but it's implied in the text and confirmed by GRRM). (Oh WAIT the tv show made it very obvious, duh).

Mark Reads : Mark Watches

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:43:33 +0000

THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY.

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Clash of Kings': Predictions

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:38:25 +0000

Ahh ADWD. It has just enough pages to last as tissues for the series so far.

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Clash of Kings': Predictions

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:32:05 +0000

To be fair I think most of us shared these hopes on our first reads.

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Clash of Kings': Predictions

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:30:32 +0000

George Troll Martin never gets old.

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Clash of Kings': Predictions

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:13:47 +0000

Oh Mark, you are still naive BLESS. <img src="http://www.myfacewhen.net/uploads/716-you-must-be-new.jpg">

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Game of Thrones'

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:37:58 +0000

Tyrion!

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Game of Thrones'

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:04:43 +0000

He needs to grab the Stark children and take them somewhere nice, like a happy planet of happiness!!

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Game of Thrones'

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:25:12 +0000

HOW DO YOU HAVE SUCH PATIENCE. Also man, respect for all that waiting, always. I only started reading these in 2009 so I've had to wait for ADWD about 2 years. TERRIFIED OF HAVING TO WAIT FOREVER AND A DAY FOR THE SERIES TO FINISH.

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Game of Thrones'

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:06:29 +0000

I know, I was just proving your point that he can only be right by guessing, like, characterization xD

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Game of Thrones'

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:05:26 +0000

lol that's exactly what book 3 is like. But also THE FRYING PAN IS DELICIOUS AND HURTS SO GOOD?!?!?!

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Game of Thrones'

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:02:43 +0000

LET ME DIG UP SOME OTHER OF HIS NON-SPOILER ART. He did them for an official calendar that alas is very hard to find these days :( <img src="http://7kingdoms.ru/wp-content/gallery/komarck/jon-snow.jpg"> <img src="http://7kingdoms.ru/wp-content/gallery/komarck/cov_10.jpg"> <img src="http://7kingdoms.ru/wp-content/gallery/komarck/eddard_big.jpg"> <img src="http://7kingdoms.ru/wp-content/gallery/komarck/arya_0.jpg"> <img src="http://7kingdoms.ru/wp-content/gallery/komarck/tyrion_0.jpg"> <img src="http://7kingdoms.ru/wp-content/gallery/komarck/agot_02.jpg">

Mark Reads : Mark Reads 'A Game of Thrones'

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:57:50 +0000

lol he can guess "Tyrion will be funny" and "Jon will be emo" and "Arya will be badass".