A Blog of Ice and Fire

Explanatory apology/apologetic explanation

Okay, so it looks like we're not posting anymore. Or so infrequently that the whole point of the blog is lost. For both Nate and I this blog has become a bit problematic. So in answer to the commenters who are wondering where we've been and whether we're going to resume blogging, the answer is . . . um . . . I dunno. I haven't consulted with Nate on this, but I do know his access to the the Internet is limited these days. So: will we post again? Maybe. Probably. But when? Who knows. People did seem to like tracking with us through these books . . . as far as we got . . . for which I'm grateful. But I don't want to keep you all in suspense. Speaking for myself, posting is probably going to be quite infrequent for a while. But I'm still reading!

posted by Bob @ 6:12 AM 6 comments links to this post

Arya Escapes

Arya's chapter in which Yoren's band is attacked had me truly saddened. Perhaps it's because I had grown to like the not so likable Black-Brothers-to-be, or maybe that I saw Yoren as a true hero. Anyway, this leaves Arya in her usual, vulnerable, frightened, unsupervised position of being on the run with only her wits and Needle to protect her. Thus far in the series, I feel like Arya has had a divine protection over her. Her innocence and her canniness make her someone that would be hard for Martin to knock off. She increasingly becomes one of my favorite characters, I think because she views the world so vividly in her innocence, and she...well...survives. I can't begin to imagine where the next leg of her journey will take her, but I know she won't be wandering around without a sharply determined aim. Quite an 8-year-old.

posted by Nate @ 12:44 PM 12 comments links to this post