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[misstopia]

Bran had been left behind with Jon and the girls and Rickon. But Rickon was only a baby and the girls were only girls ... - Bran, AGOT

As ladies die in childbed. No one sings songs about them. - Brienne, ACOK


Do you think GRRM is interested in telling a story about women?

I've heard (er, read) him muse on telling the story of Robert and Ned and such from pre-AGOT times, and of course the Hedge Knight revolves around male characters. I think he realizes that literary tradition marginalizes women, but ... does he really care? Undoubtedly he loves Aryas, but can an Arya grow up and maintain his interest?

And I mean as a person, not as an object. Because that's no substitute.

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[chisakami.livejournal.com]

Couple things:

-Thirding (??) much of queenofthorns's comment. I think GRRM has good intentions, even if he fails sometimes. (Sansa becoming more beautiful through grief WTF WTF no.) And, judging by what I've heard of Westeros Forum, some readers take statements such as Bran's far too literally. *Sigh* I wonder if they're something in the writing that allows for that? Hmm. *ponders*

-I WANT A YOUNG!CATELYN STORY. Bad read bad.

[chisakami.livejournal.com]

*real. Woo.

[hamsterwoman]

Sansa becoming more beautiful through grief WTF WTF no

I might be remembering this wrong, but I think I read that as Tyrion's not terribly healthy/realistic perception of women, rather than GRRM's. (Although, yes, I suppose it could be argued that Tyrion's the closest to GRRM in the books.)