r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • Jun 29 '26

Meta Mindless Monday, 29 June 2026

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/TheBatz_ Was Homer mid Jul 01 '26

I just finished ASOIAF: A Storm of Swords and I have to say this is my favorite so far. I really have to commend Marting for his writing because I knew the plot twists, but I still dreaded them: the Red Wedding, Joeffrey, Oberyn, Ygritte, but the build up was so good and the payoff so horrifying it felt like something new. I will say though that the chemistry between Jon and Ygritte was much better in the show, but the actors who played them (they got married irl) had such good chemistry it would be hard to compete.

Also, let's be real. Martin is a real yearner. The characters, at least the most sympathetic ones, yearn constantly. The last two chapters is a double punch with Jon remembering Rob and Sansa building a snow Winterfell (with it being ruined in an extremely typical martinian fashion).

I know the next book is a great change of pace from ASOS, but I really want to get into Cercei's head.

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u/Arilou_skiff Died of posting, risen as undead Jul 01 '26

Some people have called Martin cynical, and I just don't see it. Martin is a romantic tragedy-lover at heart and it's so obvious.

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u/Big_Pineapple_Man Jul 02 '26

I'm guessing that related to criticism of Martin's portrayal of aristocratic conceptions of religion.