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Review title: Slow paced, picks up at the end
Product review: The second instalment of A Song of Ice and Fire is much slower paced than the first book. The story plods along with very little action and little progression in the story. The only two character stories that held my attention was that of Tyrion and Arya. Both these characters had meaningful story lines and their chapters were a welcome respite from the mundane lives of the other inhabitants. Jon Snow also had a very interesting chapters but sadly there were too few of those. After slogging through three-quarters of the book, suddenly the action picks up and the entire story becomes lively and interesting, finally climaxing with the long awaited battles, whose preparations comprised the bulk of the first 75% of the book. The final quarter is an absorbing read, reminiscent of the first book. I will continue reading the saga and hope the remainder is more in the vein of a Game of Thrones than a Clash of Kings which was tedious to say the least.
