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It also makes the book more interesting in that the Boltons are operating for a long time under the aegis of Robb Stark, so first through Arya and then Brienne you're seeing how terrible the war is for everyone, and how Robb's side is inflicting just as much (well maybe slightly less) turmoil on the world. I'm reading the books for a second time, and I know everyone complains about AFfC being a pointless travelogue, and I think a lot of that has to do with large parts of ASoS doing the same thing really well. All the Arya and Brienne / Jaime chapters are interesting because the travel serves the purpose of actually getting the characters to places for the plot, but also introducing a ton of people through their interaction with the POV characters in an organic way. I'm halfway through ASoS now and it's still a compelling read. Hopefully AFfC will be better the second time since I'm more likely to look for stuff I know is going to be more important (Dorne stuff / Cersei stuff) but there were a lot of plot-lines that I don't think accomplished anything more than moving someone from point A to point B in 900 pages. Do the Sam chapters actually accomplish anything?
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