Book Beginnings - A Clash of Kings

 

Book Beginnings is a meme hosted by Rose City Reader. Share the first sentence (or so) of a book you are currently reading, along with your initial thoughts and impressions about the sentence or book. Remember to include the title of the book and the author AND link up at the Rose City Reader

Beginning (Prologue):

The comet's tail spread across the dawn, a red slash that bled above the crags of Dragonstone like a would in the pink and purple sky.

(Not prologue):

At Winterfell they had called her "Arya Horseface" and she'd thought nothing could be worse, but that was before the orphan boy Lommy Greenhands had named her "Lumpyhead". Her head felt lumpy when she touched it. 

My thoughts:

Considering what happened in the previous book, it was pretty obvious to me this comet was important. However, the prologue opening wasn't nearly as entertaining as the opening of the first narration by Arya (she's one of my favorite characters), so I had to include it. Martin has taken it upon himself to introduce even more characters and personalities...I don't know if I can keep up. Still good though. I wish I was further into it. It has been an odd week for reading.