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Originally Posted by bloodlover
What's the point of developing a character throughout a book (or even more) if his or her death is just plain and not fit for the character?.
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Some readers (like myself) love that Martin does this. People are fragile bags of bone and water, and the most important character can suffer a sudden, unglamorous death. It's brutal and realistic, and it adds a level of tension unmatched by most other books. Martin can elevate a reader's pulse as few authors can, because he has served notice that
anyone can die without warning.
I remember the first time I read these books. I thought, "Oh my God! There's a massive void in the story's center. WTF!" Have no fear: other characters are waiting in the wings, ready to take center stage. They'll be fully developed and (eventually) appear to be essential and irreplacable. Muahahaha. They're not. Anyone can be killed, just like real life, and the world moves on without them.