The second-to-last Tyrion chapter I read has to be one of the best chapters in the book. Tyrion is in his element here and by extension, so is GRRM. He has some funny, memorable lines the whole book, but especially here in this chapter. When Penny suggests they could go find the queen (Daenerys), Tyrion thinks, "You on your dog and me on my sow, chasing a dragon across the Dothraki sea. Tyrion scratched his scar to keep from laughing. 'This particular dragon has already evinced a fondness for roast pork. And roast dwarf is twice as tasty.' " LOVE it. On a serious note, he thinks about slavery and muses, "The most insidious thing about bondage was how easy it was to grow accustomed to it."
Later, he walks out on his current dying master Yezzan and walks in on the Second Sons' camp like some haughty prince. Tyrion knows what he's doing, and we as readers may not know the details, the trajectories and the full realization of Tyrion's plan, but we trust that he'll accomplish whatever he has in mind. "...I hear you're twice a turncloak, Plumm. A man after mine own heart." Later: "Oh, very well, I lied about the 'good' part. They're bloodthirsty bastards, like you lot."
Have I mentioned how much I loved this chapter? Most of Tyrion's chapters in this novel involve traveling but there's life, charisma and energy in Tyrion's chapters that we don't necessarily find in any other characters' chapters.
As for the rest of the book... I'm nearing the end and thankfully it's a lot better than AFFC. Probably on the level of ACOK, which was very good as well. Right now, I'd rank the books like so:
ASOS > AGOT > ADWD > ACOK > > > > > AFFC
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