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Just finished GoT: the book (no spoilers as of yet)
Posted on 4/29/13 at 8:52 am
Posted on 4/29/13 at 8:52 am
I guess add me to the book reader list.
I told myself I wasn't going to read the books until after the show concluded but I had a nasty wreck a week ago and I blazed through AGOT.
I will go back and watch the first season now. A lot of things are far more clear to me now, especially family names/lines and the history of Westoros, notably the Targaryens.
There a ton of things left unexplained on the show that the books delve into quite well, and air of missing pieces fell into place once I realized who was related to whom and what battles/wars were fought before the series starts.
The first book mirrors the first season quite well, though I am rewatching it now.
I'm going to read the rest now bc I honestly couldn't put AGOT down.
Do the books stay this riveting or do they slow down a bit?
I just started clash of kings and it has not disappointed so far.
I vow not to spoil anything for non-readers but there is definitely something referenced in AGOT that has me curious why it wasn't included at all in the first season.
If it slips out I will change the thread title to spoilers.
When is book 6 due out?
I told myself I wasn't going to read the books until after the show concluded but I had a nasty wreck a week ago and I blazed through AGOT.
I will go back and watch the first season now. A lot of things are far more clear to me now, especially family names/lines and the history of Westoros, notably the Targaryens.
There a ton of things left unexplained on the show that the books delve into quite well, and air of missing pieces fell into place once I realized who was related to whom and what battles/wars were fought before the series starts.
The first book mirrors the first season quite well, though I am rewatching it now.
I'm going to read the rest now bc I honestly couldn't put AGOT down.
Do the books stay this riveting or do they slow down a bit?
I just started clash of kings and it has not disappointed so far.
I vow not to spoil anything for non-readers but there is definitely something referenced in AGOT that has me curious why it wasn't included at all in the first season.
If it slips out I will change the thread title to spoilers.
When is book 6 due out?
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Posted on 4/29/13 at 8:57 am to musick
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When is book 6 due out?
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:03 am to musick
quote:1-3 are amazing
Do the books stay this riveting or do they slow down a bit?
4 is boring until you read 5, then you'll want to reread 4. there are a lot of new characters
4 and 5 should be read at the same time.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:07 am to musick
I am on my second reading of the series now, halfway throughh GOT. Even better on second reading.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:09 am to manwich
I feel I'm in the minority that preferred AFFC over ADWD. I can't explain it other than I was glad to see new characters and their different perspectives and that I felt not much happened in ADWD.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:10 am to manwich
Reading order for AFFC & ADWD at the same time
Personally I would read each individually the first time (assuming you may want to reread later once the new books come out...hopefully) because that is a lot of information to cover and there are a bunch of new characters. It could be fairly overwhelming the first time through and you might miss out on some big, but subtle things.
Personally I would read each individually the first time (assuming you may want to reread later once the new books come out...hopefully) because that is a lot of information to cover and there are a bunch of new characters. It could be fairly overwhelming the first time through and you might miss out on some big, but subtle things.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:10 am to musick
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Do the books stay this riveting or do they slow down a bit?
The first three keep getting better then it slows down. The later books aren't bad at all, its just hard to live up to the first three.
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I vow not to spoil anything for non-readers but there is definitely something referenced in AGOT that has me curious why it wasn't included at all in the first season.
I assume you mean the fever dream Ned had after his confrontation with Jaime. Yeah, we don't get that either, its crucially important.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:30 am to BlackleafBaller
This one is grateful for this Ser. I'm currently on my reread of the series but taking breaks here and there for the Tales of Dunk and Egg.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:39 am to shinerfan
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I assume you mean the fever dream Ned had after his confrontation with Jaime. Yeah, we don't get that either, its crucially important.
Precisely
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:43 am to musick
I read book 1 and exhausted. How you people sit around reading 800 pg novels all the time I don't understand.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:44 am to musick
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I just started clash of kings and it has not disappointed so far.
I've yet to make it through the prologue. I finished the other Saturday night and gave up on Sunday with the other.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:45 am to musick
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Do the books stay this riveting or do they slow down a bit?
I'm on my first read through. I sped through 1, 2, and 3, but I'm now bogged down in 4. I'm maybe 1/3 of the way through and finding it hard to care about some of these people.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:47 am to Cajun Revolution
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How you people sit around reading 800 pg novels all the time I don't understand.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:47 am to BottomlandBrew
quote:try the 4 and 5 chapter order list given earlier in this thread
I'm now bogged down in 4. I'm maybe 1/3 of the way through and finding it hard to care about some of these people.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 9:55 am to LE610N
No problem 
How it could have been if they added the fever dream - semi spoilerish non readers
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musick
How it could have been if they added the fever dream - semi spoilerish non readers
Posted on 4/29/13 at 10:09 am to musick
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I guess add me to the book reader list.
I have updated my list, thank you
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:07 am to manwich
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try the 4 and 5 chapter order list given earlier in this thread
I'll have to check that out. I'm not too far in, so it ain't nothing to go back and start over with this order.
Posted on 4/29/13 at 11:19 am to BottomlandBrew
Awesome link, HBO missed the boat on that one
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