I just finished A Clash of Kings last night.... And I decided I'm going to finish watching season 2 of Boardwalk Empire and re-watch season 1 of Game of Thrones before I start A Storm of Swords...
I'm going to need to take a week of sick leave to catch up... damn it!
You might want to start Storm of Swords STAT. Best book I've ever read!!!
Yeah it is definitely one of the best books I've read. My wife just finished it and said the same.
I'm working on it... I'm 450 pages in... not putting it down anytime soon... I'm a slow reader and working 10 hours a day doesn't help any...
I took a sick day last week.... but unfortunately it was an honest sick day and I spent most of the time in the bathroom instead of in front of my book, as I had hoped...
well I do have a week on a mexican beach lined up for the end of the month... which reminds me - I need to order a copy of a dance with dragons before i go.... just in case...
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It has been awhile since i read the other books so it might have been the same then but i'm kinda getting annoyed with adwd. i like the story so far but his writing is getting repetitive. every time a character has to pee he uses the same phrase of shaking off the last drops. after the first time i get the point that characters do this. and like writing a menu for every meal every character eats is a bit much too. his story telling leaves nothing to the imagination, its like a lazy readers book. let the reader use their imagination a little. plus how many times does he have to point out tyrion has a scab for a nose? like once every page? like every last piece of clothing is detailed, its just boring. every time he mentions that style of dress dany wears he reexplains what it looks like, my memory isnt perfect but i remember what i read from the last dany chapter. if i can remember what happened in the last book 7 years ago i can remember what i read 50 pages ago. grrm is becoming a bit tedious i think.
fantastic story, writing is meh. needs to remove the redundancy and id have nothing to complain about but it is really getting on my nerves cause it slows down the story so much.
It has been awhile since i read the other books so it might have been the same then but i'm kinda getting annoyed with adwd. i like the story so far but his writing is getting repetitive. every time a character has to pee he uses the same phrase of shaking off the last drops. after the first time i get the point that characters do this. and like writing a menu for every meal every character eats is a bit much too. his story telling leaves nothing to the imagination, its like a lazy readers book. let the reader use their imagination a little. plus how many times does he have to point out tyrion has a scab for a nose? like once every page? like every last piece of clothing is detailed, its just boring. every time he mentions that style of dress dany wears he reexplains what it looks like, my memory isnt perfect but i remember what i read from the last dany chapter. if i can remember what happened in the last book 7 years ago i can remember what i read 50 pages ago. grrm is becoming a bit tedious i think.
fantastic story, writing is meh. needs to remove the redundancy and id have nothing to complain about but it is really getting on my nerves cause it slows down the story so much.
A Dance with Dragons needed some serious editing help. Its like now that he has his big time HBO show the editor lost their spine.
I know what you are talking about but the man always had a fetish for describing food that one has been there since the begining
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I remember reading tolkien and being pissed off at all the singing they did Haven't read the trilogy in almost 20 years (jesus i'm old) but i watch the DVD's every year at christmas
For those thinking about the blu ray its still on sale you can get it at Best Buy for 35 bucks and Amazon for 35 bucks. (regular dvd is 30)
Not cheap by any means but a decent price if its in your budget.
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A Dance with Dragons needed some serious editing help. Its like now that he has his big time HBO show the editor lost their spine.
I know what you are talking about but the man always had a fetish for describing food that one has been there since the begining
dude is definitely long-winded ... i find myself skimming a lot of sections because he's spent a paragraph describing someone tunic ...
anyhoo - i've read all the books now and it's time to wait ... fuck ... harry potter didn't take that long ...
I didn't really notice that. He does have chapters were not a lot happens, but it all leads up to something exciting. I have just accepted no future book will reach the level of the first three and try to enjoy them.
I was afraid i was crazy for my take on Martin's writing, glad to see i'm not alone here. Must say i enjoy Tolkien, i dont mind heavy descriptions if done right, but Martin repeats the same long descriptions.
I remember reading tolkien and being pissed off at all the singing they did Haven't read the trilogy in almost 20 years (jesus i'm old) but i watch the DVD's every year at christmas
For those thinking about the blu ray its still on sale you can get it at Best Buy for 35 bucks and Amazon for 35 bucks. (regular dvd is 30)
Not cheap by any means but a decent price if its in your budget.
My brother in law told me last night that he got the blu ray for his birthday and that it has a lot of cool features. That put me over the edge. Picked it up at best buy today. It was nice that it was $.34.99. I saw it at Costco also but for $42.99 but it had some added booklet kind of thing, Best Buy's copy didn't. Any why didn't they make the cool house symbol covers for the blu ray? I would have loved a Stark one! I do like Sean Bean though so a cover with him on it? I can't complain!
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I played around with the blu ray last night and i like the special features. I like the charactor bio's that each actor does for their charactor.I also really enjoyed the westeros info.
The clarification on the First Men, Children of the Forest and Andals bringing the 7 over was cool. Also enjoyed seeing the stories of the age of heroes. I am going to have to spend more time wiht it. I love the map that comes with the booklet too!
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I was afraid i was crazy for my take on Martin's writing, glad to see i'm not alone here. Must say i enjoy Tolkien, i dont mind heavy descriptions if done right, but Martin repeats the same long descriptions.
agreed ... like how many times does he have to repeat "you know nothing, jon snow" or "my name is reek, rhymes with leek" ...
having said that - i am probably bitter that i started reading these books without knowing that the ending wouldn't be coming for some time ... hahahaha
might have to get the blu ray for the special features!
Just got the blu-ray in the mail over the weekend, plan on having a GoT day watching all the extras and certain episodes leading up to the Season 2 premier!!
Also, got to a certain point in book 4 over the weekend and threw my book at the wall. I'm nervous to pick it up again :evil:
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Just got the blu-ray in the mail over the weekend, plan on having a GoT day watching all the extras and certain episodes leading up to the Season 2 premier!!
Also, got to a certain point in book 4 over the weekend and threw my book at the wall. I'm nervous to pick it up again :evil:
Just got the blu-ray in the mail over the weekend, plan on having a GoT day watching all the extras and certain episodes leading up to the Season 2 premier!!
Also, got to a certain point in book 4 over the weekend and threw my book at the wall. I'm nervous to pick it up again :evil:
must know what part!
pm sent!
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agreed ... like how many times does he have to repeat "you know nothing, jon snow" or "my name is reek, rhymes with leek" ...
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I have to agree about the "you know nothing, jon snow". I was twitching when I read the third book because I just knew it would keep coming and coming and coming.
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I'm working on it... I'm 450 pages in... not putting it down anytime soon... I'm a slow reader and working 10 hours a day doesn't help any...
I took a sick day last week.... but unfortunately it was an honest sick day and I spent most of the time in the bathroom instead of in front of my book, as I had hoped...
well I do have a week on a mexican beach lined up for the end of the month... which reminds me - I need to order a copy of a dance with dragons before i go.... just in case...
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fantastic story, writing is meh. needs to remove the redundancy and id have nothing to complain about but it is really getting on my nerves cause it slows down the story so much.
I know what you are talking about but the man always had a fetish for describing food that one has been there since the begining
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same should have it by the 11th!! cant wait since i dont have hbo or whatever airs the show.
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I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
dude is definitely long-winded ... i find myself skimming a lot of sections because he's spent a paragraph describing someone tunic ...
anyhoo - i've read all the books now and it's time to wait ... fuck ... harry potter didn't take that long ...
Man... if you guys are complaining about Martin, I would not recommend picking up anything by Tolken!
He sometimes commits a page and a 1/2 to describing a branch on a tree!
:P
well ... i read the hobbit and LOTR ... and honestly, the first few hundred pages of fellowship of the ring was brutal but then it was fine ...
i like these stories but in my opinion - there is a lot of fluff and repetition ...
For those thinking about the blu ray its still on sale you can get it at Best Buy for 35 bucks and Amazon for 35 bucks. (regular dvd is 30)
Not cheap by any means but a decent price if its in your budget.
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Thought it was pretty interesting considering one of the scenes in the Trailer is Melesandra burning the Seven God statue's on dragonstone
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Downloaded the first book on Audible and have been listening to it. Really great rendering by the narrator.
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Good to know I have more to look forward to!
That's the one good thing about coming late to a party like this... so much to look forward to.
I didn't really notice that. He does have chapters were not a lot happens, but it all leads up to something exciting. I have just accepted no future book will reach the level of the first three and try to enjoy them.
this is why I pay for premium channels...along with most of the shows on Showtime...and East Bound and Down...
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My brother in law told me last night that he got the blu ray for his birthday and that it has a lot of cool features. That put me over the edge. Picked it up at best buy today. It was nice that it was $.34.99. I saw it at Costco also but for $42.99 but it had some added booklet kind of thing, Best Buy's copy didn't. Any why didn't they make the cool house symbol covers for the blu ray? I would have loved a Stark one! I do like Sean Bean though so a cover with him on it? I can't complain!
"New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."
I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone
"This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
The clarification on the First Men, Children of the Forest and Andals bringing the 7 over was cool. Also enjoyed seeing the stories of the age of heroes. I am going to have to spend more time wiht it. I love the map that comes with the booklet too!
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agreed ... like how many times does he have to repeat "you know nothing, jon snow" or "my name is reek, rhymes with leek" ...
having said that - i am probably bitter that i started reading these books without knowing that the ending wouldn't be coming for some time ... hahahaha
might have to get the blu ray for the special features!
Also, got to a certain point in book 4 over the weekend and threw my book at the wall. I'm nervous to pick it up again :evil:
must know what part!
pm sent!
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I have to agree about the "you know nothing, jon snow". I was twitching when I read the third book because I just knew it would keep coming and coming and coming.