Game of Thrones

[lesbiassparrow]

So, I got about 20 minutes into this and realised there was no way on earth I would remember who half of these people were in the next episode, so decided it was best to wait and watch a bunch in a row. Sean Bean is excitingly craggy though; hope this is not a case of bait and switch and he will not end up being eaten by a dire-wolf in episode three. That will annoy me a great deal. Everyone looked suitably cold and grimy (though as I am not gritty viewing sort of person, I hope there will be a great deal of bathing soon.)

Is this the sort of book you think I would like? I have a feeling it would be a lot better to watch this having read the books as it seems to have a cast of about 500,000 and what with all the grime I can see myself getting people confused. Except for Sean Bean, of course. His grime is special.

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[lage-nom-ai.livejournal.com]

I'll admit that I never finished the first novel; it just didn't grab me at all when I tried it several years ago. That said, the fervent admiration by people I admire on my flist has encouraged me to try the novels again--but not until Martin actually finishes the damn series. Never again shall I be burned like I was by that hack Robert Jordan!

Fannish osmosis definitely helped me keep better track of the characters; I think you'd find QoT's recap (linked off her LJ) very helpful, because she identifies characters who haven't been given names yet (like the Albino Blondes, as I was calling them).

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I read another book of Martin's on a completely unrelated topic (about vampires and steamboats) and really enjoyed it. But the size of these books is rather terrifying... Especially if they have a cast of thousands. I already went through that with War and Peace and that was quite enough, thank you.