A Game of Thrones - Page 3

Pico and ME · 12-08-2010, 06:12 AM

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I'm betting that Peter Dinkleage will be the most famous-est Little Person EVAR after this plays out.

He should be now...he's really good. I never forgot him after the first time I saw him in The Station Agent.

kerosene · 12-11-2010, 10:32 PM

I am almost finished with this book. I have to say, I can't seem to put it down, to my husband's dismay. I am going to have to give it to him when I am finished and will then be a widow for a while. I like Jon Snow and Tyrion is cool, too. I am also curious what will happen with the bastard who makes helms, but I haven't got to the end of the book, yet. Yes, there are so many characters I find myself getting confused. The only real problem I have, though, is figuring out how to pronounce the names of people in my head as I am reading. Consider me obsessed.

Clodfobble · 12-11-2010, 10:38 PM

You know there are three others after that, and a 5th one being released soon(ish,) right?

kerosene · 12-11-2010, 10:40 PM

Sorry to post again, but Sean Bean as Ned will certainly be apt. My mind pictures Ned much like him and I just now watched the preview.

jimhelm · 12-12-2010, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by kerosene

the bastard who makes helms.

hey!

kerosene · 12-13-2010, 10:12 AM

Well at least he is still alive (I think.) I finally finished.

wolf · 12-22-2010, 10:57 AM

I stayed up late finishing last night.

I liked it, but I'm not feeling really enthusiastic about it ... don't get me wrong, it's a really good book! But even understanding that it's the first book of an unfinished series, there are a lot more loose ends than I expected. And there weren't a lot of characters that I connected with, for one reason or another. Nobody that I outright liked, except perhaps Bran and Arya, I'm intrigued by Daenerys, but wanted a different resolution for her, and didn't fully understand her embracing of the Dothraki ways. Actually, most of the what happens to people you get to know really sucked when it comes down to it. I cared more about the direwolves. I'm going to continue on, but I have some borrowed books to read before I get to A Clash of Kings.

I do wonder how they're going to squash this monster down into a miniseries, though.

(I really like George RR Martin's writing ... I loved Tuf Voyaging)

Clodfobble · 12-22-2010, 11:16 AM

It's not going to be a miniseries, it's a full series--every book gets one whole season of episodes.

wolf · 12-22-2010, 11:18 AM

Even so, I can't figure out how they will squash this one book down into 6 episodes.

EDIT: the blogosphere seems to indicate ten episodes.

kerosene · 12-28-2010, 09:54 AM

I thought the same thing about Daenerys, wolf. That part did not end at all how I had expected. It was kind of a disappointment, actually. I want to read the next book, because I really like the way he tells a story. I just worry that he is going to break my heart again.

jimhelm · 12-28-2010, 09:58 AM

he's not afraid to kill a character (good or bad), that's for sure. but trust me, they just keep getting better, and the world he creates becomes more vivid and huge.

kerosene · 12-28-2010, 10:01 AM

Yeah, I need to get the next book from the library. I read that first one so fast, I lost my momentum.

I don't want to do what I did with the rest of the Dark Tower books and fly through them then end up thinking "what next?"

BigV · 12-28-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by kerosene

Yeah, I need to get the next book from the library. I read that first one so fast, I lost my momentum.

I don't want to do what I did with the rest of the Dark Tower books and fly through them then end up thinking "what next?"

Unless the author pulls a "King" and paces the releases of the books years apart, you probably won't have that problem. I developed a habit of starting the whole series from the beginning each time a new book was (eventually) published. Maddening.

wolf · 12-28-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by kerosene

Yeah, I need to get the next book from the library. I read that first one so fast, I lost my momentum.

I don't want to do what I did with the rest of the Dark Tower books and fly through them then end up thinking "what next?"

We're still waiting on the publication of the fifth book.

I'm chugging along through the second book, A Clash of Kings (62% done as of right this minute). More court intrigue and more battling. It's feeling like there's less actual plot advancement than the first book.

kerosene · 01-11-2011, 09:55 AM

So I am in the second book, now.

I feel better knowing that the metalsmith guy wasn't forgotten.

12-11-2010, 10:38 PM	#33
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12-22-2010, 10:57 AM	#37
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I stayed up late finishing last night. I liked it, but I'm not feeling really enthusiastic about it ... don't get me wrong, it's a really good book! But even understanding that it's the first book of an unfinished series, there are a lot more loose ends than I expected. And there weren't a lot of characters that I connected with, for one reason or another. Nobody that I outright liked, except perhaps Bran and Arya, I'm intrigued by Daenerys, but wanted a different resolution for her, and didn't fully understand her embracing of the Dothraki ways. Actually, most of the what happens to people you get to know really sucked when it comes down to it. I cared more about the direwolves. I'm going to continue on, but I have some borrowed books to read before I get to A Clash of Kings. I do wonder how they're going to squash this monster down into a miniseries, though. (I really like George RR Martin's writing ... I loved Tuf Voyaging) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-22-2010, 11:16 AM	#38
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It's not going to be a miniseries, it's a full series--every book gets one whole season of episodes. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-22-2010, 11:18 AM	#39
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Even so, I can't figure out how they will squash this one book down into 6 episodes. EDIT: the blogosphere seems to indicate ten episodes. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-28-2010, 09:58 AM	#41
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	he's not afraid to kill a character (good or bad), that's for sure. but trust me, they just keep getting better, and the world he creates becomes more vivid and huge. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

12-11-2010, 10:32 PM	#32
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I am almost finished with this book. I have to say, I can't seem to put it down, to my husband's dismay. I am going to have to give it to him when I am finished and will then be a widow for a while. I like Jon Snow and Tyrion is cool, too. I am also curious what will happen with the bastard who makes helms, but I haven't got to the end of the book, yet. Yes, there are so many characters I find myself getting confused. The only real problem I have, though, is figuring out how to pronounce the names of people in my head as I am reading. Consider me obsessed.

12-11-2010, 10:40 PM	#34
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Sorry to post again, but Sean Bean as Ned will certainly be apt. My mind pictures Ned much like him and I just now watched the preview.

12-13-2010, 10:12 AM	#36
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Well at least he is still alive (I think.) I finally finished.

12-28-2010, 09:54 AM	#40
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I thought the same thing about Daenerys, wolf. That part did not end at all how I had expected. It was kind of a disappointment, actually. I want to read the next book, because I really like the way he tells a story. I just worry that he is going to break my heart again.

12-28-2010, 10:01 AM	#42
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Yeah, I need to get the next book from the library. I read that first one so fast, I lost my momentum. I don't want to do what I did with the rest of the Dark Tower books and fly through them then end up thinking "what next?"

01-11-2011, 09:55 AM	#45
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	So I am in the second book, now. I feel better knowing that the metalsmith guy wasn't forgotten.

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