Thought i'd start a new thread as i don't want to spoil the TV show for those who haven't read the books :)
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Thought i'd start a new thread as i don't want to spoil the TV show for those who haven't read the books :)
Good idea :) I find I have bits where I can't put it down but other bits seem to drag on a bit. Makes it hard when you need to sleep lol!
Yep i feel that way as well.
Book 3 Part 1 was like that for me, but part 2 seems more action packed & i want to find out what happens with Tyrion now.
Upto the part where he is on Trail....
I feel so bad forr poor Arya, she is one of my fav characters in the books.
I know poor Arya. Poor girl just can't catch a break. *spoiler* At least she's not dead yet lol! She's one of my favourites too.
I won't let on what happens with Tyrion since you are reading it ATM. I'm glad he treated Sansa nicely. It's a pleasant change. I have to wonder where the author comes up with some of his ideas. Some of it just seems so cruel & just plain wrong - marrying off children for one thing.
I'm glad as well, especially since Joff was so nasty to her.
I know what you mean it can be a bit much some times, like the Red Wedding, what they did afterwards was just cruel.
They whole thing with Lolly, even tho she isn't a big part of the book, i felt so sorry for her.
Just the general rapes & killing, Like the Tickler or the Mountain......
On to the fourth & about a 100 pages in.
Going to take a bit of getting use to with all the new characters.
Wow! You're reading quick. I'm finding book 5 hard to get into. It's really heavy & hard to hold so I'm finding it hard to read while feeding DD which is when I normally read.
I tend to read after they all go down for night it's my "me time".
I saw it the other day & thought that is a monster of a book, i'm so keen to know if the Starks get re united. Do they find each other in the 4th book?
I'm only half way through the first book! Jees have a lot of catching up to do!
No. I'm hoping they find each other too. Seems like every chapter plants another obstacle in their way though. By the time they meet up, they probably won't recognise each other.:
Dam & the Starks where/are my favourite family.
It's almost like the the author hates the family lol
How you going with book 5?, i'm finding book 4 hard to get into.
Think it might be all the new characters.
Yeah, it's slow going. The books just too heavy to hold so I haven't been able to find as much time to read. I'm spending a lot more time gazing at DD's beautiful face though lol! It's still disgusting & cruel. *highlight for minor spoiler re gross stuff (don't highlight if you have a weak stomach)* The last chapter I read had someone eating a live rat. On the way to gym this morning, I saw a dead rat on the side of the road & it made me think of that scene and totally put me off the banana I was trying to eat.
I remember finding book 4 hard to get into too. Too many boring old humourless men I think. I like that Tyrion at least has a sense of humour.
ewwww
Is Tyrion in the 4th book?
I don't think so. Book 4 & 5 are the same timeline but different characters. He is mentioned from afar.
ohhhhhh now i want to read book 5 lol
I finished book 4, So now i need to decide if i should pay the $30 for book 5 or wait till the paperback version is released at the end of March & pay $15 for it.
Do you think there will be a book 6? They left the Cersei storyline open.
I would wait :) So far I'm not $30 worth of excited about book 5 so I'm glad I got it for free from my dad. There is going to be a book 6 & a book 7 but they aren't written yet :(
So far in book 5 there's been chapter's for Jon, Bran, Tyrion, Daenerys, Reek (aka Theon Greyjoy), Davos. I think there's been others but I can't recall ATM. I'm at least 200 pages in & so far nothing much has happened. Does that help your decision?
I think i'll wait, might go buy the new James Patterson & the new Dexter book to help me wait it out lol
I did some googling & it was a 6yr wait between book 4 & 5.
Man i hope the wait for the book 6 & 7 isn't that long.
Eeek! I hope not. I'm so sick of reading half done series. My next book is Eragon. My dad's given me 4 books in that series. I'm hoping there's no more after that. I'm already waiting on books for 2 series by Isobelle Carmody. Someone mentioned a series that sounded interested in the "what are you reading" thread but I'm not sure I want to start on that one since it sounds like it's not finished either. Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.
I hate that as well, especially when they leave it so long between books you have forgotten what happened.
Thanks for the info about the other series, going to look them up & see what they are about :)
apparently according to the author there will be a book 6 and 7 for sure and if he can't finish in those then there MAY be a book 8!!
Book 6 is out next year and book 7 scheduled for 2014. I think now that it's been picked up by TV he can't stretch it out to 6 years between books.
So wishing I'd waited until 2014 to start reading these!! I hate big waits in between, especially with books like these, I'm so going to lose track of characters!! I'm halfway through book 4 and head is spinning big time!!
Thanks for that info Glenny :D I'm glad we won't have to wait too long for the next book.
I found book 4 the hardest to read, i think it had a lot to do with all the new characters.
I found book for hard to read as well.
I'm almost finished book 5.
I read the first four books in 2004 then had to wait the whole 6 years for this book 5! I re-read the whole series because I had forgotten so much of the story.
I'm keen to find out what happens in the next books. I have a lot of theories about who Azhor Azhair is.
Book 2 has a lot of very subtle clues in it. He gives a lot of answers with out actually giving them. Very clever writing.
Ok now i want to read book 5 now lol
ll80, what do you think of book 5?
So I'm about halfway through book 5 now. Still going slowly, one or two chapters at a time. I'm thinking I might buy a kindle for my birthday next month. That book is just too heavy.
Have you started yet Cheshire?
I was going to get it last week but they had sold out of it, this week i was too busy & now i figure i might as well wait it out till the soft cover available.
Probably a good idea unless you want huge biceps lol! I bought a kindle about an hour ago. I won't be able to use it until my birthday though so I'll probably be finished this one by then.
Oh no, just got to the but in book two with Bran and Rickon :( so shocked
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Ok never mind...kept reading lol...all good!
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Yeah he likes to do that lol! Keeps you turning pages I guess wanting to find out what happened.
I want a kindle for my birthday which is in June, you'll have to tell me how good they are :)
I ordered my kindle from Amazon on Monday last week & got it on Thursday! :dance: I couldn't believe how quick it was. I haven't used it yet as it will be my birthday present so I have over a month still to wait :(
I also just bought the DVD's of Game of Thrones off ebay so I can watch that.
Less than 100 pages of book 5 left to read. I was so tempted to finish it last night but I was just way too exhausted. I could barely keep my eyes open. Damn sick kids messing up my "me" time. No idea what is going on with Arya. That is just weird.
Did you buy book 5 yet Cheshire?
Brought it today & only costed me $11 :) It was worth waiting for the paperback!
How much was the Kindle?
D!cksmith has one for $185.
whoops! didnt see this.:
I'm really enjoying it, only 50 odd pages to go now.
Much better than book 4.
Hope we don't have to wait too long for the next one.
I got the most basic model kindle from Amazon $118 AUD with postage.
So I'm finished book 5 now. That last 100pages - :o Wow! So many twists I wasn't expecting. Looking back I probably should have expected some of them but I was too tired to notice! So many questions left unanswered. I hope the next book is not too long coming.
I hope you enjoy book 5 Cheshire:):
Brought it today & only costed me $11 It was worth waiting for the paperback!
I just read that the guy that plays Theon is Lily Allens brother! There you go...
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I found a page with all the S2 characters, They actually found someone who looks like Brienne of Tarth.
So looking forward to next Monday :D
Everytime i read the book all i can think of is Reek, Reek rhymes with Meek etc..
I'm slowly getting through the book about 300 pages in now.
I'm so excited to have GoT back on TV, The first ep was really good, i couldn't watch the ending tho :(