Quote from: Erik Ezrin on March 31, 2014, 05:02:48 AM
Yeah! I saw it on TV first, and was hooked after the second episode (the first was a bit confusing with all the new names and stuff, and actually the first time I tried to watch it I quit halfway though. I don't even get HOW that was possible now LOL!), and then decided to pick up the books as well. I though the tv show was good (and it IS! Compared to book films it is very true to the books and does a good job in showing the complexity of the politics and plots going on in Westeros, and is good to follow for people who haven't read the books first (unlike many movies of complex books like these))
But now I am reading the books I actually like them A LOT more! You get so much more backgrounds, and details, and everything! Also some characters that come right out of the blue in the show have a good buildup in the books.

Exactly what I think. How far are you in the books?

I'm currently reading Percy jackson and the sea of monsters i loved the films and the books but they do tend to keep me up late at night i get so stuck into the story line 

Quote from: Shantel on February 16, 2014, 09:39:57 AM
Stories like that and about the three girls in Cincinnati and others we read about leaves you wondering about humanity and makes you paranoid about people and places.

I've read stories like that since I was around 11 so it doesn't make me paranoid. It made me more aware of just how screwed up humanity can be. Now...the nightly news and news websites, in general, with their focus on "if it bleeds, it leads" and doom n gloom, in general, THAT is the stuff that warps people's perceptions about reality. I've seen it many times. So many people living in fairly safe locales believe they are going to be murdered the moment they walk out the door.

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Exactly what I think. How far are you in the books?

Almost through book 1. Got myself book 2 already for when I'm finished.
Actually I kinda quit reading, because of all the horrible books I had to read for school I just started to hate it, while I was an avid reader in my youth. And my obsession with this great universe/story made me pick up books again after a long time, and I'm very glad I did!

Fate of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward M. Learner

Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac.

Quote from: gennee on April 18, 2014, 09:22:50 AM
Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac.

Love Kerouac.

I'm reading "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, a novel about a time in the future where everything is ruled by a new type of government and most women are unable to get pregnant, so they take the women who are fertile and use them as vessels to get pregnant for the rich well off 'commanders' and their wives. Its very interesting, I like "what if" kinds of books that explore different possibilities.

Quote from: Elijah on April 19, 2014, 01:41:45 AM
I'm reading "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, a novel about a time in the future where everything is ruled by a new type of government and most women are unable to get pregnant, so they take the women who are fertile and use them as vessels to get pregnant for the rich well off 'commanders' and their wives. Its very interesting, I like "what if" kinds of books that explore different possibilities.

My sister used to live across the street from Atwood. She's an eccentric cat and quite brilliant.

Nearly finished "A storm or swords" by George Martin.

Don't have HBO here so if I want to know what happens in season 4 5 & 6 of Game of thrones I don't have to wait for it to be released on blue ray.
The books are so much better than the TV series. Much more background and detail.

Gwynne, I would like to see an electric cat...

J

Jenny, I have no HBO either, but some place called "piratebay" is my friend
But yeah, the books are better. Though I think it's easier to enjoy the books when you have seen the show than to enjoy the show when you have read the books (get it? Lol)

Wendy the Witch School Drop-out by A. C. Harris

"redefining realness" by Janet Mock.
Highly recommend to anyone who hasn't read it! if you don't know who Janet Mock is she's a transgender activist and the book is her life story. It's gotten more publicity than any other trans book that i can think of, which is great.

WARNING SLIGHT SPOLIERS COMMING WITH GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S WRITING STYLE CONTINUE READING AT YOUR OWN RISK

















Still here ok. One of the interesting things about his writing style is that he is not afraid to destroy a main character mid novel same goes for the ones he edits, (if you like him or fantasy check out the wild card series, editor or fever dream, writer). To me he also is not afraid to make you get invested in a character then set you up for something big.

@Immortal Gypsy, yeah true, I actually liked that of his style. It keep things exciting. Like REALLY exciting. You REALLY fear for their lives, instead of -like when watching "Batman Begins" for example- KNOWING an important character will live. Also is his series one of the FEW fantasy novels I've read where not everything is black and white, good vs evil, but where EVERY character or creature has good and bad characteristics, like in real life. Wait, did I say EVERY? Every except the White Walkers. (but what do we know about the White Walkers? Very little. I'd like to see them deepened out more, know WHY they exist, WHY they want to kill humans, etc. etc.)

Quote from: Erik Ezrin on April 24, 2014, 08:20:22 AM
@Immortal Gypsy, yeah true, I actually liked that of his style. It keep things exciting. Like REALLY exciting. You REALLY fear for their lives, instead of -like when watching "Batman Begins" for example- KNOWING an important character will live. Also is his series one of the FEW fantasy novels I've read where not everything is black and white, good vs evil, but where EVERY character or creature has good and bad characteristics, like in real life. Wait, did I say EVERY? Every except the White Walkers. (but what do we know about the White Walkers? Very little. I'd like to see them deepened out more, know WHY they exist, WHY they want to kill humans, etc. etc.)

Keep reading

I definitely will. Currently in book 2, but I'll catch up with the show soon enough.
Just... GEORGE FREAKING MARTIN, START WRITING!!!
Though I'd better not complain too much, or he will kill even more favourite characters (if Tyrion dies... oh God... I will tear that book in two! Like seriously!)

One problem with the novels is he started the second generation at the wrong age and before he last published book (a feast of crows), he had written himself in a little bit of a corner. By a dance of dragons there is more elbow room for him but with this series, wild cards and the tv show it will be some time before it's complete.  Remember he only has two more novels left in the series.  (He can take all the time he wants as long as he release some more Dunk and Egg stories. Short stories set in westeros past)

Right now, I'm working on The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice, then I'll be working on The Wolves of Midwinter, which is the second book in that series. Soon as my FTM book comes in the mail, though, I'll be tearing into that. I'm also reading an informational book on the side about everyday life in ancient Egypt (I have a sort of obsession with ancient Egypt) whenever I have time, and get tired of a spicy werewolf thriller