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Originally Posted by elemenoP
Wow, I thought the feedback would be much more positive and "just go for it" type stuff! This is really giving me pause! Maybe I should just watch the series and skip the book. My husband and I rarely agree on TV shows to watch and we often both like HBO series (like Six Feet Under, True Blood, and Deadwood).
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I'm a member of a couple of other forums (both Fantasy-related) and I must say this is the first time I've come across so many who dislike the series.
A Song of Ice and Fire is almost unanimously praised and regarded as one of the best of the genre.
So I guess you'll just have to make up your own mind. If you like Fantasy, there's a good chance that you will like it. I was hesitant at first, as well, because it seemed to be the Fantasy equivalent of a 'political drama' and I wasn't sure if I would like that. Plus I was wary of the long wait between novels that Martin had become notorious for.
I had
A Game of Thrones on my shelf for over a year, and I didn't read it. Then the show started, and it got rave reviews, and I decided it was high-time I started reading the damn thing. And I must say, I'm glad I did. I finished the first three in about 3 weeks, even though I had work and exams at that time; this is quite an achievement for me, as I'm not the quickest of readers. (I normally manage no more than 2 books a month.)
Things really only got slow in
A Feast for Crows (the fourth in the series), and sadly that trend has continued in the latest one (
A Dance with Dragons).
But you have to remember - there is a reason why the show was so heavily anticipated. Because a
lot of people love the series.