A song of Ice and fire discussion (spoilers incl A Dance with Dragons)

[Albertosaurus Rex]

I stopped after the third book. As I mentioned on another thread, I am in the minority here. I find the plotting and the narrative of the books rather dull and tedious. I realize that this is heresy to some. WHile I admire his ability and the scope is amazing.I felt like the books just never got going....Too many parallel narratives, too many points of view. He doesn't have any problem with killing characters and that takes a certain amount of bravery. .On the other hand I've watched the first episodes of the tv production and I think it's great. For me better than the books...

Yes that is heresy. Alright, all kidding aside I can see where you're coming from. Different people have different tastes. Yes, sometimes the plot slows down and you start shouting "Just get on with it!", but on the whole that has never stopped my enjoyment of the books. As for the tv series... it hasn't yet made its way to the Netherlands but I'll watch it when it does. I suspect that I'll like it, but it will never be as good as the books for me.

Oh, and GRRM announced recently that A Dance with Dragons is finally done. For real.