I’m not really going to go into my thoughts on Season 8 here because it’s already been talked about to death on the Internet (and I already tweeted about it a bunch). But one side effect of the final season of Game of Thrones is that it made me really excited about the world in general.
The last season was far from perfect, but it made me want to reread the books. I didn’t “hate” the ending, I hated the setup to the ending. And I know that when George ends the series, it will be set up properly and it will make sense. So, flawed as this season might have been, it’s made me really hyped for the books again.
I’ve just started rereading A Game of Thrones and I’ve got holds on both A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (and the audiobook is apparently narrated by Harry Lloyd, who played Viserys Targaryen in the show) and Fire & Blood. I also really want to buy The World of Ice and Fire, but I still need to justify the cost…
I’m just really excited to finally read about all of the lore surrounding this world that I’ve spent the last eight years following.
I haven’t been this excited to dive into a book series in a while. Yes, it’s technically a reread. But in some ways it’s not. When I first read the series, I was mainly just interested in learning what was to come in the show (I think I started reading during Season 3), and I found myself skipping over plots or characters that weren’t in the show. That was dumb. So this time, I’m giving it my full attention.
I’m probably not going to post reviews for each of the ASoIAF books since it’s a reread (and also because no one needs me to tell them that they’re amazing), but I’ll try to write something up for the short stories and encyclopedias.
This sounds like so much fun and something I really want to do but I know it’s a lot of work so I’m procrastinating it!😂
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Yeah, it’s pretty daunting. I was calculating out how long it’s going to take me, and I’ll still be doing this into the fall, even if I listen to audiobooks on every comment. It’s quite the undertaking 😥
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Oh my lord that is quite the commitment! I suppose if there’s anything worth getting immersed in it’s the wonderful world GRRM has created, I wish you the best of luck soldier!😂
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Exactly! It’ll be worth it ☺️
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Looking forward to hearing your take on the books. We tried the show and did not like it. Have been wondering how the books are 🙂
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I love the books and the show, but I think that if you weren’t into the show, you probably wouldn’t like the books either. The first season of the show was like a perfect adaptation of the first book, so there aren’t many differences.
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That is good to know! Still, good to see reviews. Sometimes you react to books/TV/movies based on where you are in your life, and can change opinions at a different time. 🙂
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Fair enough!
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