GAME OF THRONES

[jenni_blog]

GAME OF THRONES


I finally got the books I ordered and started reading Game of Thrones. I started last weekend and thanks to it being a 3-day holiday, I read the whole first book in the series. So now I am ahead of the TV show. In fact, I'm a third of the way through the second book, and hooked completely.

I'll add my two cents to the pot...it is a wonderful series, full of the most compelling characters I've enjoyed in ages. Of all the great characters, good and bad, I think Arya is my favourite. I identify with her the most of any of them. I love Ned, Tyrion, Robb and Catelyn too. Daenerys is another fascinating character, but she is, of necessity, remote. It's hard to identify with her, but I like her a lot despite that.

I don't want to put down any spoilers since I know what will be coming in the TV show. But I can say that despite the fact we have seen some exciting stuff in the TV series, we haven't seen anything yet by comparison. :)

Comments

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I am doing the same thing with my sister! I bought the books, which I will share with her. So I have this slight feeling of 'superiority' because I know what's going to happen!

I am on Page 675 of Book Two, and there are 969 pages, so I am about 2/3rds of the way through. Tyrion has kept me in stitches. I also have been finding Arya's story very compelling. I am shattered about Renly. For me, Book Renly is such a sympathetic and wonderful character. He would have been a great king, IMO. And I LOVE Brienne and love the fact she is with Catelyn. And I find Theon amusing...I hope the scene with his sister will be in the TV series.

There is so much that is wonderful. While I enjoyed much of Episode 7 on TV last night, there were parts I was disappointed with as well. But I thought the Jon Snow segments were terrific, as were all the parts with Ned. :)

[lady--croft.livejournal.com]

Book two is all Tyrion for me as well. I think you've probably reached the end or close to it by now but OMG Tywin Lannister is so bloody annoying. He makes you realize why his kids turned out the way they did. I love what Pod did for Tyrion. I didn't expect that at all. Watch for Pod's character to get a bigger part!!

I was so disappointed with what happened to Renly. I guess it would have been too perfect for him to be king...even if only for a little while.

Brienne's part just keeps getting better...in Book three she moves from being with Catelyn to spending most of her time with another character and its a shocker. This pairing is one of the best in the series. I'm so excited for you ... I can't wait till you read book three.

Asha Greyjoy is another fantastic female character in the series. They have to keep her intro scene with her brother in the series - it is canon. I always love to watch Theon get burned. Loved watching Osha the wildling take him down a notch in episode seven as well. That was priceless :)

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I can't believe Pod is only twelve! But so many characters are very young in the books...I guess we are to believe that kids grew up a lot faster in those days.

I am currently reading Book Three with Brienne and 'that other character'! It's delicious...I hope it gets better. :)

Oh, I do hope they keep the scene with Theon and Asha Greyjoy. Theon getting burned is extremely entertaining...even though I have a love/hate relationship with that character and I can see that the lad has a serious personality disorder...I still find him endearing. However, the parts concerning Theon and the two young Stark boys are so harrowing...thank god he didn't...well, you know. But I have this sense of foreboding that something will happen to him. Up till now, I find most of the characters to be either 'good' or 'bad' but with Theon you just don't know which way he'll go!

Btw, there is no Rickon in the TV series, is there? Or did I miss something in the beginning? Is he back at Winterfell?

[lady--croft.livejournal.com]

What do you think of the story with Bran and the Reeds? I love the Reeds...they are so amazing. All these kids in the novel are so compelling. You forget they are so young sometimes. Jojen Reed seems like this great and wise wizard and yet he is merely a young boy.

I believe at some point Theon will redeem himself. At least I hope he does...if he has the chance to, that is.

Ahaha, Rickon. He has very much disappeared from the tv series. It has become quite the subject of parodies on the internet. I particularly like this Tumblr - Where's Rickon Stark? http://whereisrickon.tumblr.com/

I think/hope/expect Rickon will show up again in that scene that follows after the dreaded deed, when Bran goes down to visit the Stark family crypt.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I love the Reeds too. Jojen is wise beyond his years...and I love Bran's wolf dreams and am excited by the idea of him being a 'skinchanger' - whatever that is, but it sounds good. And was that what Jaqen was? I hope we will find out more about Jaqen later on...he was a fascinating minor character.

I was horrified about Theon...nothing would surprise me about his fate.

Because I haven't watched Episodes 1 & 2 again yet, I wasn't sure if Rickon and his direwolf had been mentioned and were perhaps just left in Winterfell...but how many direwolves were found in the TV series? There should be six: Ghost, Summer, Grey Wind, Lady, Nymeria, and Shaggydog.

I do hope we get to see Rickon. I find that part of the story more compelling because it has two little boys in it, not just one. :(