I only dipped into Game of Thrones on TV, never followed it closely until the final season. Having enjoyed that (or just been swamped by its inescapable presence) I bought the first two books, and so I've started from about a decade ago, so to speak.
It's been fun. I'm aware of who makes it to the end (or the interim end, as we wait for the next book). But I don't really know who all those people were, barring the headline acts like Jon Snow and Peter Dinklage's one. "Who is Ser Theydon Bois of Maida Vale? Is he Lady Aldwych's brother?", etc.
Unfortunately, this also means I have to stay off the internet and avoid all human contact for as long as it takes me to plough through all these books, which could be years. Spoilers are lurking everywhere. Even throwaway references, like radio pundit X calls politician Y a "Lannister, not a Stark" ... Nooo!
I'm sure I've read quite a few novels after they were BBC teatime dramas (Dickens et al). But either I forgot the details, or they simply weren't as prominent in popular culture. Game of Thrones is a whole new challenge.
Starting a thread on it might not be the smartest move either. Oh well.
It's been fun. I'm aware of who makes it to the end (or the interim end, as we wait for the next book). But I don't really know who all those people were, barring the headline acts like Jon Snow and Peter Dinklage's one. "Who is Ser Theydon Bois of Maida Vale? Is he Lady Aldwych's brother?", etc.
Unfortunately, this also means I have to stay off the internet and avoid all human contact for as long as it takes me to plough through all these books, which could be years. Spoilers are lurking everywhere. Even throwaway references, like radio pundit X calls politician Y a "Lannister, not a Stark" ... Nooo!
I'm sure I've read quite a few novels after they were BBC teatime dramas (Dickens et al). But either I forgot the details, or they simply weren't as prominent in popular culture. Game of Thrones is a whole new challenge.
Starting a thread on it might not be the smartest move either. Oh well.
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