Dance With Dragons

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No, I haven't read it. Haven't even read the first book yet. Haven't even started it, in fact, as I'm currently reading an Alan Hollingsworth novel (when I'm not too tired to read at all, that is), and in my usual state of awe at the beauty of his prose.

Anyway, was just thinking that with this new ASOIAF book out, it's going to be increasingly hard to be a Game of Thrones show only fan, because the book fans are going to be giving each other knowing/pitying looks over our heads all the time whenever we say anything. Oh well, I am still determined not to be majorly spoilered for the show if I can avoid it.

Speaking of books, the BBC are screening an adaptation of Sarah Waters' The Night Watch tonight. I love that book so much! Am disappointed that it's only a one-off drama and not a 2/3 part series. Hope I can stay awake to watch it, but suspect I'll - as so often - end up catching up on iPlayer.

Comments

[flake-sake.livejournal.com]

I think it wont get much worse than it already is. Especially since the later books have several new characters and so on. It's really much harder not to spoiler anyone for book two than for book four.

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It's really much harder not to spoiler anyone for book two than for book four.

Yes, I suppose you're right. It must be much more difficult not to spoiler people for things that are going to happen soonish, rather than in 4 years' times (assuming the show keeps going that long - and it would be so strange if it got cancelled, or if it ended before the books end, which is more than likely if GRRM is going to keep writing so slowly).

[flake-sake.livejournal.com]

I really hope that this one was the worst because he had to change so much from the original vision. He wrote the first two in two years after all and I think he would like to end it before the show catches up with him.

It might also help that he's writing for the show too now, with more people being involved it might be easier to get over the hard stretches.

Anyway I'll be careful to hide everything spoilerish under cuts.

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That's very kind of you. As I said to alexandral, if I do get spoilered it will probably be all my own fault anyway.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

To be perfectly honest... did all that much happen in Book IV? I mean, I know things happened, but nothing big happened.

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From everything I've read (or half-read in a vain attempt to sort of join in without being too spoilered) these books are badly in need of an editor.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

To be honest... yes. Amazing things happen... but we may have to read pages and pages about the Westerosian Equatorial Swallow and the Dornish history of bird watching first.

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Heh! I might enjoy that.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I also think not much will change, the excitement will be over soon. I promise not to spoil you and hide everything under lj cuts.

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Thank you. Most people are very careful in fact, and if I do get spoilered it'll doubtless be my own fault for going behind a cut, thinking I can skim read a post which warns for spoilers in comments and be unable to resist skimming the comments too.

Not to mention I got rather substantially spoilered just by reading the blurb for the latest book on Amazon. It can't be helped, and anyway it'll be very different when it's on screen.

That said, I'm very glad I wasn't spoilered for Dany and the dragons (though you could sort of see it coming).

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Yeah the blurb did spoil some of the arcs for major characters.

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It did. Ahem!

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Heh.

It was earned.

[caliente-uk.livejournal.com]

Anyway, was just thinking that with this new ASOIAF book out, it's going to be increasingly hard to be a Game of Thrones show only fan, because the book fans are going to be giving each other knowing/pitying looks over our heads all the time whenever we say anything. Oh well, I am still determined not to be majorly spoilered for the show if I can avoid it.

I was thinking exactly the same thing! All the excitement I'm seeing is making me wish I was a reader of the books first - but I'm going to remain strong and try not to spoil myself for anything beyond book one. It isn't easy, though!

I'm looking forward to The Night Watch. I'm hoping it's a good adaptation - but knowing the quality of most BBC dramas, I have faith that it will be. :)

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but I'm going to remain strong and try not to spoil myself for anything beyond book one. It isn't easy, though!

I can't help thinking we'll be glad if we manage it. I don't want my view of the characters (which is how they appear in the show) affected too much by the books.

I'm looking forward to The Night Watch. I'm hoping it's a good adaptation - but knowing the quality of most BBC dramas, I have faith that it will be. :)

I did get through it, and I did think it was excellent, though Helen wasn't much how I imagined her, and I am a bit surprised they changed the ending slightly for Duncan. Don't really get the point of that.

Mostly, though, I thought it was good - especially Anna Maxwell Martin as Kay and Anna Wilson-Jones as Julia.

[laisserais]

Night Watch! Oh, I'd like to see that. I heart Sarah Waters.

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It was very good, I think, though you could tell the production had a very small budget, and they changed the story in a couple of ways which I don't really get the reasons for.

However, the acting was excellent all round. I hope you get the chance to see it.