Brienne the Beauty Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I don't care about the official reviews, as the media is always prejudiced against genre fiction. I'm going to wait a couple of days to read it anyway as I have a long flight, which will be filled nicely by the new book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_In_The_North Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I have the books just lying around my bed. I randomally open each one of them and just read to make the time pass by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raisin Bran Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I have been listening to AsoIaF books on tape and playing Pokemon silver, also setting up a cosplay outfit for Harry Potter MIDNIGHT RELEASE!!! Triple nerddom. 8D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster of Doom Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Just finished a hasty re-read (of the "speed-read 'til you feel nauseous" variety), now cooking up speculative predictions and explanations (see discussion board for details). I didn't even have have access to the TV adaptation to keep me busy the last couple of months. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rattleshirt Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Thankfully i only started reading the books last year, so i've only had a year or so to wait until Dance is released, but even so i'm dreading having to wait through the remaining shifts at work between now and next Tuesday when i got to pick the book up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banditry Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Well I gave in and picked it up at the store not far from me that already had them on the shelves. I'm about 100 pages in (don't worry, no spoilers of course). After nearly 7 years, another week just seemed too long, heh. And I wanted it for the weekend.Now the question is - - how long will we be waiting until the next one? Get writing, George!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamcatcher Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Well I gave in and picked it up at the store not far from me that already had them on the shelves. I'm about 100 pages in (don't worry, no spoilers of course). After nearly 7 years, another week just seemed too long, heh. And I wanted it for the weekend.Now the question is - - how long will we be waiting until the next one? Get writing, George!! :)He said he'll start writing at the start of 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the andorran Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Considering I'm on this forum at work, I would venture that I'm not distracting myself at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom of Valyria Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I've been pretty well-occupied - currently wrapping up my reread of AFFC. And I just found this, which should carry me through to Dragon Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons Dancing Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Thanks for this link. I will use this to get through the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Has there been any non spoiler reviews from leaked copies?Oddly, no, or none that I've seen. In fact I've only seen one spoiler-heavy review from the leaked copies. I was expecting more, especially since by now a lot more than 180 books have leaked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alguien Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I have to confess that I caved and perused some of the spoilery stuff on other parts of the interwebs. Like munching on dried beef while waiting for sweet, sweet steak. Bloody hell. This damn wait is killing me. Damn you lucky bastards that got the book early! If I hear any of you actually complain that you've had to keep quiet for so long... :tantrum: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous J Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Personally , I'm enjoying the fact that I only have one more week to wait. If any of you think otherwise , just remind yourself that it will be 2016 before you get the next book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
you wouldn't know me Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I've only been waiting a few months and it's kiling me so I can't imagine how it must feel to have been waiting years for it. The worst part is after we finish this book its straight back to the waiting game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom of Valyria Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I've only been waiting a few months and it's kiling me so I can't imagine how it must feel to have been waiting years for it. The worst part is after we finish this book its straight back to the waiting game.The long-term wait isn't quite so bad - you just kind of shut down the ASOIAF part of your brain, kind of "forget" about it and carry on like normal, maybe have a series re-read or two if you really must. The wait for the next season of the show will be harder, IMHO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 The long-term wait isn't quite so bad - you just kind of shut down the ASOIAF part of your brain, kind of "forget" about it and carry on like normal, maybe have a series re-read or two if you really must. The wait for the next season of the show will be harder, IMHO...Not to mention the show itself will tide us over. We'll likely see three more seasons before we see Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViennaGirl Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I keep re-reading the other four books over and over and over... Sorry for the Harry Potter comparison, but I haven't felt this way since then. Except they opened the bookstore at midnight for HP - wish they would for DwD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A song of rice and fire Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I go on amazon every hour or so, just to check and see if they have dispatched it.....They haven't, but maybe...NOW..no... hmmm, what about......NOW!..nope, oh well, I'll do one more check before posting this replyNo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysee Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 It's okay. It's pretty much the weekend. If you have stuff going on this weekend, you're golden. And if you work on Monday, even better still. I myself have a busy weekend, we are meeting my sister-in-law at the airport tomorrow afternoon then going to a friend's party in the evening. Sunday, we are going to my husband's parent's house to spend time with his sister who came home the day before for the first time in a year. Monday will be difficult because I will be at home while my husband is at work and I will probably waste the day trying to find a place that put it out early. Tuesday I will wake up and go to whichever bookstore is already open at the time. The only issue will be reading it so quickly as we leave on Friday again. So my advice to everyone is to make sure to do fun things this weekend and be as busy as possible. After that it's only like one more day so that's not so bad :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins7778 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I ordered mine for my kindle but I've never preordered a book before so I'm hoping its available at midnight but with my luck I doubt it. I'm a newbie who started the series prior to the television show after watching a few previews on demand, I stormed through the first 4 books in a few weeks and have been waiting a few months for dance. I can't imagine the 5 year wait most people expect and I dread it. Everytime I think of getting dance and plowing through it the thought of the long wait creeps into my mind and it freaks me out. The last 6 months or so of my life have been all ASOIAF and I need some help integrating myself into normal society. Any suggestions from you veterans on how to cope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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