iolahardy Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I had written small notes in a line or two about characters & places after finishing each chapter. Helped me a great deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiggardlyBastard Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 You can just look online. There are a ton of family trees. You can also try making one, that's what George RR Martin said he did when there got to be a shitload of characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagewich Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I have to confess I had to build an Excel file to keep track of everyone in the books, it got to a point where it took me longer to search the Wiki of the last pages of the books than to read the damn book lolI finished AdwD not long ago, and now the file helps me not to forget everything during this long and painful wait... :frown5: Laughter. I did not have a computer or Excel in 1996. I started a card file, on people first. Then dreams. It is pretty large now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Cold Fingers Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I now have the TWoIaF App on my iPad...it helps but it is far from complete. I have the Wiki bookmarked and visit it often. Plus I make tons of notes in my ebook with bookmarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordDireStark Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I'm pretty good at being able to pick up things in the middle of a series. I didn't start watching the seriesuntil season three and like everyone else I was lost. Then I made another mistake and started to lookup who characters were. Big mistake,I got so into it I read more then I should have and read spoilers.My advise would be to just write down the members of each house with the castle and region.IE: the north,winterfell,house stark,eddard,catelyn,robb,sansa,arya,bran,rickon,jon snow.Then you can add other main characters as they come. Like other people have said the appendixin the back of the books is a big help. And remember if you read the books and watch the show,they change some of the character names to avoid confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evita mgfs Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I am a visual learner - so I used pictures with names, etc. Entertainment Weekly actually printed guides like this every year before the show resumes. But, you may have to conjure your own visions of what some characters look like. I made my own cast of characters after Season 1 show. As we read, we usually create a mental image of what a character looks like. My mental image of certain characters was quite unflattering - HBO casts pretty people. I saw Brienne quite differently. And Mance! But I do recall that keeping everyone and everything straight was a challenge! Before you know it, you will have it all down pat, and you will be an expert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungGriffIsAegonBlackfyre Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I can't tell you how much I feel the same way. What I'd recommend is, making a document and write down what each character did and who they are, that way it won't seem as intimidating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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