Bee Diddie Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 It looks like The HBO series concluding the song of ice and fire books is an inevitability now. If it does, will you still tWoW and aDoS? I can honestly say I probably won't.When the second season was broadcast I was upset by all the changes from book to screen....but after watching the first five episodes of S5, I have come to appreciate the short cuts the showrunners are taking. I do not enjoy Dany's long meandering conquests across the narrow sea, I didn't feel the introduction of the other Aegon and the Iron Island storyline (while pretty cool to read) was really neccesary, not to mention whatever the Martel's revenge plans are. GRRM has went on record as saying he's told the producers how it all turns out in the end, so there will be no big surprise revelations coming from the last two books.I understand it's GRRM's perogative when he chooses to finish a aSoIaF, but after what? 15 years and the last two (possibly 3) novels nowhere in sight, It's clear Martin feels he owes his readers nothing and maybe he's right....I don't see myself bothering to read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayGen Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 not sure if this is a troll post or not..... Giving the benefit of the doubt. I will of course read it, as Martin has said entire plot points will/may be different. Also I appreciate both forms of the story each catering to its median (book.tv) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Urgandy Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 The show will finish, it will basically confirm the bulk of what most of us have worked out anyway and we'll read the books regardless, because by that point the two will be so different it just wont matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Diddie Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 No troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darker Star Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 The books are a better story, plain and simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cayrouse Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Yes. I will finish the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dames do Moan Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Yes, as I think the majority of people here will as well. Definitely sad that the show will end before the books, but will still 100% read them, probably multiple times, there will be so many plot resolutions I want to figure out that aren't in the show, example - (f)Aegon. Probably a few that end differently, or end the same but use vastly different mechanisms to get there. For the majority of readership who knows, but for readers that spend their free time posting on threads dedicated to the books, they will probably atleast read the last 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Pesci Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Def going to finish the books. I enjoy the show as the show and the books as the books, and the elements of the books not present in the show makes the journey to the end different enough that if I didn't want to read the books after seeing the show ending, eventually I would anyways to see how things get resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerBert Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 It would kinda suck knowing what happens in the end whilst reading the books but as long as they have still got top quality prose I will still read them. If they go to absolute shit (Knowing the ending) I probably won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardh51 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Strange as I was just thinking - "where has my need/addiction to ASOIAF gone?" The show is beginning to satiate my need of all things GOT. A few weeks ago I would of for sure said that I will absolutely read the final 2 books if/when they are published. But something strange has happened as the show begins to reveal all of the secrets that I have wanted to learn as a book fan for years now. GRRM missing his window as this is no longer his story to tell. That privilege belongs to HBO and the Beinoff and Weiss.... Sad. Truly sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Veldt Roarer Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Surely will. As soon as the final book is published, I'll have my grandchildren read it to me (I don't have any yet - nor children, for that matter - but I think there's time enough). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Typer of Dorne Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I'll definitely read them, the show may conclude the 'main' plot lines but all of the sub plots that are missing from the show will hopefully be resolved in the last books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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