Azor Ahoy! Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Friends of my parents knew I liked fantasy, so they went to a bookstore to get me a birthday present. They asked the person there what's hot in fantasy, so the person recommended ASOIAF (doubtless due to the TV show's popularity, this was in summer 2011), so they got me the first 4 books.I didn't really read them until around March 2012 or so when I was bored one day and so began to read (although I'd peeked at the endings and appendices so most of the major events got spoiled for me).And that was that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsLibby Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I had a lot of library patrons returning the books telling me they were "the best thing ever" and others telling me they were unreadable. Sounded like my kinda book!Highest compliment the book got was from a woman who wasn't known to be the greatest thinker, "That book made my brain hurt. I nearly threw it in the garbage". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visen Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Season one of this thing called Game of Thrones. I'd heard about the books but never seemed to find the time. After watching the first season I decided it was time to make the time. As much as I liked the show, I tend to think that the books any movie/show are based off are always better than the show/movie.Now I'm in and may need a twelve step program at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMAG887 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Watched the first season, got curious and wanted to know who Jons Snows mom was so I looked it up and found all the R+L=J stuff and realized this shit was deeper than rap so i started reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dornishman's Wife Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 In camp, a Swiss guy suggested to play a game, which turned out to be the Game of Thrones board game. We had a lot of fun and he mentioned that they were actually based on a pretty genius book series. So I started the books. Never saw him again though. If anyone with the name of Reto happens to read this, THANK YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Greg of House House Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 It's funny, but I started reading because somebody told me that it was fantasy, but it didn't have much magic and it was more about the political scheming than warfare... Not so true, but I enjoyed it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dornish Direwolf Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I heard about the show sometime after the first season ended. I caught up with the episodes, watched the second season live then decided to start the books. Until these books I thought Terry Goodkind was a good author. Now I drive around with a direwolf decal.Seriously though, best series I've ever read. I had to lay out a schedule of agreed upon reading times with my wife after ACoK, because I got so damn absorbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitering Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Before Storm came out a friend at school really raved about it, we were both Wheel of Time fans, so I trusted him when he talked about GRRM. Well, I am glad I believed him, but also frustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urine Greyjoy Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 It was about 8 or 9 years ago and I saw Game of Thrones at the book store.It had a shiny cover and good reviews on the first couple pages, and it was a genre I enjoyed. I don't remember the last time I read a book so fast, it was very addictive reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maegor the Cuddly Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I ran out of books to read, and so I looked for a newer series, I had kept hearing about this "Game of Thrones" and "Song of Ice and Fire", book series, so I gave it a shot.Hook, line and sinker. I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissingNo Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I was an extra in Season 1 on the wall and while it was being filmed i wanted to know dafuq was going on. So HBO is responsible but i did manage to have half the books (up to somewhere in aSoS) finished before the show first aired so I can still class myself in that elitist "I read the books before it was on tv" category. :cool4: Also I actually took the black.... sorta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maegor the Cuddly Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I was an extra in Season 1 on the wall and while it was being filmed i wanted to know dafuq was going on. So HBO is responsible but i did manage to have half the books (up to somewhere in aSoS) finished before the show first aired so I can still class myself in that elitist "I read the books before it was on tv" category. :cool4: Also I actually took the black.... sortaYou were an extra? Were you that Night's Watch guy who got his head lopped off by Sean Bea- I mean Ned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissingNo Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 You were an extra? Were you that Night's Watch guy who got his head lopped off by Sean Bea- I mean Ned?Nah just background. Essentially a human prop. But I was in the crowd when mormont gave his "Beyond the wall" speech before everyone took their vows. And I was an onlooker in when Jon showed of his fancy new Sword after he killed the wight. And I was doing sword drills in the background in Sam's first scene where he gets the shit kicked out of him. Helped Aemon up some stairs too.Good times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Pounce FTW Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I was a fan of the first season and people kept telling me the books were better.They were right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flayed Starkman Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I had read about the books, previous to the TV series, but I didn't start reading it until episode three of season one. In three months I had read books 1-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebevan91 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I wanted to know what happened after season 2, so I picked up book 1, read it while season 2 was airing, then read books 2 and 3 over the summer. Then finished books 4 and 5 in the fall, AFfC in October and ADwD in the first week of December 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyl Stark Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 2 episodes into the first TV series, I was amazed by the series & going by experience (lotr) the books are always better, so I bought GOT, read it within a week, watched ep 3, bought the next three books & read them within 2 weeks. I had bought & read AFFC before the end of the first series & finished ADWD shortly after. Never looked back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Ghost Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 A friend said they have dogs in the book. It turned out they are actually direwolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Snow Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Because of the TV show. I really enjoyed Game of Thrones, so I binged on the books during the hiatus between the first and second seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaircat Meow Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Can't remember. It was nearly a decade ago. Must have seemed like a good idea at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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