July 11, 2011
So, after falling in love with the HBO series Game of Thrones, I thought to myself “maybe I should give the books a try.” I mean, while I’m not the biggest fan of fantasy, I love reading, and I love books. And the series was just so damn good. So I picked up book one (just to see if the show skipped over anything—it doesn’t) and book two. Holy shit you guys. I do not even know where to begin with how good this series is. There is a level of detail in these novels that I haven’t encountered since I read Tolkien for the first time, about 10 years ago. And while the books may be considered fantasy, they read much more like historical fiction—some sort of War-of-the-Roses-era thing, only in a different land and with a little bit of magic. Given how faithful Benioff and Weiss were with season 1, I can’t wait to see how they tackle this book for season 2. So much cool stuff. I recommend them wholeheartedly. Go pick up A Clash of Kings, I promise you’ll like it.

So, after falling in love with the HBO series Game of Thrones, I thought to myself “maybe I should give the books a try.” I mean, while I’m not the biggest fan of fantasy, I love reading, and I love books. And the series was just so damn good. So I picked up book one (just to see if the show skipped over anything—it doesn’t) and book two.

Holy shit you guys.

I do not even know where to begin with how good this series is. There is a level of detail in these novels that I haven’t encountered since I read Tolkien for the first time, about 10 years ago. And while the books may be considered fantasy, they read much more like historical fiction—some sort of War-of-the-Roses-era thing, only in a different land and with a little bit of magic.

Given how faithful Benioff and Weiss were with season 1, I can’t wait to see how they tackle this book for season 2. So much cool stuff.

I recommend them wholeheartedly. Go pick up A Clash of Kings, I promise you’ll like it.

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