Not going to the Game of Thrones thread(s), but as someone who's never read the books, should I try to get in on the miniseries?― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:16 AM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
YES
― VegemiteGrrl, Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:19 AM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Not going to the Game of Thrones thread(s), but as someone who's never read the books, should I try to get in on the miniseries?
― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, April 16, 2011 6:16 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
The thread for the series is spoiler-free I believe.
― Gukbe, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:03 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i tried reading the book a couple years ago but i hated the writing and never got more than 40 pages in. that said, reviews for the show have been stellar so far and i'm really excited for it.
― Mordy, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:12 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
stellar? NYT and slate both hated it
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:26 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Both those reviewers seemed to have chips on their shoulders
― Number None, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:31 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
and the Slate review is basically unreadable
― Number None, Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:33 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Yeah, I was reading something someplace that compared it favorably to a D&D The Wire (possibly on Wired.com?).
― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:33 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
From the NYT review:
While I do not doubt that there are women in the world who read books like Mr. Martin’s, I can honestly say that I have never met a single woman who has stood up in indignation at her book club and refused to read the latest from Lorrie Moore unless everyone agreed to “The Hobbit” first.
In other words, I don't think Ginia Bellafante is predisposed to this sort of fare.
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:36 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilana-teitelbaum/game-of-thrones-hbo_b_850014.html
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:41 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
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