A Song of [SPOILER] and [SPOILER]

[4thofeleven]

I've lent my copies of the A Song of Ice and Fire books to my friend, who's reading them for the first time. So far, she' s just finished A Game of Thrones.

It is... difficult to avoid letting spoilers slip when she's talking about them. Just making sure I don't refer to key characters in the past tense is a bit of a challenge - I think I'm going to have to avoid seeing her at least until she gets up to the... wedding... *grin*.

Comments

[sodzilla.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, the Red Wedding... or were you referring to the OTHER wedding at which someone drops dead suddenly?

It's been a while since I reread ASOIAF, actually. I used to do it every few months, but for the last year and a bit, no. Feast for Crows really got to me... I suppose it might be because of the planned time gap after it, that hampers the pacing and makes all the misery seem that much more unrelenting, somehow.

[kycoo.livejournal.com]

Oh whoa, I've just started reading that series. I'm about 2/3 done with A Game of Thrones, and it's really good so far. The thing I don't like is that so many people die. I like having my favorite characters nice and safe. :\ But I guess that's not the style of ASoIaF?

[4thofeleven.livejournal.com]

Part of the fun of ASoIaF is deciding who your new favorite character should be when your last favorite ends up shorter by a head...

Personally, I recomend trying to like the Lannisters, or perhaps Littlefinger. They're not as sympathetic as the Starks, perhaps, but they have a far longer life expectancy.