BOOK DIARY // A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
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I also was bored with the prologue but now i am obsessed with the series. I have read the whole series twice and I am reading it for the third time to participate in your read-a-thon.
So glad you're joining us for the readalong! I think I'm going to finally start Clash of Kings today!
I watched the first five seasons of the show before I read the books and I’m glad I did. It really does help keep characters/houses/plots straight, and when reading the books you get the added bonus of loads of history that you’re already invested in. I adore both the series and the books and I can’t wait for your thoughts on the rest! Sansa is one of my absolute favorite characters and she just gets stronger as it goes on. She has her own brand of strength and growth that’s so inspirational. I hope she grows on you!
I think I don't like Sansa because her personality would clash so badly with mine. She's very eager to please everybody in the beginning and fixed on presenting herself "properly" whereas I am a more take-me-or-leave-me kind of person. I feel that I wouldn't make any of the decisions that she does and so I just really don't gel with her. I am thinking that I will like her at least a little more in the books though as there will presumably be a more in depth insight into her character than in the show :)
Becca and The Books That’s completely understandable! She does make several questionable decisions (namely not speaking up about what actually happened with Joffrey and Nymeria; that was the only instance in where I truly didn’t like her for a minute lol). Also her story takes a pretty different turn in the books compared to the show so it’ll be interesting to hear your thoughts on that aspect as well! ☺️
I loved hearing your thoughts about the first book. I started listening to the audiobooks in January, and I'm on the 5th book now. I hope you continue to log your thoughts on the series!
Thank you! I've just started Clash of Kings and I can confirm that there is a book diary underway :)
I loved this video! You summarize your thoughts so well and it's cool that you have theories and stuff and pick up on such small things, like your theory about Old Nan. Your point about the Starks being the honourable, good characters that we all root for was super interesting!! I didn't even think of that but I totally agree, they all seem to act in the way they think is just and honourable but it doesn't really work out the way we all hope...
I think with Sansa you really have to consider the position she's in in this book after Ned dies. She's basically alone now, with only the Lannisters around her, so I think the fact that she doesn't directly act out against them is pretty reasonable. If I was in a situation where I'm stuck with the family that killed my father and separated me from my sister I'd also play it pretty safe. She went from wanting to marry Joffrey so desparately to realizing how cruel he can be in quite a short amount of time so I think her actions are reasonable considering she probably doesn't want to get too hurt while she's alone (she is only like 12 or 13(??) in this book right?). I think at this point she's just trying not to get any more hurt than she already is. She is definitely annoying in the first half of the book tho lol
(sorry if this doesn't make much sense, i'm pretty new to writing out my thoughts 😅)
You made perfect sense! I think my main problem with Sansa is that her personality is so different than mine that she really rubs me the wrong way and I've never liked her at any point even in the show. I'm hoping that I will enjoy her character a lot more throughout my read as the series as it will presumably go a lot more in depth!
@@BeccaandTheBooks yeah that's fair, I can definitely understand why so many people find her annoying
Love all your book diaries. This is fun because I’ve watched the tv show and don’t want to read the books so this is a fab way to get some insight 💕
Totally understand why you wouldn't want to read them! tbh I don't think you need to unless you want to hardcore dive into the world and easter egg hunt haha
Loved watching your thoughts back on this one - Are you doing a BD for every one? I know you have a backlog of BDs lol!
I am indeed! OMG Don't even talk to me about my BD backlog, it's no joke :')
The dragons got smaller and smaller because they were in chains. The dragon pit was built by by Maegor the cruel to keep them there.
Yep! Tyrion mentions it in S7 I think.
Kat Talks season 6 before releasing the dragons
Very good point! Completely forgot about that!
[Attempts not to be spoilery] There's some huge foreshadowing r.e. John Snow's mother in book 1 - I actually figured out who she was like... there. Where you did. So even on first read with no show it was very clear...
Ahhh okay! I'm not sure if I would have picked up on it without knowing and looking for it but it is definitely quite obvious with hindsight!
Interesting thoughts in this book diary! I watched the show first before I Read the books so it was fun going and seeing all the similarities! Sometimes the change in characters stories totally threw me off tho 🙈🙈 nice job
I'm interested to see the differences in the rest of the series as I read through the books as I'm pretty sure they changed a lot more as the series goes in! Especially excited to find out who Lady Stoneheart is as I know she isn't in the show and people talk about her a lot regarding the books!
Reading the books helped me get all the names down, especially the different families and who was bannermen for who. I recommend for anyone who loves the show but finds themselves confused.
That's such a good point! I've been recommending it to people who are familiar with the show and want to get into the more dense adult fantasy as they will already be familiar with the world but it would totally work the other way around too!
Where did you get that edition!? I love that cover!!
They are a UK paperback edition from Harper Collins. I scavenged for ages until I managed to get the whole series from Charity shops. I don't think the edition has an official name but I call them the "Landscape Editions" haha
The prologue is the worst!! I tried to read it several years before the show and could not get past the prologue. It wasn't until the show started that I realized how awesome it was and then went back to read it.
Exactly the same for me except I couldn't get past that part in the show for the longest time hahaha
i was boreddd during the prologue as well. it's dead. are these diaries gonna spoil the show?
i'm like 1/6 of the way through a clash of kings. i started off strong in the beginning of the month but it just kinda went downhill after that 😅 it looks like i'm gonna have to binge most of the book during the next month to make it for the liveshow. my entire reading month has gone dissaray 😅😅
I'm trying to keep the spoilers to a minimum and address them in a way that people who have seen the show will know what I'm talking about while people who haven't will hopefully not have a clue haha!
I really need to start Clash of Kings!
@@BeccaandTheBooks oooh okay thankssss. my reading for a clash of kings flipped and i ended up binging most of it lool. i made myself slow down so i could save some for april to have _some_ details fresh on my mind for the liveshow 😅😅😅
@@hanabanana8028 I'm gonna binge it pretty early this month 😂
@@BeccaandTheBooks hope you enjoy!
The dragons got weaker because they were kept in captivity. They don't do well like that.
I completely forgot about that! I know it's been mentioned in the show but my brain chose to delete that information haha
I read Fire and Blood recently, and it’s mentioned a lot there which is probably why I remembered it.
I really don't like Sansa as well, she's probably one of my least favourite characters.
I don't like her in the 1st book. Gets better though in the 2nd book
@@shira1003 I'm currently reading the second book even though I'm only 150 pages in. I'm also enjoying Davos's point of view.
@@booksandthreads I'm reading the 3rd now. Davos' chapters can be tired and they're long sometimes.
@@shira1003 omg sameeee. i wanna skip by davos' parts so bad 😫😫
i also agree about sansa, i definitely sympathise with her more in this book. my hatred for her dropped significantly. now i'm more interested in how her character develops.