If you're going to read it, the book should be first, but you don't need to to enjoy the show.
Cannoli Send a noteboard - 13/06/2011 09:18:32 PM
I am not picking up any Martin book until the series is quite done, and even then I may not end up doing so -- it all depends on what I hear of it. But I would invest less emotionally or of my time in a television series, and so am willing to watch it before reading the book.
However, I am usually very opposed to people watching adaptations before reading the books. The question then becomes whether Martin's writing is so good important stuff is lost in the translation to screen which cannot then be recovered if I choose to read it later.
Any thoughts?
However, I am usually very opposed to people watching adaptations before reading the books. The question then becomes whether Martin's writing is so good important stuff is lost in the translation to screen which cannot then be recovered if I choose to read it later.
Any thoughts?
Regarding your concern about stuff being lost, I think it is valid in this case. Also, a lot of the fun of GoT was reading to see what happened next, so the show can spoil it for you. I really think that if you intend to do both, read the books first. I don't know how to address your insistence on waiting until the series is done. I might suggest watching first because that end is so far off you might find the reading fresh by the time DoS comes out and you're ready to pick up GoT. HBO doesn't seem to let good shows go more than four seasons, especially expensive ones like this, so it's highly likely it won't ever cover the later books anyway.
Cannoli
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“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye!
Deus Vult!
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If you're going to read it, the book should be first, but you don't need to to enjoy the show.
- 13/06/2011 09:18:32 PM
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