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Yavin4

(37,182 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2012, 02:39 PM Oct 2012

The "Game of Thrones" ("A Song of Fire and Ice") Books NO SPOILERS [View all]

So, I took advantage of the Amazon deal, first 4 books for $20. I was thinking that it would take me 4 months to read them all. I started into them, and I read the first three in a month. I am now in the 4th book.

My review: WOW. They're really, really good books. It's a fantasy story but directed towards a very Adult mindset. There are very few neat resolutions and often injustices are never corrected, much like the real world.

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The "Game of Thrones" ("A Song of Fire and Ice") Books *****NO SPOILERS***** [View all] Yavin4 Oct 2012 OP

HBO program came out I began to read the books. They are quite good IMHOP benld74 Oct 2012 #1

I read them so long ago OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #2

The Show Follows The First Two Books About 95% of the Time Yavin4 Oct 2012 #3

I like them too though I had to take a break now and then. nolabear Oct 2012 #4

Awesome! You just inspired me to order them. graywarrior Oct 2012 #5

Love it! but holy crap, I need to keep a genealogy chart near by, and then he keeps adding people... yawnmaster Oct 2012 #6

There's a Good Wikki That Tracks All of That Yavin4 Oct 2012 #7

I simply could not finish the series. Llewlladdwr Oct 2012 #8

The first three books were terrific. Frank Cannon Oct 2012 #9