• Home
  • About Me
  • 5* Elements
  • 2019 Reading Challenges
    • Other Reading Challenges
    • 2013 Reading Challenges
    • 2014 Reading Challenges
    • 2015 Reading Challenges
    • 2016 Reading Challenges
    • 2017 Reading Challenges
    • 2018 Reading Challenges
  • My Bookish Lists
    • My Classics Club List
    • Reading the Newberys
    • Reading My Own Books
Smiling Shelves

Game of Thrones Newbie

6/20/2014

2 Comments

 
Picture
All right, I need someone to explain the Game of Thrones obsession. I haven't gotten into it yet, but I've been tempted to. I can sum up what I've heard about it pretty much in two sentences:
  • It's fantasy - kings and dragons and such (which is totally up my alley)
  • Everyone dies, more or less (which is very much not up my alley)
And yet there's got to be something more to it than those two statements. Because I can never find a copy of the books. They're long, so I don't want to check them out from the library (you can only renew so often). I'm not committed to the series yet, so I don't want to buy them full price from a bookstore.

That means that I've been keeping my eyes peeled for them at any and every used book sale I attend (and that's quite a few). Yet - nothing. Not a single copy of any of the books in the series. Usually a series like this, where everyone jumps on the bandwagon, results in an influx of used books once the craze passes. So maybe the craze just hasn't passed yet. Or maybe nobody is willing to give up their copies because the books are just that amazing, and I'm completely missing out.
So am I missing out? Should I stop hesitating and just read it already? Any advice is welcome!
2 Comments
fiddlrts link
6/20/2014 06:12:56 am

I've borrowed the first one from my brother. Haven't yet opened it, so I can't be much help there. From what he says, they are plenty sex and violence soaked too, but Martin is a decent writer, and the politics are interesting. For what that's worth...

Reply
Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/24/2014 01:15:46 pm

The politics aspect is definitely what intrigues me the most. I just wish that other stuff didn't have to be in there. Thanks for the help!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture
    My name is Julie, and I own a lot of books. As in, they are stacked on the floor because I've run out of room on the shelves. And those shelves? There are so many books on them that they smile -- not sag; smile. This blog will cover book reviews and all manner of other bookish things.

    You can contact me at julie@smilingshelves.com.

    Picture
    What are 5* Elements all about?

    Picture
    Picture

    RSS Feed

    Follow on Bloglovin

    Enter your email address:

    Delivered by FeedBurner

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Currently Reading

    Clara and Mr. Tiffany
    A Little Folly

    2019 Reading Challenge

    2019 Reading Challenge
    Julie has read 9 books toward their goal of 75 books.
    hide
    9 of 75 (12%)
    view books

    Archives

    November 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013

    Categories

    All
    5* Atmosphere
    5* Characters
    5* Learning
    5* Learning
    5* Meaning
    5* Plot
    5* Plot
    5* Voice
    5* Voice
    5* Writing
    Book Club
    Book Club
    Challenges
    Children's
    Classics Club
    Fiction
    Historical Fiction
    It's Monday
    It's Monday
    Library Loot
    Life
    Newbery Reading Challenge
    Nonfiction
    Read A Thons
    Reading
    Review
    Saturday Snapshot
    Smiling Shelves Soapbox
    Stacking The Shelves
    Top Ten Tuesday
    Travel
    Young Adult


    Picture