Re: A Song of Ice and Fire [2]

by Mrs Figg Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:05 am

just watched ep 3. OMG I am in love with it. Its brilliant from beginning to end. I love you

poor Tyrion Sad

and Meereen wow thats beautiful. Razz

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:25 pm

I also watched it. Though I also felt it was a bit anti-climatic with not too much happening, and some things that could have been handled better.

Not that I didn't enjoy it. Razz

It was interesting from a book perspective too, as I think it consisted mostly of newly written scenes and very little book stuff.

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:27 pm

Ringdrotten wrote:Damn, now I can't follow the spoiler discussion - I'm only a hundred or so pages into the fifth book

Yeah, Norc has a point about marking the spoilers.

Actually only my "I have finished book 5" post is book 5 related.

The others are all about book 3 stuff and specifically...

Spoiler:

(And that one everyone who has watched the fourth season can safely read.)

Would be interested to hear what you think of book 5 when you finish it though. Nod

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:29 pm

Norc wrote:yeah, true i know what happens .. i might put it away until the final exam though. two whole-day tests next week, monday and tuesday, english and norwegian bokmål (already did nynorsk before easter) and then the week after that physics on tuesday and chemistry on thursday (8.may, the day the nazis finally left norway alone)... whole-day tests are five hours... like a mini-exam. and then i have three hand ins, religion (write about a philosophe ror something.. the weekend before physics and shit) history-person-essay (3-4 pages) and then an in-depth study in english, primeraly oral, but i ahve to write a log to hand in :roll:and then i can breath until 15 may.. when we get to know what three written exam i'll do ... and then in june (if the teacher aren't on strike) we get pulled for oral exam.

damn i remembered it all

Yes, that sounds like May. Razz

by Norc Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:15 pm

wait let me get this correct.

book one = series one
book two = series two
book three part one (?) = series 3 (?)
book three part two =series 4..??
and then there is a fourth and a fifth book? or is it the fifth that is in the making? how many books are there?

by Mrs Figg Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:27 pm

This has got to be Petty's Direwolf Crabbit, trying to wake him after a buckie fuelled nite

A Song of Ice and Fire [2] - Page 4 Wakeup-service_zpsfd7ff653

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:36 pm

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:39 pm

Norc wrote:wait let me get this correct.

book one = series one
book two = series two
book three part one (?) = series 3 (?)
book three part two =series 4..??
and then there is a fourth and a fifth book? or is it the fifth that is in the making? how many books are there?

You are right as far as the series goes. As for the books it gets a bit more complicated.

Book 4 and 5 take place at the same time, but George split the characters geographically as it was getting too long. So you have one set of characters in one book and others in the other. Then at the end of book 5 some of the characters from book 4 pop up again. It's a bit of a mess really.

So for all intents and purposes you could see book 4 and 5 as one massive book.

The sixth is the one in the making.

by Norc Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:43 pm

oh ok.. but book 3 is two parts right?

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:48 pm

I think the paperback editions are split in two, yes. Though I'm not really sure about any other releases.

by Eldorion Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:49 pm

Yeah, book three was split into two seasons. However, the books are not strictly chronological so some material from books four and five is already cropping up in the TV series. There are at least two more books yet to be completed, which means the series is probably going to pass the books soon, and will (presumably) start covering material that has not yet appeared in print.

If you're trying to alternate between reading the books and watching seasons of the TV series, I wouldn't really recommend it. You might get through the first book/season okay, but you're going to get spoiled one way or another doing that.

by Eldorion Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:50 pm

Bluebottle wrote:I think the paperback editions are split in two, yes. Though I'm not really sure about any other releases.

I think Norc meant the seasons, but yes, several of the books were published in multiple volumes in Europe.

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:53 pm

Hm, the only thing I can thnk of is the Theon stuff in season 4 which actually takes place in book 5. But they haven't really gotten into anything substantial in that yet.

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:54 pm

Eldorion wrote:
Bluebottle wrote:I think the paperback editions are split in two, yes. Though I'm not really sure about any other releases.

I think Norc meant the seasons, but yes, several of the books were published in multiple volumes in Europe.

Ah, ok. Yes, they split book 3 into two seasons.

by Norc Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:57 pm

Eldorion wrote:
Bluebottle wrote:I think the paperback editions are split in two, yes. Though I'm not really sure about any other releases.

I think Norc meant the seasons, but yes, several of the books were published in multiple volumes in Europe.

no i meant the books, but you (eldo) answered another question i didn't know i wanted an answer to Razz

by Eldorion Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:58 pm

Here to help! Very Happy

by Norc Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:58 pm

i know u are Very Happy

thank you very much Very Happy

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:03 pm

I don't think you would actually spoil anything really before you get into book 4, though we'll have to see how season 4 finishes up with book 3 first I guess.

by Norc Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:06 pm

mhm, though i don't know how far i'll get with the first book or season 4 as the exams are apporaching.

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:10 pm

I wonder how fast I went through the books.. I probably posteed it on here. *goes to have a look*

by Norc Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:15 pm

i don't care...

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:23 pm

That's fine. Smile

I finished the first book on the 6th of March and the second on the 26th, meaning I've gone through the last three in under a month. Shocked

Book four is rather short compared to the others though.

by Lancebloke Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:46 am

Blue do you mean book 4 as in book 3 part 2?

Actual book 4 is quite big... taking me ages.

by Bluebottle Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:35 am

I meant A Feast for Crows. Wink

It's only about 45 chapters, so a bit shorter than A Storm of Swords (81) and A Dance with Dragons (72). Though I get that you see it a bit differently when you read book 3 in two parts. I did the whole thing in one go.

by Bluebottle Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:13 am

This is great.

I particularily like the description of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as "A Disney villain. The handsome prince that you're rooting against." Razz

And Peter Dinklage is hilarious.