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I also have never read the books and love the TV show, but I think the sex is too graphic
I think that is because you haven't read the books. They actually softened the sex scenes up in the show
I also have never read the books and love the TV show, but I think the sex is too graphic
I'm getting jaded in my old age, but that Season 2 trailer gives me goosebumps
I just finished the third book, and this is probably the first series where a middle book in a series is even better than the first! So much happens in it, and it doesn't seem stale or repetitious at all. I'm not sure if four and five are different. I've read that George R. R. Martin didn't want to write books four or five, but couldn't write the next book (now book six) without relying on too many flashbacks, so he had to. I could see them suffering a bit because of that. Even then, they were originally only supposed to be one book, but had to be split (in a rather unique manner) because of length, so they may suffer even more for that.I had never heard of the books until the show started. I was addicted to it pretty early on and started the books a few weeks later. I just bought the hardcover of the last book but haven't started it yet.
Someone mentioned earlier that as the story went along it got a little stale but I'm hoping he can pull it all back together. I'm a little nervous because I haven't heard a lot of good things about the 5th book.
I just finished the third book, and this is probably the first series where a middle book in a series is even better than the first! So much happens in it, and it doesn't seem stale or repetitious at all. I'm not sure if four and five are different. I've read that George R. R. Martin didn't want to write books four or five, but couldn't write the next book (now book six) without relying on too many flashbacks, so he had to. I could see them suffering a bit because of that. Even then, they were originally only supposed to be one book, but had to be split (in a rather unique manner) because of length, so they may suffer even more for that.
That bad? Crossroads of Twilight was one of the most boring books I've ever read, and it kind of killed The Wheel of Time for me. I think I'll wait to read books four and five until book six comes out, and hope that those two were just flukes!Have you read Robert Jordans A Wheel of Time-series? "A Feast for Crows" and "A Dance with Dragons" is kind of the "Crossroads of Twilight" of ASoiAF. Martin has a lot of POVs and sub-plots, and as we follow so many characters separately the story progression becomes very slow. The POVs is starting to get grouped up during ADwD, though, so come book six we will hopefully get more progress again.
There were a lot of added sex scenes. Maybe they 'sexed it up' to get maximum ratings? I'm not prudish (well, not overly) but one of the scenes in the Brothel with Littlefinger gave me the irrits, it so obviously had no other purpose other than for the added perv value. I'm sure many wouldn't complain, and as a whole I loved this series, but some of those scenes were just irritating.
Haha aderyn I don't think you're being too prudish. I'm a teenage guy, and when I talked to my friend about the show we both agreed there was too much sex. That's hard to get two teenage guys to agree on haha.
Those scenes (especially that one you're talking about, plus the one with Pycelle) have been labeled "sexposition" since their apparent purpose is to allow characters to give exposition, while simultaneously naked women writhe in the background.
Elder the Dwarf said:Haha aderyn I don't think you're being too prudish. I'm a teenage guy, and when I talked to my friend about the show we both agreed there was too much sex. That's hard to get two teenage guys to agree on haha.