Clash of Kings and Storm of Swords.

R

For weeks I have been living in the land of Westeros and have slowly plowed through these  3 billion pages.  Of course I have loved them they are like Tolkien on speed. A mixture of medival high drama and politics, Lord of the rings, and Eastenders for over 18s. After reading so many back to back I need a break though, but I am looking forward to reading more.

I haven't watched any of the TV series and from what I hear they have pumped the programmes even more full of steroids and sex but I am glad that I am reading these with no images of characters or places. Occasionally  when I am feeling brave I google a character and see what they look like on the TV series. Often it's kind of OKish apart from the fact that Tyrion the Dwarf still has a nose and half his face intact. I think the actor must have refused to play the part with such facial deformities! 

I love how everyone is not completely good or bad.  as for Jaime Lannister...I WANT HIM here now! I've loved how his personality has developed so well. 

OK the books are a bit confusing with how they jump around from character to character every chapter but my kindle has been invaluable in letting me flick around and recap. I did find Daenarys' and Bran's chapters a bit dull by the end. She just kind of got lost out in the wilderness and now seems to be camping out as Queen in a far flung land. Bran is just waiting about trying to find a crow which will tell him what his powers are. Hurry up and get a plot line!!!! Plus I wanted the dragons to do something hot and dangerous. Hurry up and grow up dragons!

But I love Jon Snow and the Ice chapters and anything with the Lannisters and Tyrells.  As for the Others and the Lord of Light...what will happen? That weird Melisandre gets on my nerves. She reminds me of an evil, satanic, power crazy Kate  Bush.

  In the books the women are a bit cliched and flat and that's a bit disapppointing at times. (I was annoyed that Lysa was so pathetic when she temporarily joined the story at the end of book 3b. That moon door and Tyrion on  the high moving ice prison of hers in Game of Thrones were a highlight for me and I was looking forward to seeing her again.)

 George Martin is much better at writing male characters. (Not that I'm complaining too much! I do love a knight on a horse.)  I've heard that on TV the women have been both symbolically and literally fleshed out more.

Time for a break now...But will I manage it? I want to know what happens next!