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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam11/26/2015 8:45:27 pm PST

re: #119 William Lewis

The Ancillary books are on my wishlist. I’ll get to them eventually.

The HBO GoT series is worth a shot. The writers have managed to condense Martin’s longwinded prose into compelling drama. The acting is very good, and the costumes and sets are convincing. I was hooked as soon as I watched the first installment. I’m trying to ignore the plot holes by suspending disbelief.

The books, though … sheesh. In my younger days, I probably would have waded through the exquisitely detailed descriptions of clothing, weaponry, food, family banners and sigils, and castles, but now, I just want the plot to move along so I can do other things. I can understand the challenge Martin has undertaken, to weave together several different subplots and timelines with the final goal of bringing them all to a mutual (and satisfactory) end. But I’m sure it could be done without all the fiddly little details. His universe is not that much different from medieval Europe, so he could quite literally skip all the descriptions of clothing and food and get down to business.

But some people adore this kind of meticulous attention to detail, I guess.

Me, I’ll stick to the TV series.