tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094562384038868734.post4930498522855064186..comments2024-03-05T20:33:06.615-06:00Comments on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions: A Clash of Kings (book) by George R.R. MartinUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094562384038868734.post-55831457464130856502013-08-14T08:33:10.714-05:002013-08-14T08:33:10.714-05:00I don't know that I would have ever gotten int...I don't know that I would have ever gotten into GoT if I had started with the TV series. With the books, it's different - somehow, with most of the characters, I'm able to retain enough emotional distance to (probably) not be wrecked when/if they die. We'll see how I do if GRRM kills one of the Stark children, though. Also, I don't know how long I'd last if he killed Tyrion, considering how much I tend to like his chapters.<br /><br />I quit Stephen King after finishing Cujo. I just couldn't stand that he killed BOTH the kid and the dog. Too many rules broken in one book for my tastes.A Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2094562384038868734.post-2261093353161126402013-08-13T07:09:26.135-05:002013-08-13T07:09:26.135-05:00Congrats on sticking with it. I watched the first ...Congrats on sticking with it. I watched the first episode of GoT on TV when HBO had a "free weekend" promotion. Then I checked Wikipedia and discovered every single character I liked was going to die, and decided not to engage, I can see killing off a character or two when the plot demands it, but GRRM seems to take it to extremes. So does Stephen King, which is one reason I rarely read his books (the other is I wake up screaming). Carmen Webster Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516485172937482027noreply@blogger.com