So Game of Thrones, I was recommended it, by a friend who happens to be obsessed with the story; Books and TV-she literally gets a buzz, just from talking about it. I started with the TV and it took the first five episodes to get me hooked onto the show even though the bizarre and explicit X-rated scenes were difficult to get over. It’s true it gets a bit close to pornography a few times but it’s the drama that needs focusing and it’s the drama, indeed that makes it worth watching. The problem is however; I find it hard getting attached to a character-for fear of them ending up dead (which, fyi if you didn’t know-consider yourself warned), In my quest to get to the depth of the characters, I started reading the book. The books I feel, or should I say the ‘book’, the first part that I somehow, managed to read; was quite slow-paced and I need, more often than not; a fast paced book to keep my interest intact. So that’s what happened, that and the fact that I’d already watched the first season!
What makes a book my favorite is 50% Story 25% writing 25% Characters. Focusing on the characters; the more realistic the character’s feelings are the better the book is especially if it’s of the fiction genre, it makes the book an intense roller coaster. I feel I should still reserve my judgments’ regarding the books since I haven’t given the entire series a fair chance. But the TV show’s vivid scenes are what make them so good and true to the book.
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