Well folks, I have found my first book of 2012 that I know will make it to the top ten list of the year. Possibly the top 5. The Game of Thrones is good. No. Great. Wow. I was so surprised by how much I loved it. This genre isn't always easy for me to read. There are a lot, and I do mean A LOT, of names to remember and they are spelled funny and I would never dare to read it aloud for fear that I cannot pronounce most of them. The story is medieval in part, magical in part, a lot of political intrigue, and has many twists and turns in the plot. There are five books in the series and I want to devour them all, but they are rather long. This one was 766 pages and very difficult to put down. It was certainly a book where I could not predict what was going to happen. Some of my favorite characters did not make it unfortunately.
Lately I have been trying to read the first in a series and then trying another author. I don't think I'll be able to do that with this writer just yet. I have invested some time and emotion in these characters and I owe it to them to follow their story wherever it may lead. Probably to death by the sounds of how the first book left off!
The first HBO series dvd is next on my Netflix queue. I'm anxious to watch it if for no other reason than to find out how to say some of those darn names!
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