An Interview With George R.R. Martin

[JustPassingThrough]

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertai...-sex-fantasy-and-a-dance-with-dragons/241738/

Maybe spoilers if you haven't read any of the books, but for the rest I don't think so (talks about possibility of seven books being not enough). Proceed at own caution!

 

[biodroid]

I hope it's not another never ending series.

 

[JustPassingThrough]

I must admit, my biodroid brother, that I have not yet read this series because I want to wait until he finishes it. I'm not saying I don't trust him, but I'm also not saying that I don't....

 

[Tragedy]

1. Pretty big DWD semi-spoilers, not good.

2. The momentary criticism is utterly stupid:

Spoiler

Weaknesses that have plagued Martin's previous books are also present: too much repetition, unexceptional prose, and characters who use the same idioms (and have sex in exactly the same manner) no matter their ethnicity, social class, or continent.

I am not saying that Martin is the perfect writer, but these are some very bizarre things to call weaknesses.

3. A hint to the ending was very nice. My "Others win" theory still stands, but I am less sure of it now. I just hope he doesn't plop The Scouring equivalent into Westeros. But that would be the classic bittersweet ending.

 

[JustPassingThrough]

Alright all you GRRM fans, ye might wish to listen to Tragedy (not the muse, but the poster) and not read the interview since possible pretty big DWD semi-spoilers might occur.

 

[Daisy-Boo]

I just read this very interesting GRRM article in The New Yorker.

Also there is this article in Foreign Policy, which looks at how aSoIaF compares to the US foreign policy. I read the first couple of paragraphs and it looks good. I can't yet read it in full because it contains spoilers and I've just now started reading book 4.