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Originally Posted by bomber317
I like their new Title edit.
On a show that is very closely based on the book... where the first book came out in 1996 and the 3rd book in 2000!
I can't believe it has been 14 years since the 3rd book came out and we've only had 2 books since then.
For the people that have followed the books since the beginning, is your excitement for the next book still there?
I have to admit I have lost interest waiting for the next book. I'm hoping whenever the next book is release that it will peak my interest again in the series.
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I got the first book in '96 as a gift from a friend, because she liked the look of the cover and knew that I liked sci-fi/fantasy and "thick books". Turned out to be a good choice on her part. I still consider the first 3 books some of my most favorite books.
But this is where I am at with the series right now...I was so excited for book 4...and felt it was a massive disappointment. Especially after how long I waited for it. I figured that was because it was mostly characters I wasn't interested in. Then book 5 dropped, and while I read it excitedly...it really felt like GRRM was stretching. Nothing happened in book 4/5 that couldn't have been done in a single "grrm normal" sized book.
The folks in the tv thread are bitching about the slow pace now? Wait till they hit Season 5-6.
I guess right now I would describe it as that I am
interested in where the story goes/how it ends, but I'm not nearly as
excited about it as I used to be.