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Originally Posted by GreenLantern
And that is where our opinions differ so much we can never come to a reasonable agreement. I have thoroughly enjoyed every chapter Martin has put out. I have never found myself bored while reading his books. This is compared to every other major fantasy series out there such as WoT or Malazan. To me Martin has always been a step above the rest and I love the fact he weaves in these 'dead ends' where characters can disappear. I think he is trying to invoke our inner roleplay where we are left to come to our own conclusions on these things.
When he started his books the internet was in its fledgling days, by the time people started congregating to discuss theories there was so many different ones out there it was just mind boggling. I remember having my mind blown a few times and THAT is the power of great writing. Over the years these theories have been wittled down to the most popular and also as more books come out so have more clues. But Martin really set the tone on what a fantasy series should be, it is unfortunate that the show has now decided to do those books a disservice and pander to the hollywood crowd.
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I agree with you until the end. A book should be a good book, and the visual screenplay doesn't allow for the same nuances nor should it. A book can be long and winding and full of inner dialogue. A screen adaptation shouldn't. It's totally fine by me that they don't follow the same script and they can stand alone each as entertaining in their own right