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To: nickcarraway

Yes, although I will say that I found “A Song of Fire and Ice” to be more interesting that “The Lord of the Rings”, and the characters to be far deeper and more compelling.

I have not read “The Lord of the Rings” twice, and I don’t think I have will. I just started book 3 of “A song of Fire and Ice” for the second time, and I’m loving it again.


3 posted on 05/31/2013 12:48:13 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: chris37

have = ever*

oops!


4 posted on 05/31/2013 12:48:43 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: chris37; nickcarraway

I haven’t seen the show or read his books. How do they compare to Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series?


11 posted on 05/31/2013 12:58:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I'll raise $2million for Sarah Palin's next run. What'll you do?)
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To: chris37

The books are brilliantly written. But not for everyone. Persistent gruesome unhappy endings for the characters one grows to care about during the reading. I came to believe the author has a nasty cruel streak and must enjoy inflicting pain on his readers. Tolkien was creating myth. Martin creates a world of pain, overseeing it like a cruel god.


90 posted on 05/31/2013 3:08:17 PM PDT by katana (Just my opinions)
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