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BlackZeda · 07-12-2012, 10:21 AM

Yesterday I finished Clash of Kings and I have to say that the story has diverged pretty siginficantly from the HBO series. This IMO is not so bad as I somewhat like a lot of what they do in the TV series better than in the book. Also I feel that reading the rest of the books won't ruin my excitement I feel when anticipating new shows in the future.

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So for those of you have have read the books and seen the TV series what do you think about the differences? Which story do you like better? To me they captured the general story and the essence of the books which is more to be said for most of the crap that you see on TV and film.

Also, I have noticed that A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons get significantly more negative reviews on Amazon. Does the series really go downhill after A Storm of Swords (which I am starting to read right now)?

07-12-2012, 10:21 AM	#409 (permalink)
BlackZeda A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 1,109 Drives: 19 Audi TT RS Rep Power: 22	Yesterday I finished Clash of Kings and I have to say that the story has diverged pretty siginficantly from the HBO series. This IMO is not so bad as I somewhat like a lot of what they do in the TV series better than in the book. Also I feel that reading the rest of the books won't ruin my excitement I feel when anticipating new shows in the future. ( Click to show/hide ) In the book I don't like that Arya kills Roose Bolton's guard to escape Harranhal. It makes her seem a little more evil than clever as she was portrayed in the series. I do like the Reek/Theon story more in the book, but I think the series couldn't really portray that since it would add too much complexity. Tyrion as the charge-into-battle warrior (Green Fork and the Battle of Blackwater) wouldn't be all that believable on film...this was the best decision the TV series writers made. Him getting knocked out by the warhammer was pretty funny. Since they will have Jojen and Meera Reed in next year's casting, why the heck didn't they include them in this past season's show? The Daenerys story arc is all sorts of messed up, but I actually like what they did in the TV series and I can see why they did it that way....so far. So for those of you have have read the books and seen the TV series what do you think about the differences? Which story do you like better? To me they captured the general story and the essence of the books which is more to be said for most of the crap that you see on TV and film. Also, I have noticed that A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons get significantly more negative reviews on Amazon. Does the series really go downhill after A Storm of Swords (which I am starting to read right now)?