One Down, Six to Go

Since I came back from the countryside on Monday, I’ve immersed myself in the world of Song of Ice and Fire, more known by the name Game of Thrones, which is the name of the first book in the series. Once the television series ended, I vowed to read finally read the whole book series, which I had started already years ago.

This morning I finished the first book, now for the second time, and I see a bookmark on page 139 on the second book, but I will start reading from the beginning again. I really love reading and even though I have seen the television series first, it doesn’t much bother me. The first couple of books and seasons go pretty much hand in hand, the books of course having more details, so it doesn’t mess with you too much. _{”Aaactually, Daenerys has purple eyes, not green.”}

One good thing about having a really shitty memory is that even though I know the story and remember the general plot, I never remember exactly what comes next so I can really enjoy the books.

I’m really looking forward to reading further, where I am sure the story divides more from the series, and different characters will live or die than in the televised version of the story. And of course there are the two volumes that are yet to be published. I intend to read the first five books before the sixt comes out. I just ordered the next two, well three actually because the third one is in two parts.

I am not a very fast reader, but I am determined and when I start reading a book, I read for hours at a time. I really get into it and try to shut out the real world, I don’t even put on music because it’s distracting. I always have a conflict with great books, do I read it fast because I want to know what happens next, or should I savour it because it’s so good. A Song of Ice and Fire is a prime example of that. It did take me two weeks to read the first book, though I wasn’t reading every day. I think technically I could read one of these book in three or four days if I didn’t do anything else.

I should be doing something else too, like take photos and such, but it’s a nice summer day and I wanna read more.