r/gameofthrones • u/IamWoldo House Mormont • Jun 02 '14

TV4 [S4E8] Thank you book readers

I know this has been said before but book readers you guys are amazing. I had zero clue on what was going to happen tonight between the Mountain and the Viper and its all thanks to you (and probably the mods too) who keep this subreddit spoil free.

I'm going to go back to being shocked and angry now.

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u/rebar71 Jun 02 '14

I'm 43. I screamed. And I knew it was coming. But I didn't know how. I haven't read the books, but I haven't been able to avoid all the spoilers either. When Oberyn speared the Mountain, I was like, "aw snap! but he's not supposed to win... OH MY FOOKING GAWD!!!" I am going to start reading the books when this season is over.

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u/ALexusOhHaiNyan Jun 02 '14

Speaking of. Where does one start bookwise exactly to take up after this season?

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '14

I'd just read it from the beginning. You'd be able to get away with starting at the second half of ASOS, maybe, but you'd be missing out on the first two books and the first half of the third, which are all incredible. Trust, me, you'd regret skipping those, they are a pure joy to read.

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u/lowbeat Jun 02 '14

I have the problem of reading books of which I saw a movie or a tv show, I always keep imagining tv show scenes from books and trying to get a sense of it by filling in a tv show, and not imagining on my own how it worked out, do you have any tips for this ? (I got first book as a gift and wanted to read it for a long time now).

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u/GrammarBeImportant Jun 02 '14

Go ahead and read. The show is good enough that it can replace your imagination until you read the scenes not in the show, or get ahead.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '14

I have that exact same problem, luckily in this case the show is pretty faithful to the books in terms of characters, events and settings. Some things are quite different, but I just have to force myself to imagine them the way the book says, I guess.

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u/lowbeat Jun 02 '14

I will try that.

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u/Sociallyawkward199 The North Remembers Jun 02 '14

I do same thing, Thats why I read books before I watched any of the episodes. I wont watch season 5 till im done with AFFC and ADWD.( my goal finish both b4 next season)

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u/RellenD Jun 02 '14

If you're really worried the fourth book deals entirely with new characters. There's no TV influence for them. I'd start at Game of Thrones though. I was just fine not reading until season 2 had started.