Book Talk: A Game of Thrones part 1

For those of you who haven’t already heard, I’ve been reading A Game of Thrones, the First book in the series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin.  This show is also a current HBO tv series.  Currently I’m absolutely loving the book, and I thought I’d share my thoughts with you on the book, and tell you all why you head to the bookstore immediately and start reading it.

I had never heard of the book, series, or tv show until Miss Glamorazzi (yet another example of her influence on my everyday life).  She went on and on about this book so much that I just had to look into it.  And it turns out that it is exactly the type of thing that I would LOVE.  So, I got the book and within a few chapters I was hooked.

To view Miss Glamorazzi’s video, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlYiBLCHoq0&feature=relmfu

The story is told in 8 different character perspectives, so each chapter is told by a different character.  That may seem confusing, but each character is very distinctive and easy to tell apart as long as you are paying attention to the details when you are reading.  Meaning, don’t read this thinking you won’t have to use a little brainpower.  This is not like Twilight where no brainpower is needed (not that I didn’t enjoy the Twilight books, because believe it or not, I genuinely did enjoy them).  These books just require you to piece bits of the story together on your own and remember who is related to who and what the relationship ‘status’ of each character is with the people around them.

The characters telling the story are Lord Eddard Stark (Ned, Lord of Winterfell), Catelyn Stark (Ned’s wife, Lady of Winterfell), Jon Snow (Ned’s bastard son), Sansa Stark (oldest daughter of Ned and Catelyn), Arya Stark (daughter of Ned and Catelyn), Bran Stark (brother to Sansa and Arya), Tyrion Lannister (younger brother of the Queen), Daenerys Targaryen (survivor of the old dynasty).

If you’ve read Harry Potter and/or The Hunger Games and are looking for something to fill the empty hole in your life created by the ending of those series, try this series out.  I know it’s not the works of J.K. Rowling, but it’s pretty darn close.  If you like Potter, you’re sure to like this.  Game of Thrones is a mystery filled with adventure and danger, and I can’t wait to tell you guys more of my thoughts as I keep reading the book.