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Should I Read A Clash of Kings or Wait for Game of Thrones Season 2?

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  • 17-07-2011 7:38pm
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    showsaf
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    Just Wondering What you Think of Reading A Clash of Kings before Game of Thrones Season 2.

    I Loved the first season of Game of Thrones and I Would really like to know what happens next.

    But I Would like to ask everyone who read A Game of Thrones before they Watched Season 1, Did You Still Enjoy it even though you Knew what was Going to Happen?

    k Thanks


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    Caros
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    I have the set of books ordered so I'm gonna be reading them anyway.


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    yes, reading the books enchanced watching the tv show as I knew more about what was going on.. instead of having to rely on the tv show for it all to make sense. There was no way they could explain everything in enough detail in a 10 episode run, as well as keep it interesting enough for people to watch.

    reading the books will only make the show better for you imo.


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    ozt9vdujny3srf
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    showsaf wrote: »
    Just Wondering What you Think of Reading A Clash of Kings before Game of Thrones Season 2.

    I Loved the first season of Game of Thrones and I Would really like to know what happens next.

    But I Would like to ask everyone who read A Game of Thrones before they Watched Season 1, Did You Still Enjoy it even though you Knew what was Going to Happen?

    k Thanks


    Like many screen adaptations, the book is better than the adaptation. If you accept my opinion on that count, then surely they tv series is spoiling the books and not vice versa! Go for it, but (just in case), if you haven't read GoT then you should read that first.


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    aye, there will be things in the first book that would have been left out of the first tv series and if you just jump into book 2 you'll likely be quite confused


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    Sonovagun
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    showsaf wrote: »
    Just Wondering What you Think of Reading A Clash of Kings before Game of Thrones Season 2.

    I Loved the first season of Game of Thrones and I Would really like to know what happens next.

    But I Would like to ask everyone who read A Game of Thrones before they Watched Season 1, Did You Still Enjoy it even though you Knew what was Going to Happen?

    k Thanks

    Have you read the first book? I get the impression you haven't. If you haven'tthen i recommend start there, thats what i did. Reading the first book just adds so much more to the TV show. I am currently half way through the second book and loving it. But not going to read the third one till i have watched the second season.


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    analucija
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    It makes you very smug when people get horrified as their favorite characters die. :p So i'd say go for it. :D


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    Nody
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    Yes and read it from book 1 because there are great plot items cut out due to time constraints.


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    lordgoat
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    Nody wrote: »
    Yes and read it from book 1 because there are great plot items cut out due to time constraints.

    This ^. Only on episode 3 of the show but already stuff has been slashed to pieces.

    Also found it hilarious when Mr. X was beheaded.


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    Travel is good
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    I have just started reading GOT, and have a feeling I'm going to love it. Unfortunately I don't have Sky Atlantic, so will read the books anyway.

    Someone spoiled it for me already, by telling me what happened one of the characters.


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    Caros
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    Got the set of 5 books today, can't wait to finish the current read so I can start on them.


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    hidinginthebush
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    On the topic of content being omitted from the tv series, is it just me or was the
    knight of flowers and Renly's relationship not present in the book
    ?


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    Nody
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    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    On the topic of content being omitted from the tv series, is it just me or was the
    knight of flowers and Renly's relationship not present in the book
    ?
    Well
    I think it was mentioned in passing along the lines of that the knight of flowers is not interested in women or something like that around the tournament time line but it was not with Renly directly


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    it was hinted at by one or two characters, but not mentioned directly


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    pljudge321
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    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    On the topic of content being omitted from the tv series, is it just me or was the
    knight of flowers and Renly's relationship not present in the book
    ?

    My favourite quote on the topic.
    Jamie Jannister: "Now sheathe your bloody sword, or I’ll take it from you and shove it up some place even Renly never found."

    I don't think there are many references to it in the first book, if at all.


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    s.kc
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    Just read the forth one there, I completely recommend reading the books starting from the first. The forth book however is by far the worst. The third is the best.


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    djkeogh
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    I watched the series and it inspired me to read the books. Currently about half way through the Game of Thrones and loving it. Will dive straight into book 2 when finished. I must say though that there aren't many story threads cut out at all. Certainly there is alot of backstory and history that is left out for pacing reasons and something that gets 2 pages in the book might just get a quick nod in the show but otherwise the show is an extremely faithful adaptation with entire sections of dialogue lifted verbatim.

    At least so far it is anyway. Definitely read the 1st book first though and move on from there. It's a joy to read.


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    fearbainne
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    id never be into this kind of thing but my bro works on the set and i visited a couple of times then watched the show when it came out.. it made me read all the books, im hooked now, think the book is better than the show tho!!


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    parker kent
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    analucija wrote: »
    It makes you very smug when people get horrified as their favorite characters die. :p So i'd say go for it. :D

    It does take away the "OMG" moment though when you have no idea what is happening next in the TV show. I watched the TV show first so I'm sticking with that. I read enough other books!


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