The have read the book episode threads

Professional Griefer

Are those just littered with all book spoilers and should only be read if you've read the whole series?

I'm almost finished the first part of ASOS.

im invisible

no, they're just for people to feel smug and superior...

podgemonster

Professional Griefer wrote: »

Are those just littered with all book spoilers and should only be read if you've read the whole series?

I'm almost finished the first part of ASOS.

Better off finishing ASOS before going into the have read threads

It's a great book.

Shazbot

You should atleast finish both books of ASOS to be honest. There's talk of minor plot changes from the book but also future predictions of how things will be done. Usually they stay within ASOS and will add spoiler tags for anything in AFFC or ADWD.

im invisible wrote: »

no, they're just for people to feel smug and superior...

Not at all, we just like to discuss how the show has handled the scenes we love and give out when they leave out some key moments or handling some things very poorly.

im invisible

im invisible wrote: »

no, they're just for people to feel smug and superior...

LOL if this is serious grow up.

If we posted in the same thread people who just watch the show would be up in arms as it is very hard to not discuss how you feel something will turn out differently to how it was done in the books. Separate threads are there for good reason.

To the op Id finish the 3rd book at least but be warned the odd reference to the later books can be mentioned too but is spoilered alot of the time.

username123

im invisible wrote: »

no, they're just for people to feel smug and superior...

Yes, literacy often makes me feel smug and superior.

RasTa

Don't read them until you finished all the books imo.

Dubhlinner

There's a good bit of talk about the 4th & 5th book in them and not always spoilered. I'd read them all before venturing in.

5starpool

Better safe than sorry. Stay out til you finish ADWD imo.

Gbear

5starpool wrote: »

Better safe than sorry. Stay out til you finish ADWD imo.

Part of the problem is that although there's clearly defined guidelines for posting in the "Haven't read the book thread" the "Have Read the Books thread" is a bit more wishy washy because it caters to those who've read only up til the end of this series (SOS), later on or the entire series up to ADWD.

If we were to firm up the rules a bit it might be safer. Still though, it's hard to avoid winkwinknudgenudgery.

And a seperate thread for the point up to which each person has read would be silly.;)

Barna77

im invisible wrote: »

no, they're just for people to feel smug and superior...

God I feel full of smugness, like the beardy guy in the meteor ad some christmases ago....

I Am Fuzzy Dunlop

im invisible wrote: »

no, they're just for people to feel smug and superior...

Actually, those who want to feel smug and superior pretend they haven't read the books and make 'predictions' in the non book threads.

pinkypinky

Gbear wrote: »

Part of the problem is that although there's clearly defined guidelines for posting in the "Haven't read the book thread" the "Have Read the Books thread" is a bit more wishy washy because it caters to those who've read only up til the end of this series (SOS), later on or the entire series up to ADWD.

If we were to firm up the rules a bit it might be safer. Still though, it's hard to avoid winkwinknudgenudgery.

And a seperate thread for the point up to which each person has read would be silly.;)

Well, there may not be explicit guidelines but the title of the thread is "have read the books" not "have read up to ASOS, reading the next one"!

thiarfearr

Having separate threads is a good idea, and I appreciate the efforts of book readers in reporting dickheads that feel the need to spoil and *predict* whats going to happen

Interrobang

thiarfearr wrote: »

Having separate threads is a good idea, and I appreciate the efforts of book readers in reporting dickheads that feel the need to spoil and *predict* whats going to happen

It's frustrating to have to sit back and watch, though, because you can't really call anyone on their suspiciously accurate posts. If you do, you only give the game away by confirming that they're accurate, so you have to sit tight and keep your mouth shut. Yes, you can report dodgy posts, but it's just not as gratifying as being able to call them a dickhead yourself.

calex71

pinkypinky wrote: »

Well, there may not be explicit guidelines but the title of the thread is "have read the books" not "have read up to ASOS, reading the next one"!

I will try to remind myself to add a more definitive warning to the threads from now on, just to spell out to folks that there maybe discussion contained in those threads beyond the book of the current series / episode to avoid any potential nastiness, but I think most already assume this when opening the thread.

5starpool

Ìt's been a couple of years since my last re-read so I'm not exactly sure when everything happens, so only up to the end of ASOS would be too limiting imo. All or nothing is how I think it should be.

Sleepy

I've read the books 3 times at this stage and even then, I'd get confused as to what's happened in what book...

calex71

No actual book discussion in this thread please !!!!!!!!