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Comment on BookieMonster, BookieMonster, paging BookieMonster… by Joanne

Joanne — Sat, 19 May 2012 06:50:47 +0000

Aw, how cute.

Good luck in the job hunting.

Comment on Game of Thrones Open Thread by amber

amber — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:53:30 +0000

oops its option

Comment on Game of Thrones Open Thread by amber

amber — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:52:55 +0000

haven’t read them yet but I have read the Hunger Games series twice
the first book is better out of the three and the book is much better than the movie in my opion

Comment on Game of Thrones Open Thread by James

James — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:05:26 +0000

No true Scotsman would define “novel” to include only the novels they liked, surely?

Comment on Game of Thrones Open Thread by Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:41:24 +0000

Hmmm, I’m not entirely sure I would recommend GoT – it’s a real page turner, but as Ngaire posted upthread, there’s a lot of things wrong with it.

I agree, it’s ridiculous trying to get shows over here. I guess you’ve seen The Oatmeal on the subject? (http://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones) And the NZ remix too. (http://theoatmeal.com/pl/game_of_thrones/nz)

Comment on Game of Thrones Open Thread by Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:36:19 +0000

OMG CATELYN indeed! Totally did not see that coming.

Comment on Game of Thrones Open Thread by Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:34:19 +0000

The question then is, is a novel without characterisation still a novel?

Comment on Game of Thrones Open Thread by K Hulme

K Hulme — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:30:19 +0000

Filmed adaptations?
I’ve only ever seen 2 that were as good as the books- the original “Lord of the Flies” and “A High Wind in Jamaica.”
I’d agree that “The Princess Bride” is pretty damn good as a film – but I’ve never read the book…

“A GoT”? Never read the books, sure as shit arnt paying for SOHO(hum) to watch the adaptations – cheers Keri who loves SF & Fantasy more than any other genre/s

Comment on Game of Thrones Open Thread by lordgigo

lordgigo — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:53:38 +0000

Watchgotonline.blogspot.com

Comment on Game of Thrones Open Thread by James

James — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 08:12:03 +0000

OK, now that I've a) gotten over seething about Terry Goodkind and b) finished reading A Storm Of Swords (which has the best ending so far I reckon - Jon! Tyrion! Littlefinger! CATELYN!), I'm have some ANSWERS to your questions. Did you see the TV show or read the books first? I'd never even heard of the books before the TV series, which bummed me out, because I'm supposed to have read all the books - it's like my thing. Do you think it’s better to read the books before you see the adaptation? I think that it's better to read books than see adaptations full stop, just because. With a few exceptions - The Princess Bride for instance is better as a film than a book IMHO. Some people believe that coming to the books from the adaptation taints the experience. Do you agree? I don't think watching a good adaptation (and it is a good one so far) first necessarily taints the reading process - the main problem I had was that so many of the actors in the series are so much older than the characters in the books, which makes it a bit hard to reconcile their mindsets (especially POV characters) with how you imagine they look. Is my reading of Dune coloured by playing the computer game before reading it? Or, did these adaptations lead me into books I never would have read otherwise? I really don't think "Dune II" was sufficiently related to the books to taint anything (although I imagine a lot of kids read through the books wondering, like me, when "House Ordos" were going to turn up with their little trikes). Can you really discover an older work without being introduced to it, anyway? You can, but it pays to have lots of time on your hands. I did the vast majority of my SF reading in the hours spent in Wellington Central Library after school, just browsing their collection. It's too inefficient for my modern high-stress IT-pro parent lifestyle. (Protip: one of the best books I discovered that way was Patrick O'Leary's The Gift - a book so hipster that Auckland Libraries doesn't even own a copy.) Also, who was your favourite character in Game of Thrones? Of the ones who are still alive as of ASoS? Tyrion, obvs, but I have to say that Jaime is growing on me.