mjmooney Posted February 21, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2014 How about George RR Martin envisioned a deeper and better world than Tolkien? GTFO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 How about George RR Martin envisioned a deeper and better world than Tolkien? GTFO. It is. It's better and less ghey. For the record I do like LOTR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 # 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 21, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2014 I will never read GRRM, nor will I watch the TV series. No appeal whatsoever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Well then your "GTFO" carries no weight then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 21, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2014 That's OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted February 21, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2014 I've always thought the only similarity between the GOT books and the LOTR books is the fact that they are both set in a fantasy world. They are VASTLY different in pretty much every other way. For what it's worth I think they are both incredible series of books and I would absolutely love to have the kind of mind that could create those worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 21, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2014 I've always thought the only similarity between the GOT books and the LOTR books is the fact that they are both set in a fantasy world. They are VASTLY different in pretty much every other way. For what it's worth I think they are both incredible series of books and I would absolutely love to have the kind of mind that could create those worlds. That was kind of the point of my "GTFO" - it seemed like a slightly inappropriate comparison. I've dipped into GRRM, and I don't like the writing style, and I've seen clips of the TV series and don't feel moved to watch it - but I can see that they are excellent examples of their craft, and I fully understand why people like them. Just not for me, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Lord of the Dance is a song! I just knew it the minute after I'd posted that maybe that wasn't a book. Especially with that wink. Sometimes I'm just stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 21, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2014 Lord of the Dance is a song! I just knew it the minute after I'd posted that maybe that wasn't a book. Especially with that wink. Sometimes I'm just stupid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HbJqEc_2Qc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted March 1, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2014 Currently reading: The United States of Paranoia... highly recommend it thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 How about George RR Martin envisioned a deeper and better world than Tolkien? GTFO. It is. It's better and less ghey. For the record I do like LOTR. At least Tolkien has some ideas for how to end his books, A Song of Ice and Fire has just descended into aimless rambling. And it has none of the depth of LOTR, with all the histories, cultures and languages that Tolkien came up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 How about George RR Martin envisioned a deeper and better world than Tolkien? GTFO. It is. It's better and less ghey. For the record I do like LOTR. At least Tolkien has some ideas for how to end his books, A Song of Ice and Fire has just descended into aimless rambling. And it has none of the depth of LOTR, with all the histories, cultures and languages that Tolkien came up with. I agree on the first point, he is incredibly frustrating. Don't agree about the lack of depth, histories and cultures at all though. There's no end of prequel potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 How about George RR Martin envisioned a deeper and better world than Tolkien? GTFO. It is. It's better and less ghey. For the record I do like LOTR. At least Tolkien has some ideas for how to end his books, A Song of Ice and Fire has just descended into aimless rambling. And it has none of the depth of LOTR, with all the histories, cultures and languages that Tolkien came up with. I agree on the first point, he is incredibly frustrating. Don't agree about the lack of depth, histories and cultures at all though. There's no end of prequel potential. The potential is there, but I don't believe it's been developed beforehand. I'm not sure about the order Tolkien did all his work in, but I believe he'd invented the entire history of middle earth before LOTRs and I think that shows through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) If anyone is interested in reading something a little more experimental, then I recommend this It's brilliant. Really, really bloody brilliant. I suggest reading the first page before buying it (although I'd say do that with any book). If you find the prose annoying, run away, far far away. Anyway, I'm going to read 'Jesus' Son' by Denis Johnson, then I'm going on a Brontë binge. Edited March 12, 2014 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 12, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) Damn this phone. Edited March 12, 2014 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 12, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2014 Denis Johnson? 'Tree of Smoke' is superb. Currently loving Peter Matthiessen's 'Shadow Country'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 12, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2014 EDIT: double post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Is 'Tree of Smoke' the Vietnam one? If so, I've heard it is very good. 'Train Dreams' is meant to be very good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Finished Infinite Jest.¹ ¹All 543,709 words of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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