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Should I watch Game of Thrones without having read the book? Edit: I started watching it Camilla Send a noteboard - 13/06/2011 02:26:48 PM
I am not picking up any Martin book until the series is quite done, and even then I may not end up doing so -- it all depends on what I hear of it. But I would invest less emotionally or of my time in a television series, and so am willing to watch it before reading the book.

However, I am usually very opposed to people watching adaptations before reading the books. The question then becomes whether Martin's writing is so good important stuff is lost in the translation to screen which cannot then be recovered if I choose to read it later.

Any thoughts?


Edit: Thank you for your input. The overwhelming vote seems to be in favour. I decided to give it a shot. It is a bit on the violent side (an extended scene of rape never really my thing), but interesting so far.
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This message last edited by Camilla on 13/06/2011 at 09:40:21 PM
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Should I watch Game of Thrones without having read the book? Edit: I started watching it - 13/06/2011 02:26:48 PM 738 Views
Re: Should I watch Game of Thrones without having read the book? - 13/06/2011 03:04:28 PM 611 Views
I agree with this. - 13/06/2011 05:25:20 PM 517 Views
I wouldn't take my advice, but go ahead and watch it. - 13/06/2011 04:34:03 PM 712 Views
I'd give it a shot - 13/06/2011 04:43:57 PM 491 Views
I am. - 13/06/2011 05:40:23 PM 470 Views
Probably - 13/06/2011 08:28:24 PM 507 Views
I started watching game of thrones without having read the books - 13/06/2011 08:41:15 PM 473 Views
Go for it. - 13/06/2011 09:07:01 PM 561 Views
Since th ebooks not worth reading. You might as well *NM* - 13/06/2011 09:47:58 PM 180 Views

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