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Though some of it is second hand, my impression of ASoIaF is that it DEFINES "gratuitous violence." Joel Send a noteboard - 11/05/2012 12:19:49 AM
He just found it too graphic and violent for him to go on reading the series, otherwise he loved it.

Said so in one of the recorded Q&A, when commenting about what he called a "GRRM moment" he had just written into the last WOT book.

"Yes, this incestuous sex scene is pretty extreme, but how can I make it MORE extreme... oh, shove a prepubescent boy off a tower onto a stone courtyard; perfect! :)"

One could argue it is not WHOLLY gratuitous, since both ends of that incident figure prominently in the plot, but, on the other hand, if much of the plot revolves around incestuous sex and attempts to brutally murder children, is that an "interesting" story, or just a sensationalized/titillating one? I can certainly see Sandersons point; without the parts of ASoIaF suitable for snuff films and/or porn it fits within a single volume. :P
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Is this true: Robert Jordan wrote the first three books of Game Of Thrones? beelaa - 12/04/2012 06:40:14 PM 7287 Views
No way Taer - 12/04/2012 06:54:25 PM 1583 Views
that sounds like utter rot. *NM* LadyLorraine - 12/04/2012 07:22:07 PM 958 Views
I think it is truth. Praziquantel - 12/04/2012 07:44:19 PM 1838 Views
Your confused. The Wandering Gambler - 12/04/2012 08:01:55 PM 1715 Views
That's what you think. Artsapat - 15/04/2012 06:57:34 PM 1474 Views
LOL! Orange - 20/04/2012 09:26:04 AM 1331 Views
In a board filled with crap, this still wins the prize as one of the stupidest ideas out there. Tom - 13/04/2012 02:31:25 AM 1475 Views
You're thinking of Terry Goodkind beetnemesis - 13/04/2012 04:45:05 AM 1692 Views
Definitely true. And GRRM wrote Eye of the World. Vidarfe - 13/04/2012 01:38:24 PM 1408 Views
No, it was Paul McCartney. *NM* Orange - 14/04/2012 10:10:02 AM 650 Views
Paul is dead. Miss him. Miss him. Miss him. *NM* Milla - 15/04/2012 05:31:48 PM 837 Views
The walrus was Paul. *NM* Stephen - 19/04/2012 02:35:33 PM 703 Views
No but they are in the same beard club. I can see where you got confused *NM* Dark Knight - 14/04/2012 06:03:28 PM 705 Views
No, but Brandon Sanderson is writing the last two. *NM* Cannoli - 16/04/2012 01:51:02 PM 776 Views
I know you're being facetious, but in all honesty this would not surprise me. *NM* Myrdhyn - 17/04/2012 07:31:45 PM 802 Views
It would very much surprise me. Kaldric - 18/04/2012 02:08:09 PM 1308 Views
Did he say that on the record? Joel - 04/05/2012 04:19:57 PM 1320 Views
I have personally heard him say it on two separate occasions. Kaldric - 04/05/2012 05:29:00 PM 1293 Views
Sounds like he and I may feel the same way about them. Joel - 04/05/2012 05:47:49 PM 1642 Views
Nah... DomA - 04/05/2012 07:49:47 PM 1301 Views
Though some of it is second hand, my impression of ASoIaF is that it DEFINES "gratuitous violence." Joel - 11/05/2012 12:19:49 AM 1488 Views
Same here *NM* Deadsy - 04/05/2012 11:40:02 PM 679 Views
We should form a (very small) club. Joel - 11/05/2012 12:21:14 AM 1263 Views
Re: Is this true: Robert Jordan wrote the first three books of Game Of Thrones? DoraSedai - 18/04/2012 12:42:28 AM 1669 Views
Re: Is this true: Robert Jordan wrote the first three books of Game Of Thrones? Artsapat - 18/04/2012 07:12:09 PM 1473 Views
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