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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 6885 Views
No way Taer - 12/04/2012 06:54:25 PM 1353 Views
that sounds like utter rot. *NM* LadyLorraine - 12/04/2012 07:22:07 PM 813 Views
I think it is truth. Praziquantel - 12/04/2012 07:44:19 PM 1593 Views
Your confused. The Wandering Gambler - 12/04/2012 08:01:55 PM 1452 Views
That's what you think. Artsapat - 15/04/2012 06:57:34 PM 1207 Views
LOL! Orange - 20/04/2012 09:26:04 AM 1091 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 1238 Views
You're thinking of Terry Goodkind beetnemesis - 13/04/2012 04:45:05 AM 1456 Views
Definitely true. And GRRM wrote Eye of the World. Vidarfe - 13/04/2012 01:38:24 PM 1171 Views
No, it was Paul McCartney. *NM* Orange - 14/04/2012 10:10:02 AM 527 Views
Paul is dead. Miss him. Miss him. Miss him. *NM* Milla - 15/04/2012 05:31:48 PM 682 Views
The walrus was Paul. *NM* Stephen - 19/04/2012 02:35:33 PM 573 Views
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No, but Brandon Sanderson is writing the last two. *NM* Cannoli - 16/04/2012 01:51:02 PM 631 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 659 Views
It would very much surprise me. Kaldric - 18/04/2012 02:08:09 PM 1080 Views
Did he say that on the record? Joel - 04/05/2012 04:19:57 PM 1071 Views
I have personally heard him say it on two separate occasions. Kaldric - 04/05/2012 05:29:00 PM 1036 Views
Sounds like he and I may feel the same way about them. Joel - 04/05/2012 05:47:49 PM 1351 Views
Nah... DomA - 04/05/2012 07:49:47 PM 1048 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 1203 Views
Same here *NM* Deadsy - 04/05/2012 11:40:02 PM 562 Views
We should form a (very small) club. Joel - 11/05/2012 12:21:14 AM 993 Views
Re: Is this true: Robert Jordan wrote the first three books of Game Of Thrones? DoraSedai - 18/04/2012 12:42:28 AM 1429 Views
Re: Is this true: Robert Jordan wrote the first three books of Game Of Thrones? Artsapat - 18/04/2012 07:12:09 PM 1204 Views
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