My journey to "A Game of Thrones"....I love it!!!!

"Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you." 

I've heard about this book somewhere. I even watched a few snatches of its TV adaptation on the HBO channel. I wasn't interested then, but  things  change. I look up online for book reviews. Most of them were favorable, except for a few.

I haven't had the slightest idea what makes me decide to read this book. I put up a request from the library, which would take like months perhaps, before I can get hold of the book. I even thought of buying the wholes set ( which consists the first four books in the series ). As luck would have it, a neighbor was reading it and gladly lend me her copy. She warned that it was kind of slow at first, with all the different characters. But she also added that it is really good. I took her word for it.

I enjoyed reading this one. 

The fine print did not deter me from plowing on, page after page. At one time, I stayed up way past my bedtime to read a few more pages, after I told myself to put it away and sleep. I can be stubborn at times.

I'm not a fan of historical or fantasy books. I usually shy away from them. But often, I'm proven wrong and realized what a loss in my part to not read these kind of books.

"A Game of Thrones" allows me to be in Winterfell vicariously. And I happen to like Tyrion Lannister. I'm curious to know what happen to him in the next one.

"A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. And we all do our duty, when there is no cost to it. How easy it seems then, to walk the path of honor. Yet soon or late in every man's life comes a day when it is not easy, a day when he must choose. Choosing... it has always hurt. And always will."

I go for series and trilogy too....

The first two...

I've always been fascinated with books and reading. I say, I'm happier when I have a book with me or when I'm in a library or a bookstore.  Since moving to Canada, I've read a lot of books. Thanks in part to the library. I read anything that interest me. Although, there are type of books that don't strike a chord with me.

Even before the HARRY POTTER books became so popular, I already read most of them and watch the film adaptations. It started when I was still back in the Philippines. I enjoyed Harry, Ron and Hermione's adventures all through out the series that I decided to read it again last year. And it was made possible by the VIRL.

Another series that I managed to read, pertained to vampires and werewolves. If you're familiar about Bella and Edward ( with Jacob thrown in to spice things up ), then you know what I'm getting at. Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Ring a bell? It's a surprise that I can still remember all the titles. The opportunity to read all four books presented itself and I was curious to find out what all the hype was about. Will I read it again? Probably not. Besides, my idea of what a vampire should be, will always be Louis and Lestat ( remember "Interview with the Vampire" )

The first trilogy I come across is from Suzanne Collins---I'm talking about "The Hunger Games", "Catching Fire" and "Mockingjay". I read the first two books when I was still back home. And I read the last one, last year. It dealt about futuristic stuff and all that. And it was a fast-paced read.

A nice birthday present.:-)

Then there's Stieg Larsson's Millenium-trilogy that starts with "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", then "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest". All three books were published after the author's death in 2004. The books has been adapted to film. I watched the English version of the first book and it was good. The trilogy deals with various subjects, like corruption, human trafficking and other flaws of society in general. I got all three books for my birthday, two years ago. A birthday present. So there's no excuse not to read them all.

I've started accidentally on Jeffrey Archer's "The Clifton Chronicles". I say accidentally because I didn't plan on reading "Only Time Will Tell", which was the first book. I'm glad I did because it turned out to be a wonderful one and with Jeffrey Archer, being the author, you won't be disappointed. I had to wait for months before I get to read the second book, "The Sins Of The Father". It's worth the long wait. Now, I'm looking forward to the next one. Soon, hopefully.

I watched "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" a few years back. I didn't know then that it was based on a book by C.S. Lewis. It was only recently that I know about it. And there's a whole lot of other books in "The Chronicles of Narnia" series. So I Google d it and jot down the title of the books ( all seven of them ) and the order they should be read. I borrowed "The Magician's Nephew" from the library and finished reading it in just one day. Well, it was a short one and the large print helped too. I have the second book, "The Boy and His Horse" ready to be pick up. So, let's see how this will turn out.

I noticed that I read a lot of series lately so I thought I write something about it. And also to keep track, perhaps. ( Whatever happened to my Book Journal? )

As I've mentioned before, reading is a great pastime. You can never go wrong with it. :-)

Never stop reading.