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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 1065695" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>Up to you really.</p><p>There's 14 doorstopper novels, and a prequel. The audiobooks take about 3 weeks to work through - if you never pause them.</p><p></p><p>They're dated and have some problematic elements for a modern audience.</p><p>They're pretty well packed with cliches; but in part, that's because they're the source for some of the cliche, and in part, because, especially the first book, was designed to be a cheap LOTR knock-off.</p><p></p><p>1st book is derivative</p><p>Books 2 & 3 are decent, as the author finds his voice, but a little repetitive.</p><p>Books 4-7ish are brilliant.</p><p>8-10 are largely a real slog with a whole bunch of storylines going nowhere, and doing it slowly - about 1 book's worth of story spread over 3; but if you've fallen in love with the world and the author by then, they're worth it anyway (and far, far better than than GRRM's solution to a stalled narrative of simply not writing anything)</p><p>Book 11 moves things forwards again, and is good to very good.</p><p>Books 12-14 are written by another author, and... divides the fandom. He gives us an ending, and it was a thankless task; but... let's just say it's a different take on things compared to the original author.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The other thing I'd say - and I'd say this for any book => TV/film adaptation, if you're liking the adaptation, leave the books until it's finished; or at least, don't read ahead of where the show is up to. Books are always far more detailed, shows are always cutting stuff, and in this case, they'll be huge things (best case, we'll get 20 days of spoken word into 2 days of screen time). Knowing the source always gets in the way of enjoying the adaptation, whilst reading afterwards usually adds flesh to the bones of the show.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 1065695, member: 73592"] Up to you really. There's 14 doorstopper novels, and a prequel. The audiobooks take about 3 weeks to work through - if you never pause them. They're dated and have some problematic elements for a modern audience. They're pretty well packed with cliches; but in part, that's because they're the source for some of the cliche, and in part, because, especially the first book, was designed to be a cheap LOTR knock-off. 1st book is derivative Books 2 & 3 are decent, as the author finds his voice, but a little repetitive. Books 4-7ish are brilliant. 8-10 are largely a real slog with a whole bunch of storylines going nowhere, and doing it slowly - about 1 book's worth of story spread over 3; but if you've fallen in love with the world and the author by then, they're worth it anyway (and far, far better than than GRRM's solution to a stalled narrative of simply not writing anything) Book 11 moves things forwards again, and is good to very good. Books 12-14 are written by another author, and... divides the fandom. He gives us an ending, and it was a thankless task; but... let's just say it's a different take on things compared to the original author. The other thing I'd say - and I'd say this for any book => TV/film adaptation, if you're liking the adaptation, leave the books until it's finished; or at least, don't read ahead of where the show is up to. Books are always far more detailed, shows are always cutting stuff, and in this case, they'll be huge things (best case, we'll get 20 days of spoken word into 2 days of screen time). Knowing the source always gets in the way of enjoying the adaptation, whilst reading afterwards usually adds flesh to the bones of the show. [/QUOTE]
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