Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 9748170)

okay I've ordered the books. Should I read book 3, then book 4/5 together or start with book 1?

Originally Posted by Hawk (Post 9746484)

For those who have not read the books but want to, I found it MUCH more enjoyable reading books 4 and 5 together rather than reading book 4 first and book 5 second. The story and timeline just flows better that way, and it is more enjoyable not to have three of my favorite characters be missing for a big chunk since they were not in Book 4. It's also just weird because Book 5 picks up immediately after the end of Book 3 for those characters, which is just confusing after having read all of book 4 and being further along in the timeline for the rest of the characters. Not sure why GRRM did it that way, but I didn't really like it.

There are chapter lists out there (i.e. on Tower of the Hand website) that give you a chapter order for reading books 4 and 5 together. My wife did this when she read them (and I did my re-read of the books that way), and it works better IMO. And of course the show will have to do it that way and combine books 4 and 5. In fact i am pretty sure we'll get a little bit of book 5 at the end of next season even though most of next season will be the second half of book 3. Love GRRM, but that split characters approach to books 4 and 5 was not the best idea.

Here is the link for those that want to read them together.

http://boiledleather.com/post/259025...ng-order-for-a

Originally Posted by Fairplay (Post 9748430)

Don't tell me what happens, only up to season 2

Originally Posted by Fairplay (Post 9748430)

Don't tell me what happens, only up to season 2

Originally Posted by KcMizzou (Post 9748266)

Read them in order.

Edit : (other than maybe the 4 and 5 together thing) I hadn't thought about that. Hawk has an interesting idea there. A chapter from one, then a chapter from the other.

But don't skip books 1 and 2. You'll be missing out, they're great.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 9748475)

I was thinking of reading then in this order.
Book 3
Book 4/5
Book 1
Book 2

Or should I just read them in numerical order.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 9748475)

I was thinking of reading then in this order.
Book 3
Book 4/5
Book 1
Book 2

Or should I just read them in numerical order.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 9748475)

I was thinking of reading then in this order.
Book 3
Book 4/5
Book 1
Book 2

Or should I just read them in numerical order.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 9748475)

I was thinking of reading then in this order.
Book 3
Book 4/5
Book 1
Book 2

Or should I just read them in numerical order.

Originally Posted by keg in kc (Post 9748748)

Mark down the first letter of every sixteenth word on every second odd page, then read what you get from that.