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ThaVirus · 05-18-2015, 04:26 PM

Went on a tear and finally finished A Storm of Swords...

Having watched the TV series before reading the books, I have to say I'm pleased with the differences between the two mediums at this point. There were a few things done differently, more fleshed out, or completely different in their entirety. I can't say I dislike either the book or the show, though. It's a nice change-up.

The fight between Brienne and the Hound is one thing I liked that the show included. The battle that leads to the Hound's "death" in the book is a bit of a letdown. A thigh wound from The Tickler? Eh. I will say that Arya stabbing him while asking the same questions she watched him ask the villagers before torturing them was fantastic. Just a great, great scene in the book (I believe Hawk mentioned that in this thread some time ago).

Something else I liked from the show was Ygritte's death and her relationship with Jon leading up to that point. The book was just never able to flesh out that relationship like I felt the show was and her death was just so anti-climactic. Jon was fighting, then he wasn't, then he found her amidst the rubble with an arrow in the chest, then she died. Booooooo..

There were a few things in the books that I preferred to the show. One being Stannis' battle with the wildlings beyond the wall. I think MagicHef mentioned it in this thread but the TV series just kind of had Stannis and his men ride all up and through the wildling camp while they held their dicks like "welllllllll, guess they got us!". Not that it ultimately changed anything, but the books certainly made the wildling army seem more formidable.

But I think the thing I liked most about the book was Jaime's transformation. I loved the actor that plays him in the series and loved his character arc as well, but it was just so much more satisfying in the book. Maybe it's because he's a POV character and we get to read his thoughts as well? In any case, he was probably my favorite book character by the end (of ASoS) as opposed to Jon Snow in the TV series (up until S5E05).

05-18-2015, 04:26 PM	#270
ThaVirus Searching.. Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $-1887631	Went on a tear and finally finished A Storm of Swords... Having watched the TV series before reading the books, I have to say I'm pleased with the differences between the two mediums at this point. There were a few things done differently, more fleshed out, or completely different in their entirety. I can't say I dislike either the book or the show, though. It's a nice change-up. The fight between Brienne and the Hound is one thing I liked that the show included. The battle that leads to the Hound's "death" in the book is a bit of a letdown. A thigh wound from The Tickler? Eh. I will say that Arya stabbing him while asking the same questions she watched him ask the villagers before torturing them was fantastic. Just a great, great scene in the book (I believe Hawk mentioned that in this thread some time ago). Something else I liked from the show was Ygritte's death and her relationship with Jon leading up to that point. The book was just never able to flesh out that relationship like I felt the show was and her death was just so anti-climactic. Jon was fighting, then he wasn't, then he found her amidst the rubble with an arrow in the chest, then she died. Booooooo.. There were a few things in the books that I preferred to the show. One being Stannis' battle with the wildlings beyond the wall. I think MagicHef mentioned it in this thread but the TV series just kind of had Stannis and his men ride all up and through the wildling camp while they held their dicks like "welllllllll, guess they got us!". Not that it ultimately changed anything, but the books certainly made the wildling army seem more formidable. But I think the thing I liked most about the book was Jaime's transformation. I loved the actor that plays him in the series and loved his character arc as well, but it was just so much more satisfying in the book. Maybe it's because he's a POV character and we get to read his thoughts as well? In any case, he was probably my favorite book character by the end (of ASoS) as opposed to Jon Snow in the TV series (up until S5E05).
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