Around one year ago one of my American exchange friends drew my
attention to one of the books, he was currently reading. Trent knew that I was
interested in the Middle age and that I am obsessed with movies and books about
this epoch. For that reason he recommended me the book series called “A song of
Ice and Fire”. At that point I didn’t know that a TV-serial called “Game of
Thrones”, based on the books of “A song of Ice and Fire”, was already a massive
success in the US. First I was a bit sceptical because Trent told me that the
author, George R. R. Martin uses a lot of old English expressions and I was
assuming that I wouldn’t understand most of it but I gave it a go. As was
expected after the first two pages I
had to look up quite a few words in the dictionary. Trent was right with his
remark but I didn’t want to surrender only after two pages. Consequently I
continued reading and that was definitely the right decision. The first book of
the series, called Game of Thrones, is full of intrigues, power fights, love
stories and the central fight for the Iron Throne, the place for the king of
the seven kingdoms. What I really appreciated was the fact that every single
character has their own chapters, logically because they are all located at
different venues. The feature of the
different locations made it easier for me to get all the connections and
involvements. Right after I had finished reading the book I decided to watch
the TV-serial. Admittedly I had a hard time deciding if I should start watching
the show or read the other four books first but I was really curious how good
and original they producers adopted the first book. After I have watched some episodes
I was surprisingly impressed how close the producers sticked to the novels. The
adaption was not the only feature I was really impressed with. Starting with
the costumes, the locations of shooting up to the requisites, everything was
just fascinating and extremely realistic. Additionally I had the impression
that the producers hired the best and most authentic actors of our time. The
roles suit them all extremely well and every episode the whole crew knock out a
masterly performance. Speaking of a masterly performance, the author George R.
R. Martin, should also be named. Right
after I had finished season 1 I dashed to the next book store and bought the
following three novels and I have to admit that all of them are master pieces.
By this time I have read four novels out of five and watched all four sessions.
Unfortunately the next sessions won’t air until April but the good news is that
there is a fifth book I can read until then.
As you may have noticed I am quit obsessed with the history around the
fight of the Iron Throne and if I had the opportunity to meet one author, I
would go with G. G. Martin without hesitation.
expected after the first two pages I
had to look up quite a few words in the dictionary. Trent was right with his
remark but I didn’t want to surrender only after two pages. Consequently I
continued reading and that was definitely the right decision. The first book of
the series, called Game of Thrones, is full of intrigues, power fights, love
stories and the central fight for the Iron Throne, the place for the king of
the seven kingdoms. What I really appreciated was the fact that every single
character has their own chapters, logically because they are all located at
different venues. The feature of the
different locations made it easier for me to get all the connections and
involvements. Right after I had finished reading the book I decided to watch
the TV-serial. Admittedly I had a hard time deciding if I should start watching
the show or read the other four books first but I was really curious how good
and original they producers adopted the first book. After I have watched some episodes
I was surprisingly impressed how close the producers sticked to the novels. The
adaption was not the only feature I was really impressed with. Starting with
the costumes, the locations of shooting up to the requisites, everything was
just fascinating and extremely realistic. Additionally I had the impression
that the producers hired the best and most authentic actors of our time. The
roles suit them all extremely well and every episode the whole crew knock out a
masterly performance. Speaking of a masterly performance, the author George R.
R. Martin, should also be named. Right
after I had finished season 1 I dashed to the next book store and bought the
following three novels and I have to admit that all of them are master pieces.
By this time I have read four novels out of five and watched all four sessions.
Unfortunately the next sessions won’t air until April but the good news is that
there is a fifth book I can read until then.
As you may have noticed I am quit obsessed with the history around the
fight of the Iron Throne and if I had the opportunity to meet one author, I
would go with G. G. Martin without hesitation. 
No comments:
Post a Comment