A Song of Ice and Fire - Book Club #2 (NO SPOILERS)

[@joebanuelos5614]

Sean Bean plays Ned Stark. That should be enough of a spoiler.

[@shankar4330]

😂

[@griizzlerhops633]

We know what happens when sean bean is on TV or a movie...

[@irena7777777]

@@griizzlerhops633 Yep. He always looks like a middle aged lesbian

[@griizzlerhops633]

@@irena7777777 not what I was thinking at all but o k lol

[@ThePRobinson95]

Dumbledore dies

[@SimonClark]

Vader is Luke's father

[@JaswinderSingh-oe5ie]

+SimonOxfPhys no one is no one

[@iluvbluify]

Lol

[@RanjaniNarayananranjn2]

sherlock is not dead

[@tusharmusale8739]

Flag This Guy.

[@LiveCustoms]

Hold The Door is my favourite character

[@SimonClark]

Not technically a spoiler but you're skating on thin ice here...

[@LiveCustoms]

SimonOxfPhys , that is true XD

[@daylee0855]

Hodor hodor hodor

[@MoonyCookie]

A NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! DONT Remind ME OF THAT!!!

[@ibrahimchoeb]

AAHAHHAHA I LAUGHED A LOT FOR SOME REASON

[@manoliskar9302]

Did anyone else notice the 'Los Polos Hermanos' t-shirt?

[@arriana3434]

n00b ClipZ wow i bet ur fun at parties

[@The_realJesus]

I bet he told Walt where Gus is

[@PinkiePie7hpdw]

The only comparison between Tolkien and Martin is that they wrote the TOP fantasy series in the uk and us. It stops there. When Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings he was trying to find a vessel for his invented language and to create a myth or legend that Britain could truly call its own. Martin wrote realistic and complex characters with in a world without strict definition of good and evil, as it is in our world. There is no Joseph Cambell's hero with a thousand faces or anything really too troupey.

[@MrPorko2c]

Epic fantasy doesn't always have the best prose. But as fans we don't really care. This isn't literary fiction. We don't read it for beautiful and poetic prose, but rather for world building, a brilliant story and escapism.

[@Archonsx]

I care, cause i can't get into the books cause of that. I tried but the tv show seems more interesting in this case.

[@krumpls]

A Song of Ice and Fire's writing is absolutely brilliant. Could you give any exemples of what you're calling has the best prose? Because the exemple stated in this video sure doesn't.

[@peterjoyfilms]

@@krumpls Lord of the Rings for a start

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@peterjoyfilms Idk man. Even just the prologue of lord of the rings is not an interesting read.

[@Luke-nn4pm]

@@peterjoyfilms Prose in TLotR does not at all compare to ASoIaF.

[@eriksvalling492]

"This is a book." SimonOxfPhys 2016

[@RanjaniNarayananranjn2]

😂😂 i noticed that too

[@atharvabhosale3529]

erik svalling 😂

[@fletchercalderbank8498]

Spoiler: Daenerys is actually a Targaryen

[@SimonClark]

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

[@tsoi7164]

You are on Arya's Liszt of people she wishes to slaughter.. watch out, she is pretty good at Chopin heads in half... If you can't Handel my puns, then you can pay a visit to my good friend (who is an artist) Mo! He is good at painting hallucinative paintings that make you forget spoilers..yeaaah Mozart is pretty magical 😉 okay I'll stop now...don't worry..I'll be Bach 😈😈

[@nik021298]

But what about Arya, Olena, Sansa or lady stoneheart? They definetly don't get things by spreading "their legs"

[@thatonesound2211]

I think in the next book sansa is going to do that a lot

[@isacharjones]

Thank you

[@NoOne00]

Asha, the book's sand snakes and Meera among others

[@aimal666]

And Brienne. It was fun reading the part where she reminisces on breaking her potential husband's nose in a duel because he wanted her to know a woman's place.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@emiliawaldmann2109 But he did write a rape of sort. With Cersei precisely.

[@ascientistreads3996]

It's hard to talk about a complete series without giving anything in ANY of those books away! "It's not simple, but it's not beautiful," is a great way to sum up the writing style of this series. I love your channel and will have to pick up SPQR for the next book club.

[@MoonyCookie]

Arya is my fav, her story make me want to run around and get excited and know how to use a sword!

[@josephlous632]

Yeah!!! She's the reason I read these. I have never loved someone more and I'm so mad that she got like two chapters in book 4 and around 3 in a dance with dragons... I think she's supposed to have more in Winds of Winter because she has a sample chapter already!

[@victoriannecastle]

Cotton Doraemon You got what you want!

[@tomasgrossmann1033]

Anne Frank dies

[@FameCakeZz]

juckt?

[@turtleanton6539]

Dark

[@shubhammishra5952]

Who is Anne frank

[@atharvabhosale3529]

Shubham Mishra Anne Frank was a Jewish teen girl who was killed by Hitler. She maintained a diary till her death. In that diary we see how her family had to hide and suffer. Fortunately her father survived but she couldn’t, her father published the book. Later the book was translated in English. I have read the book and it’s amazing. I think everyone should read the book, plus point it’s really Cheap. The book’s name is Diary Of Anne Frank

[@shubhammishra5952]

@@atharvabhosale3529 ohh now I remember it was our school chapter

[@rallaa]

I loved Septon Maribald's rant. It's one of my favorite bits, right next to Viserys receiving his golden crown.

[@JaswinderSingh-oe5ie]

To be honest GOT is all about bran fucking up everything

[@JoseCruz-ub9yv]

wy?? 😑

[@rallaa]

"To be honest GOT is all about Cersei fucking up everything." Fixed that for you.

[@ryancosgrove3104]

+rallaa "To be honest AFFC is all about Cersei fucking up everything." Fixed that for you. ;)

[@rallaa]

Ryan Cosgrove Cersei was ruining everything way before AFFC.

[@ryancosgrove3104]

nah she was doing alright before then

[@armellyanadia3128]

I followed the TV series and I love it. At first, I don't want to read the book because it's so big and daunting (size wise).But, I finally read GoT last month, and I love it! it surprises me how fast I read it, tbh, I can't put it down ! The book is more complicated than the tv shows and it's amazing. I'm currently on book two now. I appreciate how you tried so hard not to spoilt anything, and yes baelish is super creepy! Great Review, tho 😁 (sorry if I ramble 😂)

[@jaccee7178]

'This is a book' - Simon Clark

[@katharinagromann5444]

So your video finally gave me the last push to give the books a try. I wasn't sure about reading them in english or german (my mother tongue) but let's start easy and get into it with the german one. Also I think it would be interesting to show us how and where you keep your books, like a little book shelf tour.

[@SimonClark]

I'm moving houses soon and hopefully I'll have a slightly more organised book collection - maybe then I'll do a shelf tour!

[@moonman8089]

"A son(g) of ice and fire" :)

[@MoonyCookie]

lol

[@izzy1933]

Moon Man ARGGHH

[@mancajelsnik9939]

Moon Man omg

[@tsoi7164]

Okay Dany will be pregnant with a son from Jon CONFIRMED! *D&D literally changes the whole plot and makes Daenryes kill her last dragon and feed him to cersei so she will kill Jon and be allied with Cersei, and again, running away from the plot, D&D doesn't make Cersei betray Daenryes (because Cersei is a well-known traitor) and they get married and since Cersei is pregnant, dany will think it's lesbian magic, but Cersei stays quiet and assures that lesbian power is something. THE END!"*

[@Ignisan_66]

That doesnt confirm anything.

[@GianfrancoGastelo]

Thank you for all of your blogs! You're truly an inspiration. As a prospective student in the field of literature, I thank you!

[@stardolladdict7247]

I love this series so much that I read all the company books, it’s incredible

[@eventhorizon4612]

“Hopefully George Martin won’t die on us” 😂

[@karamarie6781]

What a fabulous review. Thank you!

[@MrAngiecakess]

You should do another review on this series with mega spoilers. I'd love to hear your thoughts on where the series is going before Winds of Winter comes out, and also what you thought about the seasons of the show that take place after Dance.

[@JONESANDDUDDING]

So many favourite characters to mention. My favourites are probably Arya who I loved from the get go. Jaimie who I hated to begin with then post-A Clash of Kings LOVED (Particularly his Storm of Swords storyline). And obviously the Hound. - Bit of a scumbag at times but you have to love his brutal honesty.

[@PianoLibra]

I love the TV show and just recently got to book 2, amongst my favorite characters is also the Hound (that gif was gold!) and recently there's so much hype around the bowl I just can't wait!! I agree about the portrayal of women (and that was one of the main reasons I hesitated to get into it) but as I read and watched on I saw that it's much more complex than that, the medieval setting requires that the majority of women should act like Margaery/Cersei/Sansa, but then you get Arya, Brienne, Dany and many others...especially now, and no spoilers, in season 6 the ladies are kicking butt :D

[@cameronarmstrong8817]

Yes woman are portrayed is bad all the woman have good strengths cersi intellect

[@paula8966]

I was enjoying reading the books but then I took a break in the middle of second part of book three and then as the time passed by I can't remember all the characters and details about the plot. So yes when you do want to read the series you need to read it with your full attention. Now I don't know if i should retread whole 3 books which obviously will take long time or just give up on the series which I did partially lost interest at.

[@charlottegrace729]

Thanks for the recommendation Simon! I've been looking for a good summer read, and now I've found it

[@wilhelminahenderson5729]

I loved him in the first place XD Thanks for a spoiler free review!

[@roamwithken]

Just ordered SPQR! I love all your book recommendations, Mindset was especially wonderful!

[@xcitadel5763]

Where did you order it? Amazon says it won't be released until September 2016. I want to read it but can't find it lol.

[@SimonClark]

I picked mine up in an airport bookshop, should be available everywhere!

[@roamwithken]

xCitadel i picked it on amazon, but i'm in the UK!

[@piotrmontgomerytv7786]

I haven't read the 6th one, and it isn't Winds of winter, but Fire and blood.

[@tylerhorton460]

All new readers just know getting married in westeros always is great :)

[@PinkiePie7hpdw]

Also George R R Martin writes women better than any other male writer I've read. Also there are plenty of female characters that use their brains rather than their cunts: Daenerys , Sansa, Arya, Asha, Olenna Tyrell, The Waif, Ygritte, Catelyn Stark, Brienne...even Cersei only started sleeping around to obtain power towards the end. Sure some of these characters have sexual relationships with others but I can only think of a few times MAYBE when any of them used it as a power play.

[@Megatron-xs2qe]

I don't know why the show is only called "Game of Thrones" instead of "A Song of Ice and Fire" like the books.

[@agathag8985]

Miguel Rivera maybe because the first book is Game of Thrones?? maybe.

[@Ragd0ll1337]

The producers likely thought it was a mouthful.

[@pillow4846]

Miguel Rivera "A song of ice and fire" is a mouthful and it doesn't sound as great as "game of thrones" however they could have named it "ice and fire" maybe

[@Megatron-xs2qe]

The Lord of the Rings The Chronicles of Narnia Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (and the rest of the films) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them A Song of Ice and Fire all these titles are just as long, hell 'Fantastic Beasts' has a longer title then A Song of Ice and Fire, and that got a pass. so it being "a mouthful" really doesn't make sense.

[@Divinemakyr]

Did you like the Barristan Selmy fight at the end of book 5, A Dance with Dragons? That fight was awesome, when he killed the legendary pit fighter Khrazz.

[@erikkr.r.m7380]

Patchface is Azor Ahai and the Hound sits in the iron throne

[@DontHaveaDegreeinReading]

Well said. I cannot speak enough love for this book series. My only regret is that I wish that I had read them sooner! I only discovered it after the first season premiered. I have already read the series twice and am planning on reading for a third time here soon. If any one is interested in reading it along with m:e just let me know! I'd love to be able to buddy read with others and listen to other people's thoughts and reactions. :) ALSO, I am still holding onto the SLIM hope that he will release the 6th novel at the end of this year.

[@SimonClark]

Living in hope that Winds of Winter will be out this year too! I can only resist watching the sixth for season for spoilers for so long...

[@DontHaveaDegreeinReading]

I am still in awe that you have made it this far without too many spoilers. I am a little upset that the show may be spoiling some things, but I read an article that said the tv show and book series will end the same, but the path to getting there will be different.

[@PinkiePie7hpdw]

Ok one more then im done sorry for blowing up the comments: I too used to hate Cersei. I think if I had just watched the show and not read the books I would still hate her, but I really like her. I don't agree with how she gets her power or how she treats people at all, but having lived in her head for a couple of books, I really understand why she is like that. I pity her greatly. In my opinion, Martin made it really obvious when he made Cersei and Jamie twins. Before all the stuff with his hand goes down, Jamie is this golden boy, this perfect prince who can fight and ride and use his charms physical strength to get what he wants. In the series, Cersei remembers before they hit puberty, they did everything together, and that (i hope im remembering right) she would sometime practice jousting in his place? Anyway, she got a hint of what it was like to be Jamie, to have all that potential. And then she grew up to be a woman and all that was taken away from her. She's mad at the world. It took everything from her, her power, her freedom, becasue of her sex and so now, when we meet her in the books, she feels she dosen't owe anyone anything. And Martin layed that out for his readers by making them twins. He was like 'COMPARE THEM DO IT'. If Cersei had been born a boy, the Lannisters would have been unstoppable. With two Jamies in working order, the fight for the crown would be over, and Cersei knows that. That's why she's so fucking bitter.

[@nursahbozok8483]

Loved your review!! Definitely going to get the books on Monday. Since I'll read the books in german, I'm really curious about how they translated all the curse words :D

[@heyimjuno7293]

I see the standard 5 book series. And then the 7 book series where ASOS and ADWD are split into two. How do I read them because I’m so confused

[@swordablaze9259]

Several years on, so I'm assuming you've seen the TV series now. (No spoilers for those who haven't read/watched it). I agree with a lot of what you said. I've seen the whole series and read A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings, but I know a lot of what happened in the later books. I mostly agree with the women using the "weapon between their legs" as Cercei so eloquently puts it when talking to Sansa, but certain characters don't use it, like Catelyn, Arya and Brienne. It is a factor of the time they're in, though. Their society is nothing like 21st C England. Also, there are certain male characters who don't use swords - Little Finger, the Spider, maesters, etc. Most will use swords, but others will use knowledge as power. I find the main differences between Tolkien and Martin are purple prose vs functional prose, violence, cursing and good/evil vs morally grey characters. Both fantastic authors and series, but for different reasons. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the books. I loved the show but I did find season 8 very disappointing in many areas. I did enjoy it, but there was so much story foreshadowed that got abandoned and the ending did feel rushed. I also felt that certain characters lost IQ in the last series, which I really hope doesn't happen in the books.

[@carrelaiza]

God, you deserve to succeed on YT. Hope you get 1 million, in fact I know you will. Keep doing what you're doing and it'll slowly come.

[@Pauline-vc9jj]

Loved your review! You've convinced me to read the books :P

[@phoenixearthling]

I actually have watched the first season, since a classmate recommended reading the series (I love books, believe me, but I was a little taken aback by the largeness of the series, so I tried watching the series). She said that she absolutely loved the series, and, as I watched the first season, I understood why. Now I'm going to buy all the seven books that have been released, and I'm not going to watch the second season till I finish the first and the second book. Since I'm about to buy all seven books, I wanted to know a bit about the writing (I know the story's amazing). Thanks, Simon, for the review. You said the writing's quite ... simple ... well, I don't mind that. And, like you, my classmate mentioned that you really need to focus to understand the story. Well, I like a challenge!

[@KatiePrescott]

I read the first two books or so, but then exams happened and I had to have a bit of a break. Only massive issue I have is as you mentioned - no hand-holding which is pretty hard for me as I tend to read large chunks of books, then come back a month or two later and want to continue from where I left off. Maybe this summer I'll give them another go though :)

[@Cheiko18]

I hate the books for one thing- they took out my favourite character for the the last two books.. I LOVE the hound and I wanted there to be so much more of him in the books. Seeing him through others eyes was just a treat. He's always himself yet he is not. Either ways people don't trust him which sets up some awesome funny and emotionally driven scenes even.

[@AdaOnlinePosts]

Your T-shirt - Los Pollos Hermanos :D?? Does SPQR include sci-fi elements? I am interested since I study archaeology. Can you suggest a book about physics, a novel preferably? And... some videos I would love to see on your channel are: anything involving travelling theme, Oxford, internships or any sorts of activities students can do outside of University involving their education. Also, I would love to hear your opinion on some movies you like (or television series) and why do you like them, I am a huge movie buff. But yes, any video you make I'm probably going to watch, and they are really great quality and often quite inspiring, so keep up with the amazing work.

[@AdaOnlinePosts]

Oh, and sidenote, you didn't insert annotations at the end of your video so we can not click on your last vlog to watch it directly from here.

[@SimonClark]

Arg, thanks! Just updated the annotations, links also in the decription. As for SPQR it's a purely non-fiction historical account, similar to the book Waterloo I talked about in the last bookclub. Also I'm planning on doing a video on my favourite movies soon - I just need to narrow down a very long list into a manageable number first!

[@SpirusOfH]

What is that word you use when describing the writing style? "Pros"? As in pros and cons? You say it at 4:28 :)

[@SimonClark]

+SpirusOfH prose!

[@SpirusOfH]

Ah, thank you. English is a second language to me. :)

[@Xxxxxxx6453eeefgus]

SPQR is an excellent book. I read it to enter the St John's Ancient History competition. I wasn't a fan of the where a lot of time was spent on the games people played back then. I loved the way it was written; no high 'barriers to entry' like a lot of other historical books.

[@lucianaqueijeiro3167]

WHere can I get that set of books?

[@420cm]

0:44 i thought it's a brick

[@SamRid72]

So is there 5 or 7 books total out right now

[@stardolladdict7247]

5 are out, there are 2 more left to be released

[@jonassrensen318]

i have seen that you have 7 books but where i liver there are 5 and when i look for the 7 books there a parts like the 3 of the series there is a part 1 and 2 but in my country there is 1 and ofcourse i could buy them on a website on the internet but my quistion is does it matter and what are the differences in getting just one with part 1 and 2 or getting 2 books part 1 and 2 ?

[@Alexandra-vo1ex]

Galileo's Daughter is a great choice! I bought it a few months ago, but I've been having trouble getting into it. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it :) Book club has been very nice.

[@SimonClark]

Yay thank you! I'm looking forward to continuing this series for a long time yet :)

[@anikadeyen5481]

Once again a great video! I've only watched the series so far but now I am seriously considering reading the books. I am looking forward to your next book review :P

[@ViennaWaitsBooks]

It's like watching you walk a tightrope trying to give a review with no spoilers!

[@SimonClark]

So... difficult...

[@nerves995]

I have the first GoT book on my bookshelf, looking forward to starting it after university is finished. Thanks for another great video Simon. (Though you could read the phonebook and still make it engaging in my eyes!)

[@nicholas-wg4cy]

I don't know why but a really like little finger. It's weird cause I think he's creepy but I can't help but admire him because of how good he is at manipulating people and just getting what he wants.

[@stas_ya7919]

You read cycle Malazan Book of the Fallen?

[@clude9897]

13:30 you gave it away there! 😂😂

[@sinawilson196]

First I was critical because of all the hype, but I wanted to give it a try. I just finished the 7th book (German translation has 11 books I think) and I really enjoy the story. I love the charcter development and the diversity of this series. My favorite character is Jon Snow. I also grew on Daenerys. Tyrion is very interesting and I feel for his destiny. And I like aspects of Jamie Lannister and Sandor Clegane, although they are far away from being my favorites :D

[@CaityLouise85]

Definitely favourite being Arya. She's gone through so much and yet still keeps fighting it's just incredible. Have you seen AltShiftX's video on her? If not do, he's fantastic. But basically that's my hope for Arya and always has been. Ideally her and Jon meeting up again but I've had to give up on that..... I disagree on your argument that the female characters only use their sexuality to get ahead. I think that's very much how the men in the books see them. Really the women are doing far more than that they just aren't taken seriously for it. Certain women like Cersei and Dany kinda ruin it for the rest of the awesome women like the queen of thornes and perhaps Jayne Westerling's mother for an off the beaten track example. Where do you stand on R+L=J? (that can't be a spoiler since you need to know the elements of the equation to understand it :P) Septon Meribald's speech has to be one of the most beautiful pieces of writing in the whole series. GRRM was actually a conscientious objector during Vietnam (in case you didn't know), I always felt that was him talking with Meribald

[@chloeprender]

R+L definitely = J!

[@SimonClark]

huh I didn't know that about GRRM being a conscientious objector! Does make a lot of sense, speaking through Meribald. As for R+L=J.... it almost seems too obvious to do by now? He may yet choose to shaggydog us all with it. But I doubt it

[@CaityLouise85]

But who else can it be???

[@TuskieWuskie]

You should review the show. just curious of your thoughts since you read all the books.

[@clydebarrow6701]

Beginner friendly?

[@jennahoyland4945]

I need book 3 and so on in these editions and i can't find them

[@nicolepapole]

I have the series sitting on my bookshelf. I have watched the show to date and I do enjoy it. I am an avid reader and lengthy books don't scare me. I could finish a good 500 page book in 2 days, yet this series intimidates me. I've had it for 6 months now and it still sits unread.

[@heavystorm1614]

Out of curiosity, have you read The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss? The reason I ask is, because of your point on how LOTR is beautifully written. In terms of world building though, the Malazan series remains untouched. Also, don't know if you've given Wheel of Time a go yet. The size of each book puts GoT a bit down haha

[@SimonClark]

No I haven't actually! Also I've hear a lot about Wheel of Time - I might have to clear a few months of time and give it a go haha. What's the Malazan series about?

[@josephbloggs4521]

When you read historical books, do you take notes?

[@SimonClark]

No not really, but I normally end up researching things afterwards too to make sure the knowledge has gone in

[@Shivi4eva]

Omg you have such nice book covers 😍

[@Neptunesfury]

What version of the books are those?

[@ibrahimchoeb]

Best review i've seen! enjoyed the video and subscribed thank you

[@tommivalgma2725]

I have read, listened to, and watched the TV series. Georg R R Martin's writing style doesn't bother me, but the Audible audiobook was an extremely enjoyable experience. Go with that if you can and want to.

[@Kenster-gn7hv]

Do you think there is a hero in ASOIAF?

[@SimonClark]

Not in the conventional narrative sense, but I guess Jon is the closest thing to a hero. You could argue the same about Daenerys too

[@clemencep.461]

Damnit the way you said "gorgeous prose" killed me, it sounded so english. Damn i miss england, especially when i watch your videos, it's the accent! Anyways cool video.

[@cathsaigh2197]

I'm horrible at judging prose, wouldn't be able to tell whether Banks or Martin is better.

[@JaswinderSingh-oe5ie]

The problem with the TV series is that they have simplified the plot way toooooooo much.. The have made a paper plane out of a jet

[@fortheloveofLDS]

I was surprised to hear you say that about the swear words. To address your curiosity about translations, I've been reading the books in Spanish and I haven't noticed the swearing to be all that inventive. That said, it's not my native language, and it's been a little while since my last attempt to make it through these.

[@Nero-ox5tw]

I think it would be very hard to write such a complex story whilst writing in a very poetic way. There are just so many details and characters that it would be even more confusing.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

What do you mean, it isn't poetic. I AM OF THE NIGHT Lol I'm joking that Darkstar guy is ridiculous.

[@twinklinglena]

Thanks for recommending good books! 🌸🌸🌸

[@rixenjacob]

Hey please recommend some good books like a song of ice and fire !!

[@rohanchandran9826]

if iwatched got should i read the bbok

[@KRRooga66]

I love game of thrones but I feel like the books would be better I really want to read them from the very beginning where should I start exactly ?

[@TheConcernedSum7]

Like you said from the beginning, the first book.

[@KRRooga66]

+TheConcernedSum7 so are they two separate series because I have to admit I'm confused

[@KRRooga66]

Ok I think I understand now

[@JONESANDDUDDING]

Definitely read the books from the start. Even if you have seen the show there are numerous differences in detail and story. If you were to start the book series from anything other than book 1 you may find it confusing. Plus you'd be missing out by not reading all of them as the first one is arguably one if the best

[@rubiewilliams54]

I just ordered the leather 5 book set from amazon it cost 45 and has two day shipping but you can get paper back and its cheaper and has two day shipping also

[@abbylouise9392]

Finished the tv series, gonna give the books a go

[@MissVivaLaVeda]

As much as the books tell a brilliant story, I think there are some scenes in the series which make it so worth while watching, for example hard home and the door; both of which you get to connect with minor characters in such a short space of time (Karsi and Hodor)

[@leahmk93]

Is the third book split into two

[@alex-sv8ru]

amber franklin Yes.

[@skultro4875]

Samwell Tarly dies... eventually, I’m sure. I mean we all die one day. He could die of old age or just falling off a roller coaster.

[@meganward3805]

Any advice on whether to read the books or watch the series first?

[@SimonClark]

+Megan Ward I think probably read the books first as you'll pick up on a lot of subtle references in the show that are meaningful in the books but not fully explored. Plus if you're watching with someone, you know when to watch their reaction when shit is about to hit the fan...

[@SimonClark]

+Megan Ward I think probably read the books first as you'll pick up on a lot of subtle references in the show that are meaningful in the books but not fully explored. Plus if you're watching with someone, you know when to watch their reaction when shit is about to hit the fan...

[@carsoncrouch7895]

Please tell me where I can find men like you😂 accent and all haha

[@jonathanharrison1632]

Great video. What is hype may never die.

[@hpx.legomenon1908]

LOS POLLOS!!!

[@DontHaveaDegreeinReading]

I noticed that as well! I adore Breaking Bad. :)

[@hpx.legomenon1908]

Love it too!

[@The_realJesus]

I bet he told Walt where Gus is

[@macktheknife7171]

How long did it take you to read them all?

[@SimonClark]

Well I tended to alternate reading one of the books with a totally unrelated book, so probably about 6-8 months to read the lot? My friend managed to read the whole series in 8 days!

[@Marie-ve5ft]

Thank you for your videos which help me a lot with my English pronunciation !

[@SimonClark]

You're very welcome! Sorry if I speak too fast!

[@sofiaboukhenoufa4815]

and yea im arabic and the english of this books (à song of ice and fire) is just amazing i like it and i read à part of it once in frensh i wasnt very good

[@tomstalley3179]

Reviewing my favourite book series (about my favourite TV show), with the poster of my favourite movie in the background (birdman) , on a channel dedicated to my favourite subject!

[@markaziz1531]

Should I read the books before watching the series?

[@hmd8468]

I am reading this while watching the series. Its amazing. You should read it.

[@mo_exel]

I can think of 2 female characters that use sex to get what they want. Cersei and Arianne Martell. Melisandre kinda too I guess. Dany, Brienne, Aria, Sansa, Cat and Asha don't as far as I can remember.

[@samhunter8215]

Ed Sherean plays a guitar at a campsite in tv show

[@hahaabcful]

If you finish the series you have to check out Preston Jacobs.

[@Mugetsuism]

I agree with the portrayal of women. I haven't read the books, and I just finished Season 3 of the TV series, but yeah. A recent example would be when a "certain" character is being tortured by their "family"'s command, 2 women come in, wake him up, free him, seduce and proceed to start having sex with him. Only for the torturer to come back (he sent the 2 girls, and was watching the whole time), so he can torture him in his "most favourite body part" *ahem*. I wasn't too much of a fan until Season 3, to be honest0. took me three tries to get to this point. The Medieval setting doesn't really do it for me. However, as magic is becoming more and more prevalent; 3 pets are growing and people awaken their hidden magical power. All this is really starting to pull me into the story more, and I will definitely consider reading the books after I've finished (or caught upto) the series.

[@MegaStrangeTech]

+SimonOxfPhys do you read comics?

[@yahiaham6774]

plz tell me how much it cost for all the 5 books ?

[@lewiswhite9810]

It's just under £40 to buy them all on Amazon in the UK :)