I Read A Song of Ice and Fire in a Month

[@reelybaxton3612]

your unemployed friend randomly on a tuesday

[@reelybaxton3612]

love the vid though man, the edits, the cinematography, all of it is sick

[@houstonJPG]

Hahahaha

[@pinto9779]

lol

[@SomenathChakraborti]

So true but I am that friend

[@lmprettywhenicry]

me asf 😭

[@illuminaticomfirmed6948]

You forgot the Dunk and Egg novellas

[@vinny5692]

And world of ice and fire

[@Insanepie]

Bro left out the main characters… the other books are just world building for Dunk and Egg

[@TalesfromtheS]

and the rise of the dragon. And the targaryen novells

[@illuminaticomfirmed6948]

@@TalesfromtheS those are in Fire and Blood I believe

[@squidysquid9687]

And the lore book the major houses. I feel like the main five were what he was going for and fire and blood was a bonus

[@A5oe]

I began reading the books in early 2023 and now I’m in “dance with the dragons” and i don’t want to finish it. The reason why it took me so long is because the sixth book, so I said I will take my time with it ,and between each book I wil read books in general I’m interested in, But so far I’m in love with George books but even after a year and a half of me reading it,he didn’t even give the fans winds of winter! My condolences for those who read the books for a long time ago and still waiting 💔 I guess I will be one of them soon

[@undbiter65]

Read it. There's a lot you missed, as everyone did, on first read through. Re reads are extremely enjoyable still. More so imo.

[@coney_island_queen]

To answer your question at 20:26 In A Game of Thrones, Lord Tywin brings a sellsword company led by a man called Vargo Hoat from Essos called the Brave Companions and among the company are two Dothraki (at least that’s what’s known to us since this company has around 100 members and only a few are named) named Zollo and Iggo. And the dornishman is probably some random man from Dorne that just joined them since I guess it’s very easy to join that company as we see in the case of Rorge and Biter in A Clash of Kings.

[@houstonJPG]

Thank you! I somehow missed that.

[@coney_island_queen]

@@houstonJPG Don’t beat yourself up too hard, the only Lannister that has a POV in AGOT is Tyrion and he was mostly away from his family in 299 AC so even he didn’t know that, I think it was briefly mentioned in an Arya chapter during her time at Harrenhal in ACOK.

[@annan-]

Absolute madlad starting with Fire and Blood

[@nirvana_helm]

yes , all of the stark kids are wargs, tho we only see bran jon and arya warging. Keep eye on magic since show kept it to a minimum.

[@houstonJPG]

Will do!

[@Johnmarkerfranz]

Nice! What a wonderful series. I kinda want to try it in a month now!

[@houstonJPG]

You should! And make a video too!

[@Johnmarkerfranz]

@@houstonJPG yes!!

[@jacobthomas0219]

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is my favorite. I love those short stories and hope for more (after Winds of Winter ofc).

[@lizziebooher3402]

read all of these books last year and went straight into Red Rising right after, highly recommend!

[@cshocks]

Both the Red Rising and the Stormlight Archives series are my top favorite series pls read them the character development throughout both series is top tier

[@LasseLambo33]

I am reading Berserk and LOTR right now and both are fire.

[@houstonJPG]

Let me know how LOTR is! I haven’t even seen the movies 😬

[@LasseLambo33]

@houstonJPG It is crazy good, but in the book there is a character who is really good, but in ghe movie he just isnt there

[@winstonchurchill137]

@@houstonJPGblasphemy of the highest order!

[@Noone91875]

My upinion is probably very unpopular. But i loved hobbit, and 2nd lotr book. But lotr really feels like a slog towards the end.

[@zakzerak7191]

​@@LasseLambo33lemme guess tom

[@dablackangel]

I can't wait to see your thoughts on Feast and Dance... Feast is probably my favourite book in the series

[@billmorrigan386]

I have watched the show a while back but didn't read the books. Now I've just purchased all the books and I am planning to read through the whole series. Also downloaded some audio versions. By the way it's bad for the eyes to read too much every day in my opinion. What's more I see no point in reading too fast like doing them all in a month or two weeks. No point in that. It's all about enjoying the books not skimming through them, although I have to admit I often read faster than I should or listen to stuff faster than I should. At faster speeds you sometimes don't pay attention or don't have time to mull over the stuff you read. The most important thing about the physical books is the font size. I hate small fonts, especially in lengthy books. The choice should be based on the font sizes. It's gonna be more comfortable to read that way. You actually got books with a good font size, and that's what matters. I have these books probably from the same publisher--also a decent font size. Usually books don't fall apart unless you bend them too much, i.e. even mass market paperbacks should hold. Maybe your cat got them. I'm just kidding 🙂 PS: Hardcover books are better of course, but when you read them it doesn't really matter unless the paper quality is so bad that it's annoying. I don't have a lot of hardcovers, and I don't care much because most of fiction I read only once.

[@DK-ru9dt]

About the people that capture Jaime and Brienne, in the books they're called the Brave Companions and they're intially hired by Tywin in the first book, then they change sides to the northmen, since they're a foreign sellsword company, there are a lot of members that are from Essos (like Zollo, the Dothraki that maims Jaime) In the show they decided to change them to be just soldiers lead by Locke (a Bolton lieutenant), who kinda resembles Vargo Hoat (the leader of the BC) because of the goatee, kinda sad that they left out the slobbery tongue and the goat helmet

[@houstonJPG]

Thank you! Yeah I was kinda confused lol. Do you prefer the brave companions or Locke from the show?

[@DK-ru9dt]

@@houstonJPG I prefer the Brave Companions, they're more colourful and interesting, although I really like the speech Locke gives to Jaime before he cuts his hand off

[@laricorva]

You should read "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" too! (if you haven't read AFFC yet, you should read it first to notice connections...) And great video!

[@houstonJPG]

Thank you so much! And yes, I want too!

[@itsxtray]

​@@houstonJPGYeah, those books are about Dunk and Egg, whose show was teased briefly after the last episode of House of the Dragon. Some fans even think those novellas are better than the main series.

[@Gazi0007]

​@@itsxtraywho told you that (it is an outrageous take) I think if I were to rank I would rate 1.dance with dragons 2.a storm of swords 3.a feast for crows 4.a game of thrones 5.a clash of king 6. A knight of the seven kingdoms 7. Fire and blood

[@Insanepie]

@@houstonJPG this is Dunk and Eggs franchise, you’re just caught up on the lore

[@andrew-hf9fl]

I really enjoyed this video! I did find it funny, I was finding it interesting his reading technique (sitting at a desk with the book folded out onto it) and I remember thinking 'he's gunna wreck the spines' and then he did a whole segment on how weak the mass market paperbacks are :D

[@samd2013]

I’ve read these exact copies of the books and they’re just fine lol, the trick is to not crack the spine as you read them lol

[@NugGarou]

Why does everyone seem to forget World of Ice and Fire also exists? Yes Fire and Blood fleshes out the early Targ material, but World covers the rest of their history and the world geography. Just seems weird no one even makes a passing reference to it anymore.

[@houstonJPG]

I didnt even know that. So I should go pick up World to finish reading up on the rest of the targ kings?

[@NugGarou]

@@houstonJPG Your call dude. You’ve already got a ton to read lol. It’s been a long time since I read it, but as I remember it’s more of a coffee table style book. So it’s got a much broader scope than Fire and Blood, but it doesn’t go nearly as deep. Also, for all I know it may only be semi-canon at this point. I would say check it out if you are curious, but it’s probably not a necessity. For the record I was just venting my curiosity as to why it seems to be forgotten. I wasn’t trying to say you are doing it wrong or anything.

[@tequila6306]

YES you should definitely get into storm light archive. I’m reading it rn and it’s awesome!

[@hxcnoel]

I'm probably commenting too late, but it would be interesting on a first read-through to try A Ball of Beasts, which is a fan project which combines AFFC and ADWD into one book. A lot of people found Feast to be bit of a slog since the POVs didn't include some fan favorite characters. Either way, hope you enjoy the rest of the series, and I'd like to be the first to welcome you into the camp of those waiting for TWOW ❄

[@GroceanuMariusS.]

I really recommend you to read the Red Rising series, its very underrated

[@elyam.]

Not by now, uh it's all over the internet 😂

[@HayzeGFX]

This video single-handedly has inspired me to read the books. Thanks!

[@houstonJPG]

Your welcome!!

[@booktubeadvocate]

“I’m going to try to read them all in a month.” The moment you said those words, I knew it wasn’t going to happen, but good try 😅 I am predominantly a book reader and only causally watched the show afterward, so it’s interesting seeing your perspective as you did the opposite. Definitely let me know how you like A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons! A lot of first time readers struggle with those books so I’d be keen to hear your thoughts on them

[@reelybaxton3612]

you should read all of stormlight archive next

[@houstonJPG]

👀

[@zuhirsawan404]

I read the first book last month. It took me about 3 weeks to finish the first book. However I read other things for college not to mention I work too. I read an average of 60 pages a week now

[@IsaacDalton-xq9cn]

Bro, you gotta get a world of ice and fire to make your collection complete and the dunk and egg novels.

[@_Tristen_]

About the part with Aerea and Balerion, another detail that makes it even more unsettling is the report of the gashes on Balerions’ sides. It horrified the Dragonkeepers and anyone else who saw them, because it had to be something big enough to cause those kinds of wounds, and we know how big Balerion was. We cannot even begin to imagine what could be lurking inside of Valyria, its dark fantasy writing at peak efficiency, it surges with dark magic.

[@houstonJPG]

That’s right! I totally forgot to mention that, that part was so mysterious. God I love that aspect of the world GRRM has created.

[@irinachiam2]

YES PLS READ RED RISING 🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏 ITS LIKE GAME OF THRONES IN SPACE

[@Theplouck]

OH OH the way of kings !!! Yes, do a Cosmere reading vlog series 🥹🥹🥹 I beg

[@lilrewipe7005]

Sweet video! What book series are you reading next?

[@houstonJPG]

I hear the storm light archives is good!

[@mattcrumbley6923]

@@houstonJPG If you like ASIOF, you should for sure check out The First Law. I feel like that could probably be read in a month!

[@quake9213]

Bro stopped before reading the best book of the series so far (pls read AFFC!!!!)

[@powerk15]

I was surprised at how much i enjoyed feast.

[@user-je8pl6yz2i]

I’m from the uk and wouldn’t even drive 2 hours to see family. You’re commute is insane

[@tenarules2007]

Please film more of these videos where you read books!

[@houstonJPG]

I think I will! I’m thinking about doing the Stormlight Archives next!

[@MrDakdude]

Yeah my A Clash of Kings copy was a piece of shit too, binding split in the middle. Maybe because it is so big?

[@MyStiCGoTiC13]

wow that's a lot of reading in one month, wish i could find time to do the same

[@septicshock5663]

Unpopular opinion but I want to see more historical books like Fire & Blood from GRRM than him finishing ASOIAF

[@houstonJPG]

We need a Fire & Blood 2 for sure. But if he put that out before TWOW I feel like people would flip out.

[@vegpedro7632]

F&B 2 is more likely to happen than WoW

[@zakzerak7191]

​@@vegpedro7632 he said he wants to finish at least winds of winter before doing fire and blood 2

[@vegpedro7632]

@@zakzerak7191 fuck we won't even have F&B2

[@samd2013]

A Dance with Dragons came out in 2011, not 2013. Also, you missed GRRM’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” which is a compilation of his 3 Dunk & Egg novellas. It’s as good as his other stuff also.

[@SamuelSouza-di6nq]

Now read the entire of One Piece in two weeks lol

[@mitchell2172]

We need more book videos!

[@dablackangel]

A great KZbin channel to listen to the books is David Reads ASOIAF... He does such a great job reading the books

[@houstonJPG]

Bro that’s who I used for the audio portions, LOVE THAT GUY

[@houstonJPG]

His cat is always purring and meowing in the background too, it’s so funny

[@dablackangel]

@@houstonJPG Yea... he is the best. The fact that he has different accents for different people

[@dablackangel]

You get so immersed in his reading.... I love his channel

[@dablackangel]

And yea his cat is so cute when s/he purrs a lot lol

[@Geebie93]

I’m trying to read the 7 mistborn books before wind and truth comes out in December 🙈

[@BrandonCBaldwin]

Great video man, what’s background music song name?

[@Ng1n3]

I watch this because I relate lol. Worse, it was during exams. The books were simply too good. Sad that winds of winter has been in the works for thirteen years now. At this rate we'll get GTA VI before winds of winter.

[@Insanepie]

“I just bought every game of thrones book” Doesn’t have A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms… this might be the biggest L this man will ever take, left out the best book

[@tiffanymorningstar7008]

I dont do mass market books, unless it's a school reading i need to write in lol. Id rather library. I've never had one not break in me

[@johnwayne9828]

If you destroy the spine like he did, I'm not surprised you lost pages.

[@mehmoodali7969]

ok, That's nice. Now next read The Wheel of Time series in a week! 😂😂 Just kidding.

[@houstonJPG]

Hahaha here it goes!

[@raingayming6433]

this video came out the day i bought all the books im half way into the first one

[@undbiter65]

Why start with fire and blood? 😂

[@amannanda4266]

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

[@jammydodger5838]

now read malazan

[@paulvaz3453]

You are the best reader of the realm!

[@houstonJPG]

The Lord of Light blesses you!

[@sakidickerson]

200 pgs a day. I can only do that if it's Manga

[@Kingedwardiii2003]

You should read the entire Horus heresy in one month

[@pecenehoviaCS2]

The books are fine, you’re just treating them like shit. Stop cracking their spines, don’t force them open and as a bonus, put contact paper on them and they’ll last 100 years. Other than that great video

[@Oiiiiii_0111]

Don't listen to the comments about you not knowing how to take care of the books. The editions you got are low-key super dog ass. No offense. The mass market paperbacks are really bad and it's not just with ASOIAF I've experienced it with the Dune boxset as well. Anytime there's a short fat glued paperback they're always to worst quality. I'd definitely recommend getting the taller editions that have more width next time.

[@houstonJPG]

I appreciate you! 😂😁

[@Tyler-jp4vz]

Pretty early? Dude it's fucking almost 7. I get up at 4:30 everyday...

[@houstonJPG]

Would ya like a cookie?

[@johnwayne9828]

The books arent the problem, you bending the spine over and over is. I've owned the same copies you got for over a decade, have read through them twice, and none of mine look half as bad as yours do.

[@lanaqasim6453]

bro you look like rob stark

[@houstonJPG]

Stop it❤️

[@patrickhurley5604]

Hey...🤣🤣🤣 nice try bro 🤣🤣I literally just spent the last 2 months binging through the audiobooks 🤣🤣 but keep going 👍😎i promise you, once you finish Dance, you'll suffer the same blueballs the rest of us have for 13 years now🤣🤣👍

[@carastone3473]

My friend, you read the ASOIAF book series and Fire & Blood. You didn't read 'Game of Thrones,' which is a TV show.

[@joshuasimons9887]

If you wanna be that specific then technically he did read "A Game of Thrones" the first book, within a month, so the title is correct :p

[@houstonJPG]

I know, I just titled it that way to make it easy for all viewers to understand. Tbh I’m not sure most people even know the series is called ASOIAF lol

[@tjfromreno]

Skip Feast for crows. You miss nothing.

[@ariluvrr]

slow down while talking, you’re slurring your words for no reason

[@thiagofontoura6854]

The lord of the rings >>>>>>>>game of thrones

[@johnwayne9828]

Lord of the rings were boring as hell.