Since I can't see it, I thought the next best thing was to see how much the book cost. That was when I discovered there were 4 in a series. I am an unabashed Walmart shopper. Scored the entire 4 books in a boxed set for $20 and change. Got them today. Will be quite busy reading so won't be online much until I am fully sated.
In actuality, "Game of Thrones" is just the first book in the series which is called "Songs of Ice and Fire". Believe me, there is ice and there is fire. At some point I probably will purchase the DVD's since the cinematography on this program is awesome. Seriously. I watched a horse being beheaded and saw molten gold being poured onto someone's head and both acts, while horribly brutal, were breathtakingly real.
I'm off work tomorrow since my car is in the garage. Will be doing my housework tonight and in the morning and then will be curling up and burying my nose in a book. Medieval fantasy with great characters, really, really horrible acts of violence and retribution, magical creatures like direwolves whatever they are, and dragons is a formula guaranteed to pique my interest. I haven't been this interested in anything in a very long time.
"and turn on I Love Lucy returns instead".
ReplyDeleteAlan Jackson, "Where were you when the world stopped turning"?
Tonight is last nites Rachel Maddow and then a thing about Mormons.
More on that tommorrow...
Sarge
Sarge,
DeleteI will rejoin the real world and it's I Love Lucy reruns in about 4 more weeks when my books have all been read. I'm in awe of this series and wish I could watch it on HBO.
There's nothing wrong with planning a night off, Sherry. I lost my wife for about three days last week when she opened a copy of "The Hunger Games".
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squatlo,
DeleteHunger Games doesn't appeal to me but OMG Game of Thrones is awesome. Not finished with the first book yet and it's been 3 days. I had to tear myself out of it, rejoin the real, or what passes for real world in my life. LOL
The problem with the likes of HBO and the other premium cable channels is that for one or two great shows they have the rest have been repeated to the point of nausea.
ReplyDeleteWe will watch HBO, Showtime, and the rest on free weekends but we essentially do the same here at our house as you did in that we buy the books and them rent the DVD's when they come out.
Beach,
DeleteGame of Thrones is awesome. I scored all 4 books at Walmart online for $20 and change. It isn't worth it to me to spend that much every month to watch reruns of movies over and over.
Sure do miss you.....I am with the Facebook group but have just redid my blog on here cause I have so much to write and FB doesn't allow that. Shoot me an email and lets catch up...SHARE
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ReplyDeleteOMG it IS YOU!!!! I am really glad to see ya, and will shoot you an email. Much has happened in my life since we spoke last and unfortunately, not all of it good. I am still plugging along and drowning my sorrows with music. Soothes me it does, it does.
You can go to the local library and check these books out for free - or if you are down south and the librarian only orders "clean books" you can still get them for free through inter library loan.
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Buzzard,
ReplyDeleteThe library would have been the cheapest route, but then the books wouldn't have been MINE. This way I can read, and reread until I am stuffed. LOL