After watching the entire show, I have planned on reading the books for years. I finally had time to start the journey and I can’t do it. First of all I got to a point where I could only read about fifty pages a day because it was so depressing that it was actually making me sad and angry to read it. I got about 3/4 of the way and realized I was never going to finish this book, nor was I going to read the sequels. I think had i picked up this series before the show aired i would have loved them. But as it stands, because I know the major beats of the story, I am just miserable the whole time waiting for all the awful things I know are going to happen. There is no surprise anymore, no shock when there is a betrayal or a death. Yes the books are not exactly the same as the show and they diverge at a certain point but I just can’t do it. I can’t read a book that makes me dread opening it just to say I did. It is well written, and compelling, but I think it’s time to return it to the library for someone who will actually enjoy reading it.
Edit: the lack of surprise is not from having seen the show, it’s from knowing at any point someone you’ve enjoyed reading about is going to die, or do something horrible to someone else. It’s exhausting to read about horrific things over and over and over
by EuphoricNebula1947