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My granddaughter loves to read and I have just received the 5 books in this series - my question is she is 17 - would this be appropriate to send her after I finished - I couldn't find any reviews

LMW She will be 45 by the time the 6th book is released.

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Am I old enough to read this? I am 15 years old and very mature, although I have heard this is graphic. What are your thoughts on the age-appropriate-ness and the material? :)

aPriL does feral sometimes Maturity might not be the problem if you are what is called 'sensitive'? If chopped off heads, sword stabbing, child rape and descriptions of rotting â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðMaturity might not be the problem if you are what is called 'sensitive'? If chopped off heads, sword stabbing, child rape and descriptions of rotting bodies do not make you physically ill or give you nightmares then this book is interesting. Whatever the age, sensitive readers would cringe through the book. However, it doesn't linger on details, so I'd consider it medium graphic on violence, a bit milder on sex details. But even babies are killed, briefly described. The book is set in a Middle Ages European type world, with a lot of primitive sword cutting and women are property.

Fifteen is an in-between age. Some fifteen year old girls have been very protected by their parents and have not dated and have gone to church every Sunday and only go to parent watched/come along events. For those kind of 15's , this book would be forbidden by the parents.(less)

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How in the world do you keep all of the character straight? I've been reading this book since May and haven't been able to force myself to finish it.

Ashley Lankford Watch the show... I know it sounds dumb, because why would you want to do that because then you know whats going to happen and it will never be as gooâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðWatch the show... I know it sounds dumb, because why would you want to do that because then you know whats going to happen and it will never be as good as the books. But I watched the first three seasons before I even knew it was a book series!! But by then I was so emotional invested in the characters I had no problem getting everything straight! And honestly I'm still only on the first book, but so far everything in the show stick really close to the book no major major differences so far, beside the kids ages. (less)

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I've watched the show, is the book worth reading, for example, are the plot/characters/writing style worth the time, even though I know everything that happens?

Ben YES! Read the books. The first season of the show follows book 1 very close but after that they begin to cut and merge characters and trim and change â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðYES! Read the books. The first season of the show follows book 1 very close but after that they begin to cut and merge characters and trim and change plot lines. By season 5 of the show they have changed so much that it feels (for some POV) like entirely different story lines.(less)

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I am loathe to start a new long series that isn't finished. But I have heard nothing but good things about this series. How many more books does Martin have to write to finish this series?

Drakes According to him there's still 2 books left to write. Judging by the glacial speed he's writing with...well, if you want to see it finished first, comâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðAccording to him there's still 2 books left to write. Judging by the glacial speed he's writing with...well, if you want to see it finished first, come back in a decade.(less)

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