So I'd been afraid to post in here for fear of spoilers.
Basically, everyone I know was telling me that I need to watch the TV show, read the books, or both.
I opted to watch the show. To give you an idea of how addicted I became, I blew through all 10 episodes in under 5 days. SO GOOD.
I'm now debating what to do with myself...I think I'm definitely going to get the first book and read it...just because I know all the characters now and would be interested to see what details are left out of the show.
The conundrum I will have is when i finish the first book. Do I continue on to the second one...or do I wait for next season? Part of what made the show so damn compelling for me was that I had no idea what happened...so like when:
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Ed Stark is executed even though he confessed to crimes he didn't commit
I was like WHAAAAAAATTTT.
And then when
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you see Dany emerge from the ashes with dragons
I was like OOOOOOO SNAP.
There's just so much awesomeness. Also, I want a Dire Wolf for a pet.