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Because of your post, Mr. OP, I shall check out Game of Thrones. I have always been fascinated by how stories can teach us so many things if we look beneath the

Because of your post, Mr. OP, I shall check out Game of Thrones. I have always been fascinated by how stories can teach us so many things if we look beneath the words. For one, I would highly recommend "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", a Chinese literature piece that tells the stories of various leaders and their strategies on leading armies to victories. NOTE: I am not in favour of war but merely the way that they are able to raise the morale of people towards a cause - something that would be helpful to all businesses.

Auguste 13y ago
I would strongly suggest you read the novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire, instead of watching the TV show. Hours and hours of worth of detail had to be cut from the series to convert it for TV, and while they did a great job, you're left with little more than a highlights reel by comparison. The novels are a must if you're after the detailed history and politics of the world the characters live in.
- skore 13y ago
  I debated with myself whether I should read the books first, but: On the other hand, I have read that some bookreaders recommend to first watching the TV series as while it does "dumb down" a couple of things, it really helps keeping an overall thread. Plus watching the series second might leave you more disappointed ("why didn't they include my favorite quote X!?") than the other way around ("I love reading more about this character that I already liked!").
  - youngerdryas 13y ago
    If I read the book first I often don't agree with the casting of the characters, no problem the other way round.
  - naturalethic 13y ago
    watch the show first otherwise you will hate it... i made the mistake of picking up the books after season two and now watching season three is torture
    - ichinco 13y ago
      watching season three is torture either way
- ajtaylor 13y ago
  Agreed, the novels are so much richer than the TV show. The level of detail that Mr. Martin put into the world continually blows my mind! I watched seasons 1 & 2 before I started reading the books, and now I'm more interested in finishing book 5 than I am in staying current on the TV episodes.

Auguste 13y ago

I would strongly suggest you read the novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire, instead of watching the TV show. Hours and hours of worth of detail had to be cut from the series to convert it for TV, and while they did a great job, you're left with little more than a highlights reel by comparison. The novels are a must if you're after the detailed history and politics of the world the characters live in.

skore 13y ago
I debated with myself whether I should read the books first, but: On the other hand, I have read that some bookreaders recommend to first watching the TV series as while it does "dumb down" a couple of things, it really helps keeping an overall thread. Plus watching the series second might leave you more disappointed ("why didn't they include my favorite quote X!?") than the other way around ("I love reading more about this character that I already liked!").
- youngerdryas 13y ago
  If I read the book first I often don't agree with the casting of the characters, no problem the other way round.
- naturalethic 13y ago
  watch the show first otherwise you will hate it... i made the mistake of picking up the books after season two and now watching season three is torture
  - ichinco 13y ago
    watching season three is torture either way
ajtaylor 13y ago
Agreed, the novels are so much richer than the TV show. The level of detail that Mr. Martin put into the world continually blows my mind! I watched seasons 1 & 2 before I started reading the books, and now I'm more interested in finishing book 5 than I am in staying current on the TV episodes.