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Yeah yeah, read the first books or whatever. I tried reading the first one, and while different it just can't hold my attention because I know what happens.

That being said, can I just jump into the fourth book now and be okay? Or should I at least read book 3 since I know that's when the show and the books kind of went different ways

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Gggggg-- no you can't

Certain characters disappear and go "chapter'less" for certain books- Which they are not doing for the show- so its tricky.

And hbo has quite a few plot deviations that don't fall in line with events in the book.
(The first season was pretty damn to the T on the book, the Second was a tad different but still followed, the third season vs the third book is where the most is either skipped or changed)

You could easily read the 3rd book, and skim over whats reflected in the show and take in all the juicy plot points and character perceptions you missed out on in the shows season.
I can't say you wouldn't hit a spoiler or anything confusing- but nothing devastating to the plot.

Def do a detailed review of the third book, then I'd say you're all clear to read the 4th.

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Not really, honestly.

I love A Song of Ice and Fire, but the fourth and fifth books aren't organized that well, and there isn't as much going on with them. Mind you, almost everything in the last two seasons of the show was content from the third book, with sprinkles of content from the next two. Besides, the third book has a ton of stuff that wasn't shown in the show, and would otherwise confuse a reader going straight into the fourth book. For example, Brienne's story ends quite differently in the books than on the show.

If I were you, I would read the third book then the fourth and fifth. But even then, you might as well read from the beginning. The fourth and fifth books are very slow and you won't find them enjoyable if you weren't drawn in by the previous installments.

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Not really, honestly.

I love A Song of Ice and Fire, but the fourth and fifth books aren't organized that well, and there isn't as much going on with them. Mind you, almost everything in the last two seasons of the show was content from the third book, with sprinkles of content from the next two. Besides, the third book has a ton of stuff that wasn't shown in the show, and would otherwise confuse a reader going straight into the fourth book. For example, Brienne's story ends quite differently in the books than on the show.

If I were you, I would read the third book then the fourth and fifth. But even then, you might as well read from the beginning. The fourth and fifth books are very slow and you won't find them enjoyable if you weren't drawn in by the previous installments.




He is right about the passe of the books. Since all the chapters are following specific characters- Readers will naturally be more absorbed and interested in some plot points while other parts of the book will fail at grabbing your attention till later.

Like really whenever I got to a Catelyn chapter I was like "******** this b***h" and I never paid much attention. You realize stuff later and end up skipping back through chapters as more information gets revealed through other characters in the book.
It forces you to get more invested in detested characters- and in a really funny way~ I gotta say
Still hated her chapters- I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN SHE DIED

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Glad that I came across this thread.
Will definitely take all opinions into consideration. 4laugh

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you might as well not read the books if yu aren't going to read in order. it's really different from the show.

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Read book 3. This isn't harry potter where you can just start on basically any book (except the 7th) and have each one start a separate story.

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you might as well not read the books if yu aren't going to read in order. it's really different from the show.
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The books are also alot more detailed so there will be things you're confused about. I started reading the books while watching the first season and I was fine because at the end of it all there are things you don't know are going to happen!

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The books are SO good though! They are ALL worth a read! And yes, skipping the first 3 books will leave you confused.
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