He’s a fat old man

@@fatfrankthepeteacher4237 Make that talented fat old man.

George grew up in the projects. Don't let the media fool you. He's what we call a smart thug.

right!

@@chadthunderkawk1650 Oh, please explain.

Much of the criticism GoT has received about gratuitous sex was specifically about how they depicted rate purely for shock value. Like Sansa‘s wedding - it was just handled lazily, like their goal was to shock and make headlines as opposed to showing character arc and major events in the characters formation. One very simple change was all that was needed to fix all of that valid criticism: move the scene with her in the bathtub with what’s her name skinny bitch (Miranda?) two after the rape scene. And show Sansa as deeply wounded and affected but tough, yeah not willing to give up. She says to Miranda in that bath scene as they showed it “ this is my home & you do not scare me” George is absolutely right when he says he only shows one actually happens IRL or what did happen in history. Anything humans show in fiction, mo matter how horrible, it’s nothing compared to what we’ve actually done to each other. Rape and torture and starvation and slavery. All that shit was VERY commonplace up until WW2. It didn’t stop after the war, but the percentage of ppl directly suffering it dropped to unprecedented levels and have stayed there ever since. Even with shit like the Rwandan genocide. Even with US forces killing a MILLION Vietnamese in 10 yrs, or 100’s of 1000’s of Iraqis. We owe ppl like GRRM our gratitude for reminding us what most of history has been like for most ppl. To me the main human theme of ASoIAF is that “the small folk pay the price” They fight and kill and die in the battles. They starve when their crops are destroyed. They’re raped and enslaved. Especially the Riverlands. For at least 300 yrs, the Riverlands of Westeros is just constantly getting razed. That’s where the wars are fought bc it’s the Middle Kingdom. It get so ravaged in the first few books, and that is JUST the beginning. I thought the show (usually) did a good job of showing how the small folk suffer when the Lords and Ladies play their Game of thrones

He scarred the readers emotionally

He sent readers to psych wards

How does he keep up with the characters

That's probably because he writes all the chapters out of order. So, he could probably do stand-alone novels of each of his characters. That would be cool.

He writes a character’s chapters individually i.e. he’ll do a set of Arya chapters then Tyrion chapters, then Jon Snow chapters, then when he’s finished he’ll make sure they’re edited so intersecting plot points and character moments will hit properly and then he has a team of editors who reads his chapters for any inconsistencies like if he uses a minor character that already died or wrote about the wrong gender of a horse.

@@sheagaming Gender of horse XD

@@sheagaming that's genius! That way he can write about whatever he wants in a character's perspective without losing the flow, and if he wants something to happen in Westeros he'll just choose to show it from the most interesting POV. Also, if he doesn't feel like writing about a certain event that day, he can just keep writing about other stuff happening in another part of his world.

just don't do that with the tyrion chapters of Danse my man

H H why what’s wrong with them?

@@HH-cm5rp Now I want to know, too.

@@gaozhi2007 I honestly kinda like his prose, though

I'm a big fan of his writing style, too. My life as an avid reader can be separated by before GRRM and after GRRM. The first time I read A Game of Thrones (long before there was a show) was a revelation. I've reread the series multiple times, as well as his supplemental material, and the Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas. I love this world, I love how GRRM writes it, and I can't get enough.

A Brief History of Seven Killings. Take it on vacation with you and you'll felt like you went two places instead of one. It's superb.

SAME HERE!!!!!!

You write of war? I hope you arent a feminist

@@PresterMike George rr martin is?

Marlon James is the other guy. I read half of the book of his which is displayed, Black Leopard Red Wolf, and it was really great, but I couldn't understand what was happening after that point, so I had to stop. Not that other people couldn't, I think I'm just dumb.

Yeah, in the context of TV news, what you just highlighted is something SJW's never seem to understand. When Notre Dame burned, people were crying about racism because at the same time people were dying in Arabic countries. It's not about racism, it's about emotional impact.

​@@xenondoro8573 Thanks for pointing this out. Notre Dame is a great example of this phenomenon. People were moved by this tragedy, because we felt that we know the building too good. It is one of the most famous buildings in the world. I bet many people care about Notre Dame more than their neighbour's house. This Notre Dame tragedy also reminds me a lot of the 9/11. Yes, of course it was a great tragedy, thousands of people died. Yet, It's so strange that even I, as a citizen of Czech republic, living tens of thousands of kilometers from the USA feel like 9/11 impacted my life. It actually did, a lot, I even feel weird talking about it. I feel like it's forbidden to even speak about it at all. That's how much media have changed my thinking.

First time I have been introduced to this author and he stands up and is impressive even right next to Martin

He loves writing! It’s obvious

I love when he calls out the 'fucking idiots', cause there is valid criticism and bullshit criticism and ain't written nowere you have to take the bullshit laying down

Yeah me too. Good Luck.

One of the finest in our generation

Me too. Currently I am writing a grimdark epic fantasy novel too and I'm following all of his advice

@@xtian_perez Nearly a year later, how’s that book going?

@@xtian_perez I might be interested.😀

Did you deduce that from the book sitting on the table or the Marlon James in the interview?

I came to the comments to see if anyone had posted his name. Thanking you good sir 😊

Marlon studied under the tutelage of the same professors I did, just not the same years. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Very pleased for his success as my fellow alum!

I haven't read any of the works of Marlon James, yet, but what I do know about him is that he is the winner of the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom, the world renowned Booker Prize. So, it can be said he is a writer of tremendous talent.

Thank you.

Those were not cliff notes, they weren’t even the story... they were entirely garbage. Tbh the show had seaso 1 which was an okay cliff notes like telling of the story of AGOG, but the rest lost the meaning and themes. The show glorified badassery, war, and shit that is antithetical to the books. Martin uses the story to show how HORRIBLE war is, and how corrupt and conflicting the motivations behind nobility are leaving the common man to be put through the slaughter... reread the chapter on broken men from Septon Meribald- the show even omitted that was an egregiously stupid Easter egg to it. Martin is not gratuitous in a way that he’s exploiting shock factor (though HBO did use it that way), he’s telling a REAL story in a FANTASY world. Every scene serves a literary purpose and is masterfully written in some of the best prose in modern literature.

@@factbeaglesarebest Wah wah.

What fluff? You mean that season 7 and 8 were fluff? Cause those def were. Idk what show you watched 😅

Love how everyone online is a mindreader

Aren’t you just so clever

@The Law the problem with the books now is, Dumb&Dumber have massacred the tv show....... and probably fucked Georges plans right outta the ballpark 🤷‍♂️

It's almost as if uploading preexisting five minute clips is easier than crafting the next gigantic chapter in one of the greatest fantasy stories ever written all while working on other projects and the inherent motivational issues entangled with working on the same story for so long.

@@BionicleSaurus yeah his point still stands

@@raben7049 no it doesn't. It's a stupid point and you're a stupid person.

Im fine with this.

Shion Kreth I don't wish I was the one who wrote his books, I wish I could write that well.

Definitly true, although I am pleased With what I write as well, even if it isnt nearly as good

Executive Decision... Kurt Russel, playing a military consultant, ended up being the main character. I really liked that movie as a kid.

@@cruddddddddddddddd THAT'S what it was! Thanks

Can't blame George for that though

@@valerieprindle8097According to him, he trusted them simply because they knew who's Jon's mother was. So...

Luciano Fernandez His mother is Wylla. So they’re wrong.

@@PwnZombie I'm affraid we'll never find out.

Nasser Feed to be fair to D&D, George thought he would have finished the books so they could simply just adapt the books. D&D did a great job when they were just adapting the books and you can’t deny that.

Yep. I want to check him out. My next read may be him.

@sl5311 What's the show?

A lesson that is constantly taught during human history is the fact that people who dont lift a finger to defend their lives and homes deserve to be subjegated.

Here you go friend m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZ9xq6ib0dCVgWw.html

To be sure

I see what u did there

I mean he was specifically asked

He was specifically asked, so bad meme.

Sounds really good. I would love to read that

Perhaps the newer civilizations that exist in the beginning of the story, the ones who are dealing with the left over technology, explain these techs through their own myths/religions, much like modern folk do to any invention of the past that they cannot readily understand.

I think I found it nvm

@@FR_N-do4xi drop the link doe

That's Marlon James. And yes, you are right. Sure, not a lot of people got to 80+ years old, simply because your first heart attack was also your last. But the average largely comes from the high rates of infant death - and from women dying in child birth. That was the most common killer amongst females since the bronze age (and likely even further into the past). If you give birth 10+ times, chances are high that you will experience fatal complications. A lot of women died in their fertile years, dragging the average further down.

Steffi S - Well, Eleanor of Aquitaine had twelve children, and only two died before five years old, whereas her youngest daughter Joan ex-Queen of Sicily and Countess of Toulouse, had five miscarriages, which probably killed her, trying to have them to close together, before she could recover. Likewise, late fifties was old, but William Marshal led the cavalry charge which defeated the rebel barons who had invited the French King to replace John (because John was his vassal, he sent his son, instead) in his seventies so that Henry III could keep the throne (and William could be head of the Regency Council). More of a long tail situation than today, that’s all.

Lol he is not underrated

No, the sex is portrayed from both male and female perspectives and there is as much description of male anatomy as there is for the female. Besides, there really isn't even that much sex in the books, especially considering how long they are. Read them, they are fantastic. I've never read any book more than twice before and I'm on my 5th time through the series. Most immersive books I've ever encountered.

@@joezuu I agree with you. He's the best... This george

It changes depending of the POV on the chapter. It its extremely graphical and detailed, specially with the last books, depending of the context, if its a good context, You actually get kind of horny (very horny) and aroused, on the other hand if its a bad context you can get extremely disturbed, freak out and anxious as fuck. Great books, but you should left any taboo on the door before diving in.

Hm.

same.

Well they're having a conversation. It's annoying from the outside, but I can tell you from experience that when people don't respond it feels like your words are just falling into empty space.

@@grant4594 Yep. The most disappointing thing for me about Game of Throne's is mostly how slow and mudane/not gory it feels. Fire& Blood however just went full out on the Shock Value and I read that before the main books so I might be desensitized. It mostly comes off as edgy dribble for me with some awesome moments there and there. If you want an controversial book with no controversy I'd say read Wings of Fire! It's like a more brutal better written reverse Game of Thrones. (It's kinda cheesy though) It's 1st book prologue alone is far more shocking than the GOT Opening Prologue and it's for kids! I think somebody did complain about it's violent content though since the newer books I read 7-9 weren't that scary. Could be wrong though.