Stephen King vs George R R Martin
Apr. 24th, 2013 07:32 pmA Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords are both long, long books. So is Under the Dome. It took me 5 weeks to read ACoK and 6 to read ASoS. It took me 2 weeks to read Under the Dome.
Now, I'm sure some of this is due to UoD having very long chapters and ASoIF having short ones; when I'm reading at home or at my leisure, I read a chapter at a time, so I read more of UoD at a time. And, with Martin's books, I have to stop regularly to check maps or family trees.
But still, dang King is an easier read than Martin.
From what I'm seeing in previews, UoD won't hold a candle to GoT, so Martin keeps the television prize.
Now, I'm sure some of this is due to UoD having very long chapters and ASoIF having short ones; when I'm reading at home or at my leisure, I read a chapter at a time, so I read more of UoD at a time. And, with Martin's books, I have to stop regularly to check maps or family trees.
But still, dang King is an easier read than Martin.
From what I'm seeing in previews, UoD won't hold a candle to GoT, so Martin keeps the television prize.