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[{"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1309941450.394793, "message": "I suppose we should formulate some sort of rules for now concerning book spoilers. I feel that anything up to the end of Feast For Crows should be fair game and not considered spoilers, but how are we going to handle Dance With Dragons discussion? Realistically, we're not all going to be reading it at the same pace.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1574023}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1309941345.264302, "message": "This is the thread where we discuss the books. This is NOT the TV show thread. If you've been watching the TV show, and haven't read the books, you will be spoiled in the worst possible ways. Consider yourself warned.\n\nAnyhoo, Neilan and Buffel, just SIX MORE DAYS!!! \n\nI've placed my pre-order for the Kindle version. I see scans have hit the webz, and it's taking all my willpower to not give in to that temptation.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1574022}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1309943431.7786219, "message": "Preordered on Amazon for release date delivery on Tuesday, wooo. \n\nSeeing as we can't do spoiler tags, I guess the only safe way to handle this is to not say anything about ADwD until we're sure everyone's done, or at least, past a specific section.\n\nBuffel: I trust you're buying it straight away too?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1574128}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1309943525.8606861, "message": "Wait, he's still writing this series?  Wow.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1574131}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1309945429.854193, "message": "There's two more books after this one (book 5). :\\", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1574200}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1309945435.9902561, "message": "Spoiler: GRRM dies", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1574201}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1309952733.5252819, "message": "Wow.  I hadn't been following along, but I just hadn't realised it's another one of these long drawn-out series.\n\nWhatever happened to the days when an author could put out a trilogy in half a decade and call it quits?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1574699}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1309972303.135916, "message": "It's not being continually lengthened like, say, Wheel of Time. Although it *was* originally meant to be a trilogy, GRRM's been planning for seven books (and they've even all had their titles) for *years*.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1577225}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1310024814.622282, "message": "Well, like I said\u2026\u00a0it's not like I've been paying attention.\n\nI must say I'm enjoying rereading A Game of Thrones now, in the light of having seen the series.  Though I also coming to realise I'm a MUCH more critical reader now than I was 13 \u2013 14 years ago (or however long it was).", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1582850}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1310025176.9392109, "message": "It feels kinda unreal that it's finally happening. I'm going to have to place a pre-order soon. Only question is where.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1582869}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1310453651.4745741, "message": "IT'S TODAY.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1618356}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1310457575.847146, "message": "http://i.imgur.com/eCPRI.jpg", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1618567}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1310462529.1779101, "message": "OK, yesterday I got an email from Wotalotigot telling me that it was released early and is available. Today it's out of stock.\n\nDoes that mean I need to order the US one?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1618835}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1310572107.323416, "message": "Started reading yet, Neilan?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1629586}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1310587180.5530789, "message": "Nope!", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1631441}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1310587249.865591, "message": "I lie, I read the prologue. *Of course* I've just had the two busiest days at work so far, and it's just going to get worse until September. I've taken a strategic lunch break, so I'm going to read a bit now.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1631448}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1310621228.94626, "message": "I have to say, I mean, I've read a hardback or two in my years, but I've never ever read a book as unwieldy as this one. It's times like this I (for one) welcome our electronic book overlords.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1635099}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1310621256.61409, "message": "I'm not sure I'd want to risk reading this in the bath, is what I'm saying.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1635101}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1310624994.7398181, "message": "The prologue's ending was *creepy*. Downright unsettling.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1635390}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1311326502.3428669, "message": "Have you guys been reading? What do you think of it so far?\n\nI'm 40% or so along, and so far it's been about as good as Feast for Crows and not as thrilling as Storm of Swords or Clash of Kings. Still early-ish, but it seems that this volume's a lot more focused on world-building and setting up events for the later books, rather than pushing the overall plot arc forward in a truly dramatic way.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1696840}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1311329768.616452, "message": "I'm only a smidgeon in, a hundred and something pages of the thousand. I'm already enjoying it more than Feast if only because I love Tyrion/Dany/Jon.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1697035}, {"user_id": 31927, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1311348157.2928619, "message": "I'm now midway through Storm of Swords in my casual reread, and it's starting to become apparent once more why I gave up on the series the last time around.  It really does start to drag\u2026\n\nAnyhoo.  Stiff upper lip and all that.  Let's see how far we get.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1698980}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1311355599.4224169, "message": "Hmmm, you might be right, I forget. I think it's the first half of Storm of Swords that drags, while the second half is pretty darn great. Then Feast is also pretty slow.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1700054}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1311669773.515485, "message": "About a third of the way through Dance now. \n\nTyrion's story arc so far... well... That was a huge surprise.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1721697}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312038948.737987, "message": "And done. Goddamnit.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1754717}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312049407.492173, "message": "Haven't read it in a week! Still about 100 pages in. Wooo.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1755322}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312184830.8259499, "message": "Getting close to the end now. Somewhere in the 800s in terms of page count.\n\nShould we start spoiling it for the slow readers yet?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1764168}, {"user_id": 25703, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312188239.8400121, "message": "NO. BAD.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1764358}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312188478.549437, "message": "And I must say. I've definitely found Theon's story arc to be the most interesting so far. Never thought I'd actually say that.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1764367}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312201137.693244, "message": "Yeah, I enjoyed that too. Insomuch as one could *enjoy* it.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1765171}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312202070.3812079, "message": "It's definitely not something that makes you feel comfortable, that's for sure.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1765254}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312267971.249665, "message": "And.... done.\n\nIs there any story arc in this book that didn't end on a cliffhanger?", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1773144}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312268690.1179399, "message": "Also: speculations and theories. \n\nONLY CLICK ONCE YOU'RE DONE WITH THE BOOK! \n\nsrsly.\n\nhttp://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/53780-adwd-spoilers-all-of-the-little-things/", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1773166}, {"user_id": 31852, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312274457.009793, "message": "Oh, I'd meant to post that link the other day! Definitely some tasty food for thought in there.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1773431}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312275241.1437931, "message": "Maybe we should start a separate spoilers thread for this book.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1773450}, {"user_id": 35617, "stars": [], "topic_id": 41262, "date_created": 1312274904.8319261, "message": "Maybe we should start a separate spoilers thread for this book.", "group_id": 9493, "id": 1773443}]