I tried reading Game of Thrones a couple of years ago, and I hated it. I maybe made it through half. Just watched the first season of the series and I (mostly) really liked it. Now that I have some interest in the characters, will the things I hated bother me less, or should I just stick with the show? [more inside]
posted by freshwater on Jun 4, 2012 - 30 answers

Suppose there's a 700-foot-high wall of ice sitting in an environment that resembles, for the sake of argument, Alaska. I have some questions about the physics and long-term stability of such a structure. [more inside]
posted by COBRA! on Jan 10, 2012 - 16 answers

One hundred forty pages into Game of Thrones, and I feel like an uninvited guest at a wedding banquet, floored by unfamiliar names and familial relationships and alliances. What do I need to know to get over the hump? [more inside]
posted by Gordion Knott on Aug 6, 2011 - 33 answers

I'm half-way through George R.R. Martin's "A Feast for Crows" and I have a question about the timelines of this book versus the eventual "A Dance with Dragons"? (POSSIBLE SPOILERS WITHIN) [more inside]
posted by TimeTravelSpeed on Apr 6, 2009 - 2 answers