I’m finally reading a Game of Thrones after it’s been sitting on my shelf for the past two years. Why didn’t I read it sooner? I had started to on the day of a doctor’s visit that would eventually lead to surgery, and I got to page 11, but then I dropped it. Then Friday, at the airport, I decided to read it and by page 11 I was hooked. I want to know who the Others are. I want to know if Ayra lives because I like her and Bran and Jon Snow and Dany. I can’t stand Sansa or the Lannisters except for Tyrion. And Cat gets on my nerves, probably because of the way she treats Jon. I’m up to page 434, and I’m going to finish it now and hope I can find my brother’s copy of book 2.