thread: 2011-06-19 : Previously on Game of Thrones
On 2011-06-27, Christian Griffen wrote:
I didn't mean to say he's writing's Picasso or Joyce :) Just that he knows the literary structure and has shown that, if he wants to, he can abide by it and create good stories that fit that mold. So to the extent that he doesn't abide by them, it's by choice, not lack of skill. These choices won't appeal to lots of people, of course, but given the series' popularity he seems to be appealing to plenty of readers despite (or because) of these deviations (and, yes, despite or because of the plentiful stuff that's still genre-compliant in there).
And Ralph is right that this series is more resembling historical accounts (highly dramatized, of course). A lot of the stuff that happens is actually taken from (his perspective of) British history. Have you guys watched The Tudors? Not that different.
In fact, I just realized that playing Microscope felt like the most apt I've experienced so far to creating a Game of Thrones-like narrative.
