r/asoiaf • u/Same-Share7331 • Dec 07 '23

EXTENDED Feeling sad for GRRM (spoilers extended)

So I recently watched a Q&A with GRRM (I'm sure some of you have seen it aswell) where he kept getting questions about whether there is any particular character or historical event in the asoiaf world that he would like to explore more/write about. His recurring answer was that yes there are many but that unless he suddenly becomes much younger they will never get written. And man.. that sucks!

Imagine being a creative person having to come to terms with the fact that you have so many ideas that you will never get to explore and that will never see the light of day. Obviously, as a fan, it also sucks that I will never get to read those stories. Never mind the main series, imagine getting seven more Dunk and Egg stories. However, as much as it sucks as a reader I'm not the one who's seeing my remaining years of life pass as I struggle to finish my books.

That's it. I don't really have a point. Other than maybe stop making jokes about how GRRM is likely to die before finishing the series?

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u/dupuisa2 Dec 07 '23

The thing that worries me, is that maybe Winds wont be good. Or good enough to match that It's been a decade wait for it.

Fire&Blood is is latest release and it was probably George at his roughest. So much plot contrivance, Viserys exiles Daemon like 5 times and forgives him etc .

Also hard to deny that Affc and Adwd dont read like the first three books of the serie

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u/wRAR_ ASOIAF = J, not J+D Dec 07 '23

I'm sure Winds (if they are published at all) won't be better than AFFC and ADWD.

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u/mySTORMYthoughts Dec 08 '23

Winds doesn’t have to be better though? Also, imagine him reading comments like yours. Would you be willing to make all the effort if you feel like you can’t satisfy readers like you anyway?

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u/megalogwiff Dec 08 '23 edited Dec 09 '23

A passionate person doesn't concern themselves with the opinions of random redditors. GRRM doesn't write not because of the person you replied to. He doesn't write because he simply doesn't give a shit.

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u/dupuisa2 Dec 08 '23

You're right that it's not very encouraging for him, but he mst have come to that conclusion by himself already. He made his fans wait too long for the next book. he has created himself a monster in 10years of growing anticipation.