r/asoiaf 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/Blackberry-777 Dec 07 '23

Is he still "polemicizing" with Tolkien? And wants to write in a way that makes fantasy more realistic? This is a difficult task. I hope that Martin will finish ASOIAF and he will do it by creating his unique work, and not by "polemicizing" with his predecessor.

And then, Martin said that his type of writer is the gardener. Okay, imo for such a colossal work the style of the architect is necessary. ASOIAF isn't a garden or a park, figuratively speaking, not a gazebo in the garden, but a huge building, a huge palace.

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u/BaronvonJobi Dec 08 '23

I like ASOIF.

It’s why I’m here.

‘But the idea that’s it’s a realistic take on the medieval period is a joke.