GRRM Avoids Stereotypes(!)

[grrrm]

Yep, that's right.  I'm back from vacation (not from this....from my real job.  You know, the one that pays me.)  And I got to take a gander at this one:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/7322988/GoTs-Martin-avoids-stereotypes

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Comments

[bdef]

You guys are always a laugh. Thanks for the continued posts. GRRM is an easy target, but still fun to puncture.

It's not just that a lot of it is weird

[adam_s216]

Some of it is also unnecessary. What was the point of the 3 page Asha sex scene in AFFC with some guy who we'd never heard of and we'd never hear about again? Was it really important to mention what was trickling down Asha's thigh afterwards. I'm not a prude and have no problems with sex, but if you're trying to tell a serious story it should be relevant to the plot, not gratuitous and exploitive. It wouldn't hurt to mention that to HBO either (yes we know Ros has nice breasts by now).

Speaking of Creepy

[ext_1738350]

More adults who can't handle reading descriptions of sexual intercourse. Are you actually virgins, or is just that you were raised by Mormons?

[achuff23]

George puts tremendous detail into a dozen nonessential subjects, like food and clothing, People only get upset about the sex because we live in a culture that thinks sex is icky and it grosses them out to hear about it. Does he put too much effort into detail? Maybe. Is the sexual detail because he's a pervert? No, he honestly finds sex to be an Important part of the character's life. How much of your life involves or is motivated by sex? For most people it's a large portion.