What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers)

[Valarya]

I loved English at school (okay...I loved all of my subjects!) and the books that are still memorable are ones such as Sun on the Stubble, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith and Pygmalion. Yep, that's about as far back as my memory can stretch ...other than Macbeth, which I HATED!

The most memorable book from my school days was The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I loved that one

See, I can't even remember who Lady Olenna is. A re-read is going to begin later today.

Oh man you're in for some treats then, fool-ish!! Lady Olenna Tyrell... Maergary & Ser Loras Tyrell's grandmother? She cracks me up!!

I am a quick reader as a rule. There are books that can be read quickly and one knows exactly what's happened by the time the conclusion is reached. On the other hand, the ASoIaF books are so deep in terms of the world and the characters in it, that my initial 'quick read' has left a fair few niggles and unanswered questions floating around in the ether. It's not as easy as it sounds though, this slowing down.

I generally read fast, too... but I found with RotE and ASOIAF, the re-reads at a slower pace were much more enjoyable. Mostly because I love discussing theory on these two series, so the deeper I got in to the theory discussion, the more clues I looked for - thus slowing my re-reads down naturally.

Enjoy!!