The Beginning of the GoT Nerd-Out and Miss Slik's Book Club

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire

So I just finished Book One of A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin.. Otherwise titled "A Game of Thrones" and am now about 100 pages into Book 2: "A Clash of Kings". The more I read, the more disappointed I get with the show Game of Thrones on HBO. There are a crap ton of things they aren't including in the show that I really think they should have and it is epic fail in my opinion. 

So if you're a fan of the show then I highly recommend you start reading the books of George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" as well. They are all super long but they are an easy read and so far are blowing my mind. For those who start reading, are currently reading, and have read the books I'm starting a new segment of Miss Slik's Guide called "The GoT Nerd-Out". Oprah has a book club so maybe it's high time I start one too. I think I'll call it Sliktastic Scholastics... or something to that effect.

Now you can buy the books at any bookstore, Walmart, Target, the Google Play Store, Amazon, etc.. But, since they are pricey, for those who want to read them but don't have the money to spend you can download them for free... Yeah, I said FREE... from a website I found called archive.org. This website is fantastic and has just about every book available for free that you could probably think of along with a variety of other media available for.. Yeah, you guessed it.. FREeeeEeeeEEeeeeEEEE. This website is the answer to the disappearance of actual libraries where you can go check out books for free.

Here is the link:

Archive.org - A Song of Ice and Fire Free Book Download

On the right side of the page is a column with the books in various formats including PDF and Kindle so you can download all of 5 books out so far for free to your phone, tablet, Kindle, and computer... or you can just read them online through the website.

I downloaded them in PDF to my droid and tablet and read them through Adobe Reader versus POLARIS Office 5 (you know what that is if you have a Samsung Galaxy like I do) because it saves my spot in the book and pulls it right up on the page I was on every time. If you read them through POLARIS, you'll have to remember what page you were on and search for it every time which is a pain in the ass.

There are a few downsides to downloading the books though. One, you won't have fancy books to add to your bookshelves in your living rooms or offices to show off your smartness to other people. Another is that apparently the actual book copies come with artwork that is not in the free downloadable versions. Since I like having book copies to both show off my smartness and would also like to see the artwork, I will probably invest in the book volumes at some point.

In the meantime, all you GoT Super Fans now have no excuse to not start reading these books. My personal goal is to finish them up by next season so I can grit on the show and yell at my TV. I challenge you, My People, to do the same so come Spring and the start of Season 5 of GoT you can yell at your TV's too. At least you'll know who is going to die next so all your Facebook friends can't ruin it for you.

I'll also be doing some posts discussing all things GoT on the blog and also on the Miss Slik's Guide Facebook Page so if you haven't already "Liked" it, then go get your thumbs up icon click on. I encourage you to comment on these posts and share your thoughts, opinions, and GoT theories as well. Hence why this segment of Miss Slik's Guide will be called "The GoT Nerd-Out"... So get on it, don't sleep, and happy reading.