Upon reflection, it wasn't really wise for me to read A Song of Ice and Fire when and how I did (i.e. during the worst year of my existence and pretty much all in a row) - I'd spent a good deal of 2012 really enjoying read The Dark Tower series and wanted to start off 2013 with another big ridic fantasy series. Ooof. I don't regret reading them, although I do rue and lament it. It's really hard going but I got through because, well, reading was just about the only thing I could do when I was functioning at a step beyond basic life. Still - looking back - not the best idea!

The TV show I find much less harrowing, maybe because up until recently I knew what to expect, and it all is a bit camp and cartoonish. I found the last series fairly dull, tbh.

Anyway yes - it takes a lot for me to quit reading a book but I think that I am better at vetting things to protect myself :)