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Originally Posted by Guinness
Yeah there's nudity, and violence...In my opinion its part of the tapestry of the story. Death aint clean and pretty a la Richard Greene and Errol Flynn, getting hit with a sword does not result in a pinprick of blood appearing on your chest, nor, I imagine, would a bloke who is probably about to die give his missus a quick peck on the cheek before wrapping his bright colourful blanket around him and falling asleep.
It's a great story, with rich characters, goodies with faults and foibles who sometimes do bad things, baddies with humanity and honour who sometimes do good things, the main actors actually die without warning. It has great shock value, whether its the nudity, the violence or the sudden twist in the tale and I'm literally drooling in anticipation for series 4 next year.
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Dragging this back to the original topic
I have to agree with this consensus as I have read all of the books released so far and will probably start them again soon. Yes a lot has been left out of the series/ changed slightly for clarity for non book readers but it's still an excellent read/watch. Nudity never hurt anyone, I grew up watching Kenny Everett and as I am fond to say, nothing wrong with a bit of smut!
The author has actually been quoted as saying a lot of the storyline is based on history
***WARNING SPOILERS IN LINK FOR NON READERS**** 'Game of Thrones is more brutally realistic than most historical novels' | Television & radio | The Guardian