/lit/ - Literature

>>18361230
I felt very inspired by his first three books and wrote over 100k word ending for it; I would like to one day flesh it out to ~500k since I am sure he will NEVER finish.
>>18363051
I agree with this anon. The books are excellent sword/sorcery fantasy and inspired a love in me of medieval history. They have good (even if they are stock) characters, nice writing, puzzling themes that make for good discussions with other readers.
Most of the dumb shit Martin does can be forgiven (retarded logistics, plot holes, dramatic rape.)
It’s easy to look down on Martin and has been for the past 20 years. So I don’t find any use jumping on that bandwagon.

With that said WHAT I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN: is Martin’s attitude towards ASOIAF the real-world manifestation of the “death of the author”? Did this man single handedly kill literature? At least, is there any greater example of literary success being squandered? I’m at odds fascinated and appalled by it.

Just one example of the man’s extraordinary obtuseness: a library in New Mexico has the editors first draft of A Dance With Dragons, complete with the notes between them. The editor asks if Benjen is Coldhands (something many careful readers suspected.) Martin responds NO. No explanation, no elaboration on who Coldhands is what happened to Benjen, just NO.

The man is just changing things at whim, horrified that *anyone* is able to guess his plot. He can’t deal with the oppressive autism of the internet, to our (his readers) detriment, and no, he doesn’t care.