Man.

[la_vie_noire]

I'm trying to read A Dance With Dragons, and failing hard because I'm not even remembering what happened in the latest book. Heck, not even remembering most minor characters. "The way [insert name of character X] died... wait, did [character X] die? Who was [character X] anyway?"

Do I need to read the books again?

Comments

[onyxlynx]

Probably. (Sometimes one just forgets, particularly that sort of sprawling epic. I'm trying to remember how I kept track of everyone in Lord of the Rings. I may have been better at it when I was younger.)

[marina]

Unpopular fannish opinion - no, you absolutely do not need to reread the books. If you REALLY feel like you're missing you just wikipedia the character in question.

[inkstone]

No. Don't reread. http://towerofthehand.com is your friend.

[salinea]

when I loaned the book to my dad, I also gave him links to several different & more or less in depth summary of what has gone before, if you want.

[dancesontrains]

NGL, I have exactly the same problem with Homestuck. And five acts of that to re-read...