[quote=Silver Carrot]
You can't read these books fast anyway. They're too dense. The only reason I'd be able to read the first 4 books fast is that I've already seen the show.
[/quote]

No, trust me. Don't let their size mislead you. These books will [i]become[/i] your life. I think I finished the whole series in about a month or two. Like seriously, it's just constantly sitting on the edge of your seat. Except for the Brienne chapters after she leaves King's Landing. To me they were the worst chapters in the book and generally caused me to dislike Brienne.