Actually I am.
Have you read any of the first book yet? Or are you saving it for your vacation?
I found it hard to get into because I watched the television series before I read the books. Yet in the long run, I still find that the some scenes were done better in the books where as others were done superbly on the tv series.
My favorite scene of that saga of the series is the Jamie vs Eddard duel. I am a bit bothered with the fact that on the tv series, that fight is ended with such a shitty cop-out.
My biggest irk though is just how lame Dany is. In both the books and on tv. I figure she is one of the most well-thought out characters but I also think she is too thought out. You know?
I've never actually read it from cover to cover. I picked up the Old Testament around 13 and stopped reading after an hour or so. I think the language was too difficult for me, I don't exactly remember. Since then it's acted as a reference book of sorts, when I need to read a particular passage because it relates to some discussion I'm having. Not even a religious discussion necessarily - sometimes it just makes for good analogies.
But you really only read the bible? Nothing else?
I'll cop to it-- my track record for finishing books has been a little less than awesome lately. I love a good read, but life and laziness prevail more often than I'd like. I also have to read books for work that our researchers publish and then draft press releases on them; often times the subject matter is... not my favorite kind of read. So after spending the day grappling with bone-dry, quant-heavy research, I usually don't feel like picking up a book when I get home.
The last book I didn't finish was Love in the Time of Cholera this past spring. It was recommended to me by a friend, but--oof--I didnt make it more than 100 pages. Romance isn't my jam anyway though.
I usually steer clear of popular books, but I just scooped up The Martian by Andy Weir. Supposedly it's a funny and a quick read, but I can't attest to that yet.