But my time with “Game of Thrones,”, while far from stressless, felt closer to reading. It would take as long as a month to read Martin’s novels (yes, people have read them in less), and you’d need more than 100 hours to complete Robert A. Caro’s four books about Lyndon B. Johnson. Instead of living and dying a little over the span of eight years, my little deaths and rebirths occurred in about five weeks. Of course, I don’t get my five weeks without those eight years. It had been fun to experience “Game of Thrones” as a bystander.

Source: New York Times May 16, 2019 17:17 UTC