I'm only about 2/3 of the way through the second book, so no spoilers, plzkthx?

Anyway. I bought A Game of Thrones about six months ago at kikimm's behest, and read other things and basically put off reading it until Spring break a couple weeks ago. I read the whole thing in a week, most of that reading taking place over about two days. I'd say I'm more captivated by these books than I've been by anything in at least 5 years. Everything is fantastic. I'd list my favorite characters, but I like almost all of them, so it would be pointless.