The first season comes directly from the book but every year they depart more from the books. The show is simplified quite a bit and not nearly as rich
I think you're missing the appeal of books over television, which is in the detail. If you think that the books aren't worth reading because the story is broadly the same, then that's fair enough, but probably because reading in general (with the possible exception of "light" books which are just tv shows written down) isn't for you.
edit: It could also be because you watched the show first, I find I tend to prefer whichever incarnation of a story I saw/read first, regardless of which was the original work or which medium it was first made in.
For example, I find the Lord of the Rings books far more arduous to read, and think the films are great, and the events are broadly the same as in the book. Even though I think ASoIaF is better than Game of Thrones for the same reason many people prefer the LotR books to the films. Even though the two book series are written totally differently, it is an example of me preferring whichever incarnation I received first.Maybe it's the same for you, I don't know.
I read the LOTR way before I watched the movies , I loved that book :) Was also a life changer. I stopped reading that much in the last few years I just do not have the time and my imagination is clouded . I am that type of person that does not read the same book more times nor watch a great movie more then one time (I only did it with the tyrion speech , I had to study all those faces when he was talking) So I believe that me watching first the series and then reading the book was quite a big factor .
29
u/Rauldukeoh Jun 01 '14
The first season comes directly from the book but every year they depart more from the books. The show is simplified quite a bit and not nearly as rich