Ai believe so whole heatedly. Granted I'm biased being a reader and not much of a television watcher but the show isn't able to cover the 2000+ characters. They do well but you can definitely see the decline in the later season. Also the book series isn't finished yet. There is alot of speculation going around the community. Martin gave broad strokes of what will happen but the details will be different. The show will he over this year sometime but there are at least 2 more books to be released. Imo it's an easier read that something like lord of the rings or even wheel of time.