I just wrote up three decent paragraphs about this, published, and then realised I have WordPress.com sandboxed and my DB write didn’t go through.

TL:DR Book is good but a different pace to the show, I like that. I’m most of the way through the second book, but still excited for the second season of the show. The comparison between the show and the book reminds me of Silo (show) and Wool (book), both of which I enjoyed as interpretations of the same story.