Yes, we've all seen the HBO show, and it was great, but I also wanted to read the book which is much more extensive and goes in much greater deal in describing the characters, the events, and the background. The sex the Lannister siblings are having in the tower at the Stark castle is described in great detail, with much more dialog, and how Bran got pushed out for peeping. In the show it is all within one scene, but in the book there are several pages of text describing just that event.
Also the relationship between Ned Stark and Robert Baratheon is described in great detail, with much more background information from their younger days and their war against the Mad King. Cersei's motives and background is described in detail and it makes more sense than the short information given in the show (although Lena Hedley is superb in the role).
Although I've seen the entire show twice, including the last two horrible seasons, I wanted to read the book in order to get more in depth into the world building and the character development. Some of the characters feel different in the book than on screen, for example Arya Stark, even though the actress is superb. It's just a different take and different interpretation of the material. The book wins in most contests for character and background development compared to the show, but that's only to be expected as one hour episodes can only hold so so much content.
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