I have read the books and I still, broadly, like the show quite a lot. There are elements I've disliked, but that is to be expected. The books are highly flawed too and I found the sprawling nature of the last two novels in particular quite irritating. I like both mediums, see them as distinct, and that is despite the flaws that exist.
As an aside, I like the way that both the TV show and books, in different ways, don't follow traditional screenwriter class character arcs (the strict adherence to which has irritated in many adaptations including, for instance, the generally well done but occasionally perplexing LOTR Jackson adaptation) and that, in many ways, feels more realistic to me.
