User blog comment:TwilightReaderFan/Season 5 Finale/@comment-7600752-20151001173312/@comment-7600752-20151001201646

Yes. I agree. You always learn more by reading the book version. Especially if the book is written in first person point of view. I had a certain sympathy for Cercei before I came to this wiki. After reading her bio - and her book version...my sympathy has GREATLY diminished. I even think the HBO version of Cercei lied to Catelyn about her first-born son dying. The book version of Cercei apparently aborted her first child from King Robert - so it stands to reason that Cercei (HBO) completely fabricated that story to gain Catelyn's sympathy.

However, I personally saw a great difference between the Books and HBO versions of TRUE BLOOD.