i watched the series before reading the book and being completetly honest, the book wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. i would rate it a solid 6/10 and this might be because the show dropped my expectations drasticly, but even so, the book wasn't that bad. the plot overall can be considered controversial but considering the year it was written it wasn't so bad. the character flas are still visible but not as much as in the series, so when compared to the show this looks like the best you can get.
