I enjoyed it. Mostly good acting. Normally l like Mark Ruffalo, but he was awful with that accent.

The book is many times better, but that’s not surprising.

Argh. It could have been great and it just wasn't. I absolutely loved that book, couldn't put it down. But they didn't develop the characters enough and skipped so many important details of the book. Why didn't they make it 8 episodes long and actually tell the whole story? I don't think it's the acting that made it cringey, it was the script. Such a bad script.

Anonymous wrote:I watched the first episode and was underwhelmed despite liking a lot of the actors. I think I might just read the book first. I read and loved Cloud Cuckooland but hadn't gotten to this one yet.

Same. Mark Ruffalo was particularly disappointing. His accent sounded terrible and kept slipping. And I just don't buy him as a Frenchmen. I wish that was different casting.

I really like both of the actors portraying Marie Laure and Werner.

I recommend the book very highly. I think it's better than Cloud Cuckooland, even though I loved that in its own way.

I don't know how well the pacing works. I felt like we got too much of the end before moving to the beginning. It's been years since I read the book, but I remember the opening part as pretty brief.

Didn’t like the book so definitely will not be watching this.