Before finishing the book, I noticed it had been made into a show, and looked forward to seeing the story translated to video. I waited to watch until I finished reading the book, and I'm glad I did. I was extremely disappointed in the show... some characters weren't what I was expecting (which is not uncommon in book to cinema), some unnecessary changes were made to the story (also not uncommon, but still disappointing). The worst was the story's pace - it just took too long to tell and hardly felt like it was going anywhere, and the musical score went at about the same speed. When I saw that put up the "If you liked 'The Outsider,' you might also enjoy watching..." window, I expected it to say "Paint Dry" or "Grass Growing." Do yourself a favor - read it, don't watch it.