I read Alissa Nutting's "Made for love" about a year ago, following the controversial "Tampa".
It was quite the weird read, let me tell you, it's one of those plots that if one tries to give a brief summary of it, it would seem like a substance abuse delirium, like peeking inside a schizophrenic mind, it makes you dizzy, but still interested.
In the tv show, they've kept a lot of the original plot but there's one vast difference that stands out to me the most - while in the book Byron is a real sociopathic narcissist, who is actually dangerous and treating Hazel coldly, with the flair of a person used to own things and people - she was just another investment to him, that had to be "shown its place" when she dared to claim a different life; whereas the tv show Byron seems a bit "safe"...Like he's a romantic comedy "villain" that is ultimately just misunderstood or lonely, providing comic relief through his own ignorance when it comes to "the real world".
It makes for a much easier watch, I'm so far up to episode 6, looking forward to the rest, don't get me wrong - but...I kinda feel they didn't do the book justice. Main characters are missing and it could have been much darker.
However - if you haven't read the book first and only watch the show - it's entertaining for sure!
It was quite the weird read, let me tell you, it's one of those plots that if one tries to give a brief summary of it, it would seem like a substance abuse delirium, like peeking inside a schizophrenic mind, it makes you dizzy, but still interested.
In the tv show, they've kept a lot of the original plot but there's one vast difference that stands out to me the most - while in the book Byron is a real sociopathic narcissist, who is actually dangerous and treating Hazel coldly, with the flair of a person used to own things and people - she was just another investment to him, that had to be "shown its place" when she dared to claim a different life; whereas the tv show Byron seems a bit "safe"...Like he's a romantic comedy "villain" that is ultimately just misunderstood or lonely, providing comic relief through his own ignorance when it comes to "the real world".
It makes for a much easier watch, I'm so far up to episode 6, looking forward to the rest, don't get me wrong - but...I kinda feel they didn't do the book justice. Main characters are missing and it could have been much darker.
However - if you haven't read the book first and only watch the show - it's entertaining for sure!