I loved the book. It had so much psychological depth and was the first Ellis book that made me actually feel something and not just be interesting to read.
I'm very happy with the cast, I think they are close to the way I was imagining the characters when reading the book, in looks, the way the talk, the way they embody the characters. The music is fire. The script follows the book pretty closely so far, considering that we're only halfway through the season. I'm so glad Ellis himself is involved.
But, there is a "but". And his name is Ryan Murphy. I can't help but feel that he is not the right choice for a showrunner for this show. His style is so glitzy it's almost campy. It doesn't much the tone of the book. I fear the series is not good enough so far to stand on its own, I've read books that were adapted for television and the adaptation was completely different from the book, but it was a good creation on and of itself. Maybe it will become a very good independent creation in the second half of the season, but I doubt it.
I would like to hear your thoughts!