I think the only reason this was rated so high for me is I enjoyed finding the similarities from the show. I watch the show at least once a year. The only reason it is not high is because like the show, I was team Rafael aka Rake. Something about Micheal felt a little too perfect in the show which is why I never cared for hom. Well Martin in the book was perfect....too perfect.
It's like in the show, Rake did everything wrong even though he tried his best to provide for his son and Josephine. Somehow Martin was Josephine dream guy and could do nothing wrong. It was really annoying and if the show stopped like the book, I wouldn't watch the show every year like I do. I like how there is a Rafael ending.