I read the book back in the 90's in my 10th grade lit class, and I had been excited about the premise as history surrounding the world wars had fascinated me even back then. I remember being disappointed in how disjointed it was, and the series reminded me of that again. There were great moments in the series, but more spots that either didn't make sense or disappointed. Though I will say that most of the acting itself was decent considering what they had to work with. The actress playing Juliana did really well considering how much that character gets bounced around.