Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle

I've finished reading Pierre Boulle's novel "Planet of the Apes", the inspiration for the film series. 

There's a serious cultural gap between the French novel & the American film. In the book there's no alpha male like Charlton Heston, unwilling to go quietly into a cage; nope, the Frenchman not only meekly takes his place in captivity, he is polite in his requests for freedom. Way to fight your stereotype Mr. Boulle. Still, I rate the book a B/B-