I'm actually considering it. I actually wouldn't mind a two-parter, reviewing both the book and the movie.

Lindy was plain but cleaned up nicely. One could be charitable and argue that she was the sort of person who needed a little make-up and nice clothes to show things off, which her lifestyle couldn't afford. Still, "dress like a hippy" doesn't make one seem unattractive.

And no, in the book he actually was all hairy. There was one part where he tried to make himself look more human by shaving all of the fur off of his arms, but it just grew back immediately. In another part, when he tells his blind tutor how he looks, the tutor touches his arm and thinks he's wearing a fur coat. He also had claws and growled a few times, so it was very much like Disney's version.