I've always been a fan of the film, but once I found out it was based on a book I knew I had to read it someday and today just happened to be that day. Although the book was quite different from the movie it had a lot of similarities as well. As with the film I loved so many of the characters and the plot was just as delightful and was even more intriguing than the film due to the differences between them. I highly recommend that fans of the film read the book. I'm excited to get my hands on the other two books in the series.