[2019 reread]

I'm one of the many people who fell head-over-heels in love with the TV adaptation, so it seemed only fair to give the book another chance — especially since, as far as I've seen, diehard fans are on the whole pleased with how true the show is to the source material.

And I'm so glad I did. The jokes make more sense, though there are some cultural touchstones that still flew over my head (and, based on the Script Book which I read immediately afterward, were possibly Americanized in the show for that very reason), and it's always delightful to recognize the most iconic lines. This really is a timeless book, as relevant today as it was at the time of publication.

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[2018: first read]

The humor didn’t quite match up with my own — I did laugh out loud a few times, but I definitely missed out on a lot of references. In and of itself the plot was light, the climax and falling action fairly tame (a little disappointingly so, to be honest) especially compared to the beginning. I will say the characters were really vivid and compelling, so that was a big plus.

Overall, I enjoyed this book but I did get a bit bored as it went on.