I hadn't read a book in probably about 5 years when I came across this book. I saw that the movie was coming out and my friend Mel said it was based on a book. I decided to give it a go and oh man it was fantastic. I loved the book a lot more than I ended up liking the movie. I think if I had watched the movie and then read the book I would feel differently. I fell right into this book and I finished it in a day. Then I reread it. It was great. An amazing read if you are in any kind of reading slump or if you want to get back into reading.