Very strange.

I picked this up to read after seeing the film. I figured the book would be much better - the movie, despite starring my beloved Anton Yelchin and Zooey Deschanel, was so awkward! The dialogue was awkward. The scenes were awkward. It was all awkward. The chemistry was awkward. The characters were all awkward. They moved awkwardly. I got really tripped up - how could either of them be such awful actors? How could the entire supporting cast be awkward?

Oh - after reading the book, I get it. The book is awkward. The dialogue from the movie comes right from the book. It's not natural. The characters are strange. The plot is awkward. It's all a big awkward mess that manages to hold itself together until the end... when it just sort of trails off.

It's an all right read - I'm not sure I'd have liked it if I hadn't been comparing it to the movie the whole time.

That being said, there were a few paragraphs that I thought were genius. At the same time, there's very little description and it's just a very strange style.