I've wanted to read this book for years, buying a paperback version but never really getting around to reading it .  I even bought another paperback version, specifically to keep at our retirement/vacation home, thinking and hoping to enjoy it while there. Unfortunately, I'm always working while there trying to ready the place for full-time enjoyment and never seeming to have enough time for pleasure reading.  I finally gave in and paid full price and downloaded the book to my kindle, determined to read it BEFORE seeing the movie.