I thoroughly enjoyed this book...I didn't think I would, and having it sitting here for over a year and a half, I finally cracked it open because I'd run out of other books to read. And it's definitely become one of my favorite books I've ever read. Even though it was fictional, it was like taking me to a place I'd never been before, to a time and place that was so much different than life now. I haven't seen the movie, now I'm wondering if I should because it won't be like the book!