I had heard all the buzz around me at my college and thought this can't be that great. I read the first 15 pages and decided to stop and wait till i saw the movie 2 daqys later to see if it was worth me reading. Right after the movie I said rather loudly to my friend who had given me the book to read, "THIS WEEKEND I'M TOTALLY GONNA HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!" It was amazing! one of the best movies I've seen this year and I'm glad she forced me to go.