I would recommend this movie. Although not everything that was in the book was in the movie, it did capture the book amazingly well. This movie is the most creative one I have seen in a long, long time. It portrayed young people much differently than all the typical movies of today's generation. I'm sick and tired of the stereo types and glad finally of this more realistic portrayel. So if your looking for something not done before, this is it. AWESOME STORY LINE AND VERY COHESIVE. THE BOOKS ARE SO WELL WRITTEN THESE MOVIES CANNOT GO WRONG.