I read the book around 2 years ago and I seriously think it is a good book. When I knew it was going on screen, I strongly recommended it. I caught it over the weekend. Personally, I feel it is a disappointment. It has been over-rated. It is nowhere as touching as the book. But I must still give credits as it is a task to extract the essence of a book and compressed it into a 2 hour movie.
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