It's weird, I absolutely love the movie based off of this book. I can't explain why really, it's super depressing and not my usual thing. And yet I love it. 
 The book made me feel the same way really. I loved it maybe slightly less? But I think that's just one of the consequences of having experienced the movie first. 
 It's a beautiful book, beautifully written. I love Ada's story and watching her grow so much as a character. And Inman's really depressing/sometimes randomly boring adventure is really good too. You get such a sense of who these people are. 
 The ending is made all the more bitter by reading this book, which is very slow. 
 So yea, it's good, but it's slow and sometimes boring. But I really like it nonetheless.