I had stopped reading this book after the first few chapters. It was too boring. Then I went and saw the movie. Which was so-so. Not good, but not bad either. Figured I might as well pick up the book again and finish it. I'm now 2/5 through the book, it's gotten better, but it's far from one of the best books I've read. Still gotta get through the rest of the book, and then there's book 2 and 3... *sigh*