I had a deal with my sister, who is not really into classics, that if I read this book then she would have to read Little Women. She didn't keep to her end of the deal, which is so sad cause it's amazing, but I wasn't even mad. I didn't really want to read this book at first but after I did, I was hooked. This was about a year before I heard a movie was in the works. Such a grim and uncomfortable idea, but it's amazing. Two thumbs up.