I started reading this or the first time in August 2010 and couldn't get past the first chapter. 
 So...here we are, just over two years later, saw the preview for the upcoming movie version of this book and was VERY intrigued. I decided to try again with this novel and reached a point about six chapters in where I didn't want to put the book down. I really enjoyed this book, and where I am not a very good critic by any standard, I'm glad I took the ice o try this again.