If you saw the movie, you know the story. They followed the book in great detail. What you missed in the movie is the beautiful language and evocative descriptions of the text. I found this a bit slow in the beginning, but it had been a while since I had read anything so lyrical and it took me time to get back into the rhythm of description and introspection. There's action, tension, and character development, as well, but the beauty is in the language. 
 Highly recommend this book. It deserved all its awards. If anyone hasn't read it, they should.