After buying five feet apart, it ended up on my shelf as I was not interested in a sad story of someone with a Disease who was dyeing. Then one fateful day me and some friends were watching tv and I saw the trailer for the movie and recognized the name, so I grabbed the book and after the first two chapters, I was in love. Having read lots of books, this one is truly a heart warming, souls touching, read with a cup of tea in bed, kind of book. After watching the movie in the theatres, I re watched it, again and again and again crying each and every time I saw those lights. recommendation is 100% but read the book first!!!!!! It will make more sense plus you always have to read the book first