I think this might be the only book I've read all the way through after having seen the movie first. Usually I can't get into a book if I've already seen the movie because I don't have the patience to read what I already know is going to happen. Not so in this case although I did still picture the actors that portrayed the characters in the movie in my head, that did not dissuade me in any way. The actors in the movie all gave top notch performances so that was not an issue. The ending to the book is much more disturbing and brutal than the movie and there is a resolution at the end of the book that was not in the movie but overall the movie followed the book to the letter. I thought the movie was excellent. It was especially moving to me and it stays with me as will the book. Tragic and deeply moving but wonderfully written story.