3.5-4 starsI really liked this book, but it took me awhile to get into it. It's also a very L-O-N-G book, coming in at over 500 pages on a Kindle. I appreciated the detail and the thoughtfulness that went into building this "world". And I also appreciated that the book remained firmly in the YA category. Lots of kissing and hugging, but no description of anything else; it might be implied a bit, but it's not described. And that's a good thing for its target audience.Overall, the theme is tolerance for those different from you. A big YA theme, to be sure, but it's done well.It does seem a bit odd to be narrated from the POV of a 16 year old boy, Ethan Wate, but it makes sense. There's only one break with his narration at the end of the book, and that's necessary.The movie didn't come anywhere near to doing this story justice. I realize it's tough to turn a 500 page book into a 2+ hour movie and be completely faithful. But the movie-makers changed so many things... sad, really. A waste of many good actors.More later...
