The book itself is a nice read. I didn't watch the movie beforehand and it felt kind of slow at some points, though was still interesting and brought me to tears at the end. The exercises in the back are very nice to have. I also really like how context about certain buildings and landmarks throughout Germany is occasionally given on the side, with an associated picture. I do feel that the choices on which words to translate were sometimes poorly made, though. Certain words which I had never heard before weren't translated, yet some of the easiest or most self-explanatory words were. Still a good book with a lot of learning potential, and I feel that I grew from it. I wish more books with this kind of footnote translation style existed. Overall, it's not perfect, but I still recommend it, especially for people who are teaching themselves.