I read this book for my British Lit. class. I read it once, in like 8th grade, but I didn't remember the story at all. But dang. Romance. Going after things that make sense in the mind (sort of) but not in the heart. I LOVE THIS BOOK. I was as little confused when I first started reading it, but I would sit down and read large chunks at a time and that really helped. It really is a great read.