“See, as much as you want to hold on to the bitter sore memory that someone has left this world, you are still in it. And the very act of living is a tide: at first it seems to make no difference at all, and then one day you look down and see how much pain has eroded.”

I watched this movie when it came out a hundred years ago and recall loving it and also sobbing like a baby. I fully expected to love the book the same and also sob like a baby. It exceeded expectations. Obviously, having seen the movie already, I had a base understanding of what was going to happen, but that did not dampen my enjoyment of the novel at all, and in face, I found that I preferred the book version of the things the movie changed significantly more! That said, and while trying to avoid spoilers, if you've watched the movie and have been wondering if you should also read the book, go read the book. Now.

Seriously, this was so good. It's my first Jodi Picoult (I know, I know), but there will definitely be more to follow!