Love the book, love the movie
592950
I really enjoyed the movie.  Nice story, moved along quickly, very true to the book.
2896547
I have always Love the movie . The books is does not follow the movie but still it is a great read.
4022553
We LOVE the movie and this book is a great companion. My girls were so excited to get this book.
1513530
I really love this book and the movie is perfect too.  The film is very faithful to the book, has the key phrases and scenes, is great.
1062446
Im a person that reads the book before seeing the movie and i learned long ago that the movies are never like the book. If i would have never read this book i would have gave it 5 stars and put it up there with The Notebook as a fav! I still really enjoyed this one and will add it to my dvd collection. :)
119751
Loved reading this book.  With three kids, aged 12, 10 and 7, the two older kids have read through all the books - sans pictures.  In our house, we have a rule that you cannot watch the movie before having read the book.  The older two are so obsessed with Harry Potter, they talk about it all the time.  They walk around the house humming the music and have constructed most of Diagon Alley out of Legos - no instructions.  The 7-year old has been mostly left out of it all because to ask her to sit down with a beefy chapter book with little to no illustrations is a stretch.

I saw this book at the Universal Studios Harry Potter store.  At first I didn't understand why there would be a different version.  I wondered if it was an exact copy of the chapter book or somehow modified.  Then it dawned on me.  It's a genius idea.  By having many illustrations, it helps to pull younger readers such as my daughter into the fold.  It softens the fact that we're sitting and reading a 300 page chapter book together if she can occasionally look at a picture.  Genius!

Rather than pay full price for the book at Universal Studios, I ran home and ordered it from Amazon.  We read it in a week and a half and she was completely enraptured.  Had no issues with attention span whatsoever.  Truth be told, I read it to her, but was happy to do so.  I'm hoping that in subsequent books, she'll be able to trade off with me reading a page here and there. Today, we watched the movie together and upon the credits rolling at the end, she said to me "Mom, can we start book two?"  Cha-ching!

It's a beautifully illustrated book.  I love that the illustrator didn't just copy the images of the actors in the movie.  It's beautifully done and feels so substantial.  I also love, love, loved the built-in bookmark.

Highly recommend.
4033750
I loved the movie and got the book to compare. (Unfortunately the movie is only available in VHS tape, if it is available anywhere...) The author's descriptive style is mesmerizing!
2937841
I love the book and enjoyed the movie adaptation , so naturally i purchased the soundtrack.  Amazing!  It is one of the best compilations of songs and they match both the movie and book.
2698611
For those who love the movie, the book is a must read.  The added back story of each of the characters connects you with them in ways that a 3 hour movie could never hope to manage.

Be aware this is a VERY long book, so don't try it if you're looking for a quick read!
3593114
I read this book when I was in middle school (quite a while ago now) and loved it. I can't wait to read it again. I had seen the movie at that time (it was new) and have seen it many times since. I loved it then and still love it now.

I remember being pleasantly surprised that the book was as enjoyable as the movie - more so. Sometimes it's hard to read a book after seeing the movie since you already know the outcome but it didn't matter with The Princess Bride.

The book in no way diminishes the movie or vice versa. The book fills out and enriches the story for the movie-viewer. It provides additional detail, background, backstory. And the way "reality" is injected throughout both the book and the movie is so entertaining as well.

This book can (and really should!) be read after the movie.
458835
One of my favorite books.  The movie, even though it isn't as good as the book, is still a very entertaining film.  I wanted the 3D version and finally got it.  I had a little hassle loading my digital copy onto UV, but thanks to help from UV and Warner, I was able to have it located there as well (the purchased copy is a UK version and didn't like that I was located in the US trying to load the digital copy on their site.)  All's well, now.
859604
I loved the movie, music, and actors were perfect!!  I had to buy my digital copy to watch anytime, anywhere!! I watched it twice already over the past weekend.  Now I just need to read the book, maybe this weekend while I'm at the beach.  Loved, loved, the movie!!
4372279
I'm in love with this book. I saw the movie but without a dought the book is so much better.
103442
Kids (and grown-ups) like this movie so much -- great after reading the book!  There are differences between the book and movie, so it's great to read the book, then see the movie.  Both are wonderful!
4415134
I love this book, and I really like the original movie, but Jeremy Irons makes this version even better.  Wow!  It is such a wild story, and the movie is so well done.
2654205
seen the movie first and like d it, but the book is beyond the movie. love it, it feels like i join Norah wandering around NY.
761479
I've been a long time fan of the movie adaptation, but had not taken the time to read the book. I absolutely love the way the book is portrayed and the inside look that you get. The only part I didn't like nearly as much was the basement scene at the end which I thought was hastened in the book.