Today I learned that one of my favorite books, Atonement by Ian McEwan has been made into a movie. Normally that's a bad thing, but the film is getting all sorts of acclaim and perhaps it will be a good one. If you have any interest in reading the book, do it before seeing the movie, because you'll regret it. And that's all I'll say about that. I have a huge pet peeve about spoilers, especially when people say "Oh, I don't want to tell you because it will ruin it for you, but SOMEONE turns out to be gay/dead/alive/a ghost/a bad guy/Luke's father and you have no clue until the end!" and they think it's not a spoiler. Until you get halfway through the book, and the spoiler makes sense because you see which character has the potential to be gay/dead/alive/a ghost/a bad guy/Luke's father and lo, the book is spoiled. So all I will say is the book is excellent. I have an inkling the movie will be great as well, but reading this particular book is such an adventure that it would be a shame to see the movie first. I think this may be the only book I've read (and I've read a LOT) that has actually made me tear up, and I was on the bus at the time so I had to stop reading and put it away so I wouldn't be crazy crying bus girl.