Let me begin by saying that I absolutely adore the film this book is based on. Someone once described it to me as "not a film, but a mood". The book sadly does not quite capture this mood in my opinion but that does not make it in any way a disappointing read. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it at times laugh out loud funny and absurd. I can't even really compare it to anything else. This book is very much it's own animal and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys being positively melancholic.