I just watched the movie version of the book. They did a pretty good job with the movie; it was pretty relevant to the book. However, they left out some parts in the interest of time such as towards the end of the book, when Mary was still alive and the Lisbon family then octioned off the things in their house, but other than that it was a pretty good movie I'd have to say. Of course the book is so much better because it's in better detail and you the imagery is alot better so I suggest reading the book first before watching the movie.