I've been wanting to watch the film adaptation for ages, but I am glad to have picked up this book first. This story is nothing short of inspiring to the point that some of the details feel impossible and made me doubt the author's recollection of some things especially given his age when these events took place. But that doubt didn't overshadow just how moved I was by this story that I actually shed tears. Really my own qualm with this book is the juvenile writing that feels more conversational than narrative.