i have to read this book for school. i have heard from my mother and a lot of other older people that this is a great book. i want to know why. it is true that i am only up to chapter 8, but this book is slow moving and boring. so far, i do not like this book. i am not like most people. i saw a beautiful mind, which has won 4 academy awards and i did not feel as if it should received that many. in order to do my homework i need to listen to any kind of music as long as its not classical or anything that doesnt have words. i get straight As but i do not study and i do not pay attention in class. true, there might be something wrong with me, but i just want to know why this is "such a great book"signed,confused