The only reason I read this at all was that it was assigned to me as a student. Other reviewers have pointed out that some books are better appreciated by an older rather than younger audience, but I can't imagine that being the case with this book. It was boring, monotonous, and devoid of any action whatsoever. A large slab of the book if I remember rightly, was devoted to descriptions of defecation.I can't imagine that I would appreciate it any better as an adult, and I will not be wasting my time trying to find out.