I did read it when it first came out - long before all the mass hysteria surrounding the book happened. I thought it was the biggest load of garbage I ever read in my life. The main character is a creep (I don't care how rich a d handsome he is) and the girl in the story is so stupid even I wanted to slap her! No story whatsoever, appalling dialogue - it reads as though it was written by a silly 14 year old with a vivid imagination. I got it free, and I STILL thought it was a waste of money!