I read the book. It was bleak enough. We'll watch the movie eventually ... but not for a while.

yeah that's why I didn't see it in the theater or while I was alone at Mom's. I feared turning my brain into a wrinkled dehydrated ice-mummy of despair. I do plan to see it sometime though... with some nice happy anime handy as an antidote!

I love the book. The language is so beautiful. But it puts me in a weird mood so it's only ok in moderation. (I first read it at work. that was a weird day.)