Slumdog Millionaire... after hearing all the hype about the movie, I decided to take a look. Then I discovered it was a book first so I ordered it from Amazon and just had to read it first... before watching the movie. I read it in maybe 3 days and just LOVED it! Then I watched the movie and it was so far from the novel that I couldn't beleive it... the movie wasn't that great but I guess I was comparing it to the book which was awesome! Now the book is making the rounds with my family and friends and they all love it too....
IMHO... read the book and skip the movie!