I heard a lot of great things about this book but was ultimately disappointed. I started and stopped reading it about 6 times. Then I found out the movie was coming out so I forced myself to finish it. The first half was aweful. I didn't care for the characters, didn't care what happened to them or the plot, and found the whole thing self-indulgent. The second half was much better, but I didn't like how quickly the change happened. The twist wasn't unexpected, but I still found a lot of it unbelivable. The ending was very strange and unsatisfying. Overall, fine, but not great 

Question: How is the star?
Answer: fine , but not great