I never read the novel, but I do recall enjoying the film. I often read books that I know are going to be made into movies so I can be one of those snobs in the theater, at the end of the film, who exclaims, "the book was so much better." I started The Goldfinch recently, reading a few pages aloud to my wife in bed at night before we fall asleep, but found it a difficult book to read that way for some reason. So, now we're getting into The Woman in the Window.