"...although it took me a while to get into it, I did, in fact, really like it, and would firmly recommend it to anyone."

Yup, that's it exactly. The first 50-80 pages are slow going, but if you keep at it, all of a sudden the characters start leaping off the page and the book just grabs you. It's terrific, really.

*happily in the pro camp* =)


And, by the way, is that The Monk by Matthew Lewis, or a different one?