A couple of years back I read the book during a month stay in Cambodia. While this was a decent adaption, I prefer the original form, since it does a way better job of explaining some of the background/details that is missing from the movie. I'm aware that this was probably done for stylistic reasons, since the main protagonist is also too young too fully understand and appreciate what's going on around her, but I still felt way stronger about the book then I did about the movie. There's also a strange obsession with aerial shots, which gets a bit tiring towards the end.