Did anyone else read the book?

I know there is probably another thread here, and I scanned a couple of sections (but I didn't want to take the time to read through everything).

Of course, the book was really able to focus on Alice's point of view. You really got inside Alice's mind and the decline of her mind (which the movie couldn't do unless there was a voiceover). It was especially interesting to see her forget everyone in the family. In the book, she referred to her daughter's as "the actress" and "the mother." She knew what they were by their professions, but she did not know who they were or that she was their mother. One of the best scenes in the book was when she fell and her husband helped her. She said that a nice man had helped her. The reader thinks it is just a man until we are clued in that it was her husband. Of course, this would be hard to do in a movie, but it was especially powerful in the book.

I know there are time limits in the movie, but the book was really able to flesh out her character a little better. The movie seemed a little more choppy in that respect. Also, as many have stated, the movie ends abruptly. The book seemed to have an ending that was a little less abrupt. I remember when the movie ended I thought, "That was it?"

The only qualms I have about the book itself is that it is not especially well-written. The author is not always grammatically correct which was distracting. It took me a few chapters to get past this and to enjoy the book for the story itself. (Now here's hoping I didn't make any grammar errors!)