I vaguely recall having watched the film version a few years back, but expected more nuance in the book given Harris's other work. The tough part about selling this is having some great plot building up to one of the most famous villains in modern literature, but not having the character overdone in comparison to his later (expectedly scarier) self. While not as engaging as I remember his other books, this was certainly interesting and entertaining. He does have some lovely turns of phrase that made me stop and reread several sections to appreciate not only his language, but the means of expression, and creativity.