BRILLIANT books. Dazzlingly brave and creative and well-crafted.

Here's the problem with waiting until the movie comes out: most people, after they finish the first book, are in excruciating agony until they begin reading the second book, and likewise between the second and third. So yeah, you could wait until the first movie comes out to read the first book, but then you're pretty much gonna need to read the other two (instead of doing anything else for the next few days) immediately or face unbearable withdrawal and suspense.