Today I watched MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN. I tried to read the book a few years ago, but I'd purchased my copy used from Amazon, which is my custom these days. I look for Like New or Very Good copies. My copy was supposed to be one of the two, but instead was filled with markings from what appeared to be an adolescent girl to her friend. Most unappealing! I'm not surprised it appealed to Tim Burton. I think it works better as a movie than a novel.