I really enjoyed the musical and am actually glad that I DID read the book because it made things so much clearer. I would have missed the whole CLOCK Tower theme of the set without having read the book. I do enjoy happy endings so I approve of the artistic license that the play- wright used liberally with the characters and the story. I have enjoyed the outings of the 102 Book Club. I can hardly wait to see what the next adventurous outing will become.