I read this because I loved THERE WILL BE BLOOD so much. However, if that's your intention for reading it, let me just stop you now. The movie is barely a reflection of the book. The first 2 chapters were similar and that's about it. The movie is about Daniel Planview, however the novel is more about his son and becoming a Communist. It's deals with oil and workers rights (more towards the later). Not a bad read but just not what I was expecting. Would not recommend if you were solely reading it to compare to THERE WILL BE BLOOD.
