This is simultaneously terribly dated (the feminist protagonist has issues with masturbation? really?) and yet still relevant because of the antediluvian misogyny that continues to pervade our society. Even more importantly from a reader's perspective, the pacing is perfect and Levin hasn't written a lot of B.S. just to fill pages, so it's a quick read. Hooray for writers who know when to stop!
I haven't seen any of the film versions, and don't really have an interest in seeing them, much as I might have liked Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the the Sundance Kid.
Note: published on 4/25/2013, backdated to when I finished reading the book.
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