Literary Adaptations: Episode 1
I’ve decided to occasionally make an effort to watch the screen adaptations of some of the books that I read. I tend to watch shows each evening for a bit, and why not mix it up with some fun comparisons of the books and adaptations? Some adaptations come with tons of forewarning–for good or bad–from friends who have watched them already, and there are some that I’d never heard of. I’ll make this an occasional feature, perhaps in groups of three adaptations. Here are the first three. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 📘 Book (2018): 7/10 This was my first Liane Moriarty and I went into it with no expectations. It was an “ unexpected pleasure ” in the end. It was well plotted, with lots of interesting twists and turns and was never boring. The best part was how Moriarty made her characters so likeable, warm and truly human. I got to know them, rooted for them, and wished them well at the end. It wasn’t a thriller so much as a psychological study of people and what drives them,
