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Big Little Lies (2017): TV Series vs Book
TV series · 2017–2019 · Created by David E. Kelley · Starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley
About the tv series
Three mothers' lives collide in a seaside town, where a school event ends in a mystery.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe series moves the story to California and extends it across several episodes with additional character history.
Read or watch first?
The novel is wittier and shorter, with a more sharply comic voice.
What the book gives you
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Sharp wit and a mystery that keeps you guessing until the end.
Who will like it: Readers who like twisty, funny and suspenseful stories about neighbors.