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Where the Crawdads Sing (2022): Film vs Book
Film · 2022 · Directed by Olivia Newman · Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith
About the film
A girl raised alone in a marsh becomes the centre of a small-town mystery.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookIt keeps the book's main strands, a love story and a murder case, with less of the nature writing.
Read or watch first?
Read the novel for the landscape and the poetry that gives it its charm.
What the book gives you
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
A lyrical story set in the marshes of North Carolina, with a heroine whose resilience stays with you. It blends nature, romance and mystery in a gorgeous, immersive setting.
Who will like it: Readers who love nature writing, a lyrical coming-of-age tale and a gentle mystery.