People We Meet on Vacation: The Reading and Viewing Experience

I am currently obsessed with sharing book-related memes and videos with the book club girlies, and this month’s pick coinciding with a movie release was extraordinary. Having the movie to talk about gave us more to discuss and enjoy together, and now I couldn’t be more juiced up for the release of The Love Hypothesis sometime this year. (Have you seen those teaser vids on social media?!?! The one-armed pickup??? If you know, you know.)

The book vs. movie discussion was interesting too, because in this case, A LOT of changes were made between the two to the point where it was definitely noticeable. I liked how Emily Henry put it in one of her interviews when she said the changes felt like bonus content that the viewers could enjoy. That…actually felt true! The movie definitely made an effort to stay true to Poppy and Alex’s characters, and in spite of the changes in details, I found that the overall story still captured the same sense of when-will-they-finally-just-admit-they-are-in-love that the book is known for.

There were also some details in the book that didn’t make it into the movie, or were briefly mentioned (all the accidents and illnesses) that I felt were positive changes overall. It was nice that movie-Poppy didn’t pee the bed, for example. I also loved to see all of the visuals that were added. Now I can see what New Orleans looks like without having to smell all the late summer smells! Kidding, kinda. And that blue wig! The dance scene! I couldn’t get enough.

I’m not saying that we should always choose books that have movie adaptations on the way, but…..I would be open to this experience again 100%.

If you wanna see what the rest of the team is saying about the book, you can find our club chat here in the Fable app.