ANXIOUS PEOPLE | Book vs Show | SPOILER TALK

Anxious People is a novel by Fredrik Backman, the TV Mini Series adaptation was released 12/29/2021 and is available on Netflix.
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[@rociomejia8451]

I didn't mind the show. What I didn't like was that the reason Gustav killed himself was bc he had cancer. That was never a thing in the book. The reason he killed himself was bc of financial crisis/bankruptcy. I thought Sweden was a socialist country(?), but capitalism is touched up on a lot and how it affects people's will to live. So like you said, in the show, him having cancer and then jumping after being denied a loan from Zara makes no sense. Maybe it could be seen as his like breaking point bc everything was going bad in his life so being denied a loan is what made him snap. However, in the book, he does it bc he felt like a failure to himself and his family. That was what I did not enjoy. That, plus Zara and Nadia's interactions being completely cut. It gave them both so much depth. The dialogue cut back on depth a lot. But I did enjoy some stuff they added in. Like Ro going missing, the letter being longer, showing Liv's husband, Jill overdosing, the haircut, the hairdresser, and getting rid of the original bank employee.
You mention that them showing the hostages leaving the apartment and how everything went from the police's pov as a spoiler, HOWEVER, within the first chapter in the book (and even in the summary I think), we know that the hostages were released and that the robber was nowhere to be found. Maybe showing Lennart from the get go was a spoiler, but then it just adds interest bc viewers will be like "What the hell? Why was there a man dressed in a bunny custome?" And you also say that the reveal of the robber wasn't a shock, and maybe it's different bc I read the Spanish version where gender pronouns are a big factor, but I think it was clever. It was to make people question your judgment. I definitely thought the robber was a man until the reveal and found myself sympathizing more after finding out they were a woman. Like I said, it makes you question your bias and judgment.
I do agree with a lot of what you shared, but overall, I enjoyed the show for what it was. Plus, the end credits??? I thought that was SO cool

[@LeonC0704]

the book starts with annoying people and then they show you why they are the way they are so when the reveals hit you are invested. There is built up. But the show... I couldn't get past episode 3...

[@oomma5]

So far so disappointed in the Netflix series

[@snijder6255]

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