It is, and I read them. The series creators were very faithful to the general feeling and atmosphere of the books, but most of the plotlines and character beats are show-only. Makes for two very different (but both good!) stories.

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[–] Devmapall@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

The audiobooks gave a real sense of loneliness and not fitting in/trying to find a place.

I loved them but probably will never revisit them.

Was reading the text like that too? I ask because I rarely read actual novels anymore and wonder how much the narration colored it for me.

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[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 1 point 1 year ago

That's a pretty apt description, I'd say! Getting everything you ever wanted and still feeling like you don't belong and cannot be happy.

IDK if you've seen the show, but if not: that's definitely still a big theme there, but while it is never dropped completely, it is alleviated somewhat because the characters grow closer as a group than they did in the books. Can highly recommend both.

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