A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Summary
The adaption ofA Good Girl ’s Guide To Murderwas finally released on Netflix a calendar month after its statistical distribution in the UK , and the book - to - screen changes are staggering . A Good Girl ’s Guide To Murderis a special character becausethe book has two rendering — the US version , which have piazza in Connecticut , and the UK version , which takes spot in Little Kilton , just like the show . However , the adaptation ’s actual changes are far more substantial , including eliminating character and changing personalities — eventhe terminate forA Good Girl ’s Guide To Murdersomewhat differs from its book counterpart .
Some of these modifications are good , such as the remotion of Stanley Forbes , but not all of them are . Additionally , many of the changes that are not so swell are remedied byA Good Girl ’s Guide To Murder ’s terrific cast of characters . While some fans might encounter the alterations controversial , the adaptation stillserves as a admonisher of why the book is so good to begin with . That pronounce , there are certainly examples of more faithful literary retellings .
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15The Show Takes Place In 2019 And 2024 Instead of 2012 And 2017
Instagram Is The Main Platform Pippa Uses, Not Facebook
Although it is not a very substantial alteration , theshow take up place in a timeline different from the book . On the show , Andie Bell ’s death occurs in 2019 , and the story pick up in 2024 , five eld afterward . The book ’s timeline is seven yr earlier — Andie Bell died in 2012 , and the story was in 2017 .
The timeline change is most detectable during17 - year - old Pippa’sinvestigation . In the show , she uses Instagram to look for cue on societal media . However , in the record , Facebook is the platform everyone uses – primarily because of the prison term period .
14The Show Teases What Happens To Andie At The Very Beginning
Andie Bell Stumbles Through The Night With A Head Injury
The opening shot in AGood Girl ’s Guide To Murderinvolves Andie on the night she dies . Andie walk down the street , and just before she walks into the forest , she turns her principal , showing a nasty gash . However , in the book , Andie ’s head injury is undiscovered until Pippa instruct the truth from Elliot .
The show involve a bolder itinerary by expose Andie ’s head injuryearly on . This decision call for some of the mystery away , but it poses some Modern questions . It ’s not clear , for representative , why she is stumbling around with a severe capitulum combat injury , nor how Andie Bell got injured in the first place .
13Secret Older Guy Is Pippa’s First Real Suspect
Jason Bell And Naomi Ward Make Her List, But They Are Not Significant
In the bookA Good Girl ’s Guide To Murder , Pippa has a significant list of suspect that she thoroughly investigates , lead off with Andie ’s father , Jason Bell . Naomi Ward is also one of Pippa ’s biggest suspect before she include others , such as Nat Da Silva , Dan Sa Silva , Howie , and Secret Older Guy .
While the show provides a abbreviated glimpse of Pippa ’s persons of interestingness tilt , Pippa ’s first real suspect is Secret Older Guy . Jason and Naomi appear on the list , but Pippa does not seriously consider anyone until she con about Secret Older Guy . This paint both Secret Older Guy , and the other characters , in a very unlike luminosity .
12Pippa Meets Howie At The Calamity
Howie Only Appears Briefly In The Show, And It Is At The Calamity Party
In the book , the drug dealer , Howie , who partnered with Andie , has a much more significant role than he does in the show . Howie does not even seem at the catastrophe in the leger . Pippa only learns of his existence at the party and run across him afterward .
In the show , Howie ’s drug den is conveniently in the same caves as the calamity , so Pippa immediately meets him . She asks him interrogative sentence about Andie Bell , but other than the reveal of her burner phone and the kind of drugs Andie sell , Howie is less important to the overall story .
11Pippa Learns The Truth About Andie’s And Sal’s Deaths Differently
A Different Sequence Of Events Leads Pippa To The Killers
In the book , Pippa only discovers a engrave - out speech sound number in Andie ’s journal . When she discovers Naomi ’s burner phone matches most of the inscribe - out telephone set number , Pippa figures out the rest of the digits and determines that Elliot is Secret Older Guy . When Pippa goes to confront Elliot , she leash in Ravi in compositor’s case something were to go incorrect . In the show , Pippa find Secret Older Guy ’s phone number from the hotel guestbook , and when Naomi call her from the same phone turn , Pippa wastes no time andconfronts Elliot without tell anyone . This difference creates a very dissimilar tone for the encounter .
Once Elliot is get , Pippa can not stop thinking about his genuine shock over Pippa believe he killed Barney , which contribute Pippa to study her execution board one last meter . Pippa figures out by herselfthat Max sexually assaulted Becca with drugs that he bought from Andie . In the show , Pippa realizes Elliot could not have kill Barney after finding a photograph of him and his daughter in a dissimilar localisation on the same day Barney died . Pippa also study about Becca ’s rape from Becca ’s honest-to-goodness good friend , Jesse , which leads Pippa to discover the verity .
10Sal’s Alibi Is Hinted At In The First Episode
Naomi Briefly Tells Pippa About Sal’s Alibi In Episode 1
Sal ’s self-justification being legitimate is a twist that occurs midway through the book . There is no indication his alibi was genuine until Pippa figures it out by sneaking onto Naomi ’s laptop to find an incriminating pic on Max ’s Facebook profile . However , Naomi examine to confess to Pippa in the first instalment that Sal ’s alibi is logical .
Although Elliot interrupts their conversation , Naomi still reveals enough to eliminate Sal ’s self-justification ’s twistentirely . It is no longer a electrical shock when Pippa find the truth in the fourth episode , take away a spectacular moment from the original story .
9Pippa And Ravi Are Caught During Their Break-In At The Bell House
Pippa Goes In Alone And Dan Da Silva Sees Pippa And Ravi Running Away
Pippa and Ravi ’s disruption - in at the Bell House also has different outcomesin the show and the book . In the book of account , Pip and Ravi sneak in together , and while Becca returns to the house , she depart short after . However , Pippa breaks in alone in the show , while Ravi decides to be on the lookout .
When he notice Becca coming back , Ravi bolts upstairs , and they hide in the closet . When they attempt to fly , they realize the constabulary police officer , Dan Da Silva , is with Becca in the sign of the zodiac . Pippa and Ravi bolt toward Pippa ’s car , but not before Dan discover them .
8The Hotel Scene Is More Exciting On The Show
Pippa And Ravi Pull Off A Mischievous Scheme And Grow Closer
Pippa and Ravi ’s hotel sojourn isa more positive variety in the show . In the book , they find an older peeress with Alzheimer ’s at the desk , guide to another dead end . However , Pippa connects the window pane between Max ’s motion picture of Andie and the hotel floor .
The show include Pippa ’s breakthrough and made the picnic more exciting . The hotel manager does not allow Pip and Ravi to see the guestbook , so they make a diversion to steal it . They manage to escape , but Pip and Ravi have an excellent time together and develop nearer because of it .
7Nat Da Silva Is One Of Andie Bell’s Best Friends
Nat And Andie Were Bitter Enemies In The Book
One of the most shocking changes inA Good Girl ’s Guide To Murderis Nat Da Silva ’s role . In the book , Nat and Andie are bitter enemies . Andie felt threatened by Nat , so she ruin Nat ’s life-time by sending a topless video of Nat to the whole school , completely humiliating her .
In the show , Nat is one of Andie ’s best acquaintance , and although they fight , they genuinely love each other . Nat ’s braless video still exists , but it is unknown who leak the footage . Pip and Ravi briefly surmise Andie , but Nat shoots down the possibility – a major departure between the narration .
6Andie and Sal’s Relationship Is Much More Serious On The Show
Andie And Sal Are In Love And Devoted To Each Other
Andie Bell and Sal Singh ’s relationship was extremely trivial in the book . It is quite clean they only go out each other because they found each other attractive . Andie even cheated on Sal . The show ’s narrative , by contrast , reveals that Andie and Sal were on the Q.T. in loveand project to run away together .
Sal is just as furious about Andie selling drugs , but fall in that Andie did it to make money for their escape , Sal forgive her . Andie never cheated on Sal ; their love was genuine . This tale decision certainly makes Andie and Sal ’s outcome much more tragic .
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