Where the Crawdads Sing is a lesson in how not to adapt a bestselling novel
The film version of Delia Owens’s novel incorporates many genres: misery memoir, courtroom mystery, romance. None is executed with distinction
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The film version of Delia Owens’s novel incorporates many genres: misery memoir, courtroom mystery, romance. None is executed with distinction
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