BOOK VS. TV SHOW: BEHIND HER EYES REVIEW (SPOILERS!)

[@susan-ku5py]

I just can’t stop thinking about the ending. Adam and Adele were the true victims. Louise should’ve just minded her own business.

[@bookskywalker8173]

Agreed!

[@Readysetgo2007]

I feel sympathy for Louise and David as well. Even though the cheating... And if you think about how it really is you could argue that David wasn't cheating. But of course it was cheating through the unknowing David's perspective...

[@AlexiaM]

I so agree with your take. We didn’t suspect rob AT ALL or “Adele” until the very last few pages and the tv show gave so much of the suspense away.

[@bookskywalker8173]

Yes!! I really wish they kept it more vague until the end of the show. It would have been much more exciting for people who didn't read the book!

[@Teodora4537x]

As someone who read the book after the tv show, I completely missed all the clues while watching the show. I suspected some things, just not fully. Missed the colour thing and everything. Afterwards I realised all the bread crumbs left

[@elsahyrule6711]

@@Teodora4537x I watched the show and missed most of the clues so not sure how people say too much was given away. The only thing I noticed was Adele’s personality completely changed after the switch.

[@elsahyrule6711]

I never understood why Louise didn’t call the police when she went to Adele’s

[@Readysetgo2007]

​@@elsahyrule6711 Yeah, but I was thinking that personality change was cause "she" knew David didn't love her. Like became desperate and sad cause of that.

[@Teodora4537x]

Learning about Rob’s sexuality in the show early on led me to believe Adele killed him because she was jealous but I can see how when you know more that it would make it very obvious. Also the high filming angle when Adele was projecting made me think she planted cameras. Fully took me by surprise. I think they were tools to keep viewers more engaged. I wanna say I saw all the clues but I only pieced it together late in the show. Binged the book straight after

[@myfness]

Enjoyed this review! Perhaps because you had read the book and knew the plot, when they revealed Rob's sexuality early on it may have seemed like an obvious give away too soon. I have not read the book and I actually thought it was good that they gave hints about his sexuality early on because when the final reveal happened it made more sense, you could go back to those scenes and make the connection. As opposed to only revealing it in the end where it would have just come out of no where (if that makes sense?). Like I prefer twists where there are clues given to you before hand that if you paid attention you could have maybe worked it out or atleast when you go back to watch it all the connections make sense. Also, when I did watch those scenes it didn't actually hit me that Rob was fawning over David, I had actually forgotten about Rob being gay by then lol probably because the mentions of it were just in passing. With regard to showing the astral projection too early, i thought that was a good thing too lol but mainly because until then it was so excruciatingly slow and boring that finally it felt like something interesting had happened and the story was actually moving forward.

[@bookskywalker8173]

That could be it! What I liked about the book though is that they hinted at his sexuality but in other, less obvious ways throughout that made the twist more shocking, but still not out of left field! For example, getting the weed from a nurse, but he didn't say the nurse was a guy until much later on instead of when he first got the weed. He also kept saying throughout the book that he loved Adele but not romantically/sexually and that he couldn't quite explain how he felt (we know now it was because he was interested in men). So clues like that were fun because they weren't overt. I also thought the astral projection was the highlight of the book and before we reached that moment in the book, I struggled with my interest in it, so maybe it is good that they introduced it early on in the show, so people wouldn't get bored haha but for me, I really wanted them to be more secretive about certain plot points until the end 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Readysetgo2007]

But it was clear that he was gay after staring so much at David, right? :P I was never bored throughout the series. But yeah, it became more interesting when astral projection was introduced. 🙂

[@tanusree3517]

i thought adele killed rob because rob and david started having an affair

[@angeleyes3386]

Jus finished watching the tv series...I’m shooketh.

[@bookskywalker8173]

Haha yes! Typical reaction 👌🏼

[@TaylorArdoin]

I just watched the tv series last week, so I've been binge watching content related to this story. Loved this video! We definitely have similar opinions surrounding this book! Loved hearing your takes and great in-depth descriptions about this. Subscribed!

[@bookskywalker8173]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed the video. I do the same thing after I watch/read something I really enjoyed. Love bingeing content afterwards 😂🙌🏼

[@TaylorArdoin]

@@bookskywalker8173 ROFL, especially content as riveting and controversial as this story!!

[@runrockwater]

Nah still judged her for going back n not moving on after the firing. Now wondering if the friend was in the book.

[@bookskywalker8173]

The friend was in the book, but like the show, they were distant and Louise did not take her friend's advice.

[@naladas3453]

I don't think the show revealed the sexualitity of Rob in early parts. While watching I thought Rob was crushing on Adele and he was jealous of David In the last episode I got to know about that he is gay!!

[@bookskywalker8173]

It's definitely up to interpretation, so everyone can have different opinions! I just personally felt it was clear early on. He joked about it during his time in rehab to one of the nurses. And then he also told Adele that he had a sexual experience with one of the male nurses a bit later on. And then all of the staring/glances at David and how nervous he acted around him, just seemed quite revealing to me.

[@drtash21]

Rob says he's gay earlier on in the show.

[@elsahyrule6711]

@@bookskywalker8173 surely if they only revealed he was gay at the end it would of felt it came out of nowhere. The author actually said she wanted clues in the tv show

[@brittnylaurel]

@@bookskywalker8173 remember the butler in his daydream he was wearing no pants

[@princeoffriendship]

On your thumbnail I thought you looked a lot like Adele!!! Such a beautiful show.... The aesthetics of the production, the acting the twist!

[@mkaur6998]

I think the point of the tv series was to keep the audience guessing between who murdered rob.... they let us see the well early on so we knew there was someone dead inside us.... and then throughout the series we keep wondering who was capable of murder adele or david or both? So it was nice to surprised right in the end and find out the homicidal one was rob

[@Readysetgo2007]

We like see Rob's body down there, so sure Rob is the one who died. And really it was Rob who was the evil one. Such a twist...

[@sushmatripathi4866]

I wanna read something similar soo badly so if anyone of you have any recommendations please I'm waiting

[@Vonklieve]

Lovely overview of a thought provoking mini-series. Thanks for your video, I enjoyed your take on it.

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

Lol ok now I wish I didn't watch this yet because now I want to read the book. You. have piqued my curiosity. Maybe the reading experience will be better for me because I know the twist? We'll see!

[@bookskywalker8173]

Ooh yes! You should totally go back and read now that you know everything, youll probably notice some clues and things throughout the book that everyone else couldn't pick up on while reading! Should be interesting 😬

[@AlexiaM]

The book is so good!!

[@bobbylondonpresents]

I haven’t read the book...but in the tv series Rob’s book about how to astral project (red exercise book) has pages ripped out at the back...was there any significance of that at all or just the plot taking us down a false route...wonder what would be written on those pages maybe about how you can swap bodies maybe so that’s why it was ripped out. Also there was a bit in the series very early on where they reveal Rob’s sexuality somewhat in how he managed to smuggle in a joint I think...book sounds good from your explanation of it...last point the tv series where louise is able to just sleep when a fire is happening at the end felt to me like a plot hole how was that like in the book? were you also like why and how would that be you first port of action if you see a fire in a house.

[@bookskywalker8173]

Yes so those pages were about astral projection and body switching but Adele/Rob ripped them out because she didn't want Louise to know that she/he knew how to do it! It was also similar in the book. She did sleep outside Adele's house in order to project herself into the room and possibly save Adele. But in the show, I think she first tried to physically break in and save her, and the astral projection was just sort of her last effort.

[@elsahyrule6711]

I’ve already watched the Netflix show and started reading the book recently. The one thing I’m confused about is Adele painting the walls and the bruise. In the show we saw her paint the walls and we see how she received the bruise. However the book seemingly skips this. David mentions to her about why she painted the walls and then suddenly she has this bruise with no explanation how she got it. Did I miss something ?

[@may-fd8jc]

No you didn't miss anything, the book never explains how she got the bruise

[@mistyapril29]

@@may-fd8jc it's explained when we find out what purpose she used Anthony Hawkans, that he got drugs for her because she got a black eye trying to get it herself (book)

[@msm5887]

Just started watching the show. Finished reading the book. First thing that stood out for me - the cast - nobody, so far, looks like the people I had in my head 😵‍💫. Let me go back and watch… I will be back 😉

[@thechinannashow7458]

I have to come here and see this immediately cause my gosh I'm clutching my perls

[@dekasperx]

I think the kid (adam) knew the mother is different instantly.. I did not read the novel, is adam knew the mother is different by instantly like in movie?

[@bookskywalker8173]

In the book, you don't actually see the moment where "Louise" and Adam reunite. We only get Rob contemplating getting rid of Adam somehow, so he can be alone with David.

[@AndromedonThanks]

I understand the sensitivity to animal cruelty. I just wonder if you would have thought that scene or something similar would have helped you understand why David was so afraid of Adele, and why he put her on meds, if you had hadn’t read the book. I haven’t read the book but I immediately wondered if the cat was hurt in the book after the scene with Marriane. Finding out that she had done something that crazy made a lot of things make a lot more sense.

[@bookskywalker8173]

This is an interesting point! I totally get what you are saying! And like I said, I def. understood the scene's purpose in the book (while I hated it), I knew it served a purpose. That being said though, there are just some things that don't need to be explained/shown so explicitly as it was in the book, and so I'm glad they chose not to include it! I also feel like what Adele did in the show (break into someone's house, trash the place, write a threatening message on the wall, and stand at Marianne's door with a knife) is kind of enough for me to justify David's actions?? Plus, we know he had a file folder full of other incidents over their 10 years together, so I think all of that wrapped into one is good enough reason to deem her crazy! Thank you for your comment 🤗

[@Teodora4537x]

In the book, it makes sense that the writer would use a typical sign of sociopathy/psychopathy i.e. killing animals to classify her as dangerous. That being said, glad they didn’t include it, seeing it is different to reading it and we already knew she was dangerous

[@mrhumble2937]

Yea Adel was supposed to be the crazy wife. I didnt mind it.

[@mariaorschitsch6016]

Great video, thanks for the review, by the way plz continue making more about book/tv show 👌

[@ryebreadreid1942]

Anyone see the spirit move behind her head at the very top of the screen at 3:08?? Rob is watching her film 🤯😳

[@ruby2411]

I always skipped Louise's nightmares. That was dragging a bit.

[@007jLoSoulGLo]

Same!! Especially once the plot started to thicken! I wanted to hurry UP and get through the scenes to figure out what was going on!! lol

[@xanaduxanadu3605]

I fast forwarded those too.

[@kathy6937]

Hi, first of all I really enjoyed this video! Okay so what I was wondering: does "Adele" (Rob) leave the suicide note and attempts suicide because she really believes that she lost David or did she plan this whole set up to switch bodies with Louise from the beginning? What's it like in the book?

[@bookskywalker8173]

Thank you!!! It was def. intentional! I don't remember how they portrayed in the show, but in the book Adele/Rob had been planning to switch into Louise's body. He was actually studying her closely leading up to the switch in order to more accurately portray her when the time came! And I think it's kind of suggested in the show? Like how intensely he would watch Louise and her mannerisms throughout, so he could copy them in her body.

[@Jeremy-wp4yh]

I was really dissapointed with the ending of this series. Netflix marketed the show as a psychological thriller. With that been said, I enjoyed the entire build up and was completely excited as to how the show would end. Then came the Sci Fi twist, which was just too much for me On the "realistic" scale. But I enjoyed your review. You're well-spoken.

[@bookskywalker8173]

Yeah I agree that the marketing for the book/show could have been better. And it's much better for people to know going in that there are speculative elements to the story 👍🏼 thanks for watching!

[@thedancerette]

Loved this discussion! I completely agree with your thoughts. The show was well done but they gave too much away!

[@bookskywalker8173]

Thanks Keeley 🥰 I was about to just say thank you and then I realized who it was and was like, oh it's Keeley! 😂😂👏🏼

[@elsahyrule6711]

I watched the show and missed all the clues. The only thing I did think was odd was the fact that Adele’s personality completely changed. Other than that I can’t see they gave too much away IMHO

[@youknowwho9203]

@@elsahyrule6711 I agree I was clueless throughout the whole show and the ending had me in shock.

[@Jitendrakotai]

Explained well. You speak well. Great choice of words.

[@bookskywalker8173]

Thank you!

[@jhunz23]

The ending is like Joe Goldberg in “You” mixed with M. Night Shyamalan on Steroids!

[@ojo.mp3]

Just needed to comment on the fact that you look like a perfect mix between the actress who played Adele and Meghan Markle ! :D

[@bookskywalker8173]

I think they are both beautiful!! Thank you 🤗

[@susanboyd1422]

I’m so glad I found this because I could not find a comparison when I watched the show 3 weeks ago, which made me get off my lazy butt and read the book for myself. Lol. But I agree with you wholeheartedly. Being able to get in their heads in the book made the story more understandable. Whereas, when I was done with the show, I was at a complete loss. I absolutely hated how it ended and I could not understand why David was being so vague or why Louise would help Adele in the end. But the book did a great job answering those questions for me. Thanks for your review. It was great!

[@bookskywalker8173]

Oh yay! I'm glad this video could be helpful!! I do think the book was able to do the suspense much better and explain things more clearly! I did enjoy the show, but would probably not have enjoyed it, if I didn't read the book first!

[@6TjA.Editz9]

It would have been great if like the real luise was also in the end. Somehow rob sees her and get a little frightened and ends. That way it would be more comforting. But now it feels wrong

[@Tarasreadingnook]

Good review and interesting comparison

[@bookskywalker8173]

Thank you!!

[@crumbsicle5985]

This was such a great review! Thank you for sharing!! It was really nice to hear your thoughts on the differences between the book and the Netflix series. Honestly I smiled so much when you talked about the cat scene. During that part of the episode, I was practically hiding under my blanket knowing what was about to happen, and then the cat walked on screen and I cheered, haha! Happily cuddled my own kitty after that. Anyway, thanks again for sharing, and hello from a new subscriber 😊

[@bookskywalker8173]

Aw thank you!! And yesss I am SO RELIEVED they went in a different direction from the book regarding the kitty. I, too, was hiding behind my blanket dreading the scene, but they didn't let us down!! 😭🙌🏼 Thank you for watching and subscribing!!

[@crumbsicle5985]

@@bookskywalker8173 You are so welcome!! Looking forward to more videos!

[@KayeBal]

Uncanny. You look like 'Adele'...

[@bookskywalker8173]

Haha 😂 Maybe just because of our dark hair and light complexion? 🤔

[@Sienna.Jen2971]

I was thinking the same thing😄

[@CorpsDiplomatique22]

I liked the book much better than the series.

[@mariaskabardonis8353]

I did finish tv show. I am glad the cat lives lol. I haven't read the book. At least in the ending I can pretend eventually Adam will move in with his Dad unlike the book. If there is no s2. I do seem to like the shows ending better but I will read the book

[@raykory8499]

you're description of the main character is 100000% more engaging than the series portray of louise. i felt she was boring.

[@bookskywalker8173]

Haha thank you! I think she was trying to capture a similar vibe to the book, since Louise was constantly described/felt average and regular compared to Adele!

[@golajaisv]

As someone who only watched the show and didn’t read the book I can say for myself that I had no idea Rob was Adele until I saw them switch. I was completely shocked. I wasn’t sure if Rob was actually gay until the end bc he made a joke about it, but it’s not uncommon for straight men to joke about being gay, so it was more of a “ohhh he really was gay” response for me. I think because you already knew the plot it made everything so obvious, but I was pretty much shocked the entire series. The only thing I suspected from the beginning was Adele somehow knew who Louise was somehow, but I was excited to see how she knew. It gave me something to look forward to. Over all I think it was a pretty fun and exciting show to watch. But from your review I’m even more excited to read the book!

[@Readysetgo2007]

I thought it was clear Rob was gay after meeting David. The way he looked at David, it was quite clear he was crushing on him... And when we see Rob look at the photo and moving his finger across Adele I was thinking "shouldn't you look more on David?". But we got that scene later though, when we saw him zoom in on David in that photo. So at least they didn't trick me there. But I was late to understand that Rob was in Adele though, understood that first when Rob entered Louise's body. :P

[@christinemaure4216]

Is louise black in the Book ?

[@bookskywalker8173]

No, she is white in the book.

[@ntheexplorer2785]

She's a chubby blonde

[@mrhumble2937]

Robs sex did make us know he prpbably had a bigger plot but still no idea how big of a part of it. I was thinking he becomes obsessed with David and thats what gets him killed.

[@JadenYael]

I THINK THAT YOU FAIL TO APPRECIATE THE TV SHOW JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE READ THE BOOK FIRST 🤷🏻‍♂️ THE HINTS ARE NECESSARY TO CONFUSE THE MINDS OF THE VIEWERS.

[@beckawoodard6425]

I had no interest in reading the whole book or watching the series, so thanks for the spoilers! My curiosity has been satisfied! 😅

[@bookskywalker8173]

Wow I'm so glad I could help haha 🙌🏼😂

[@locturallylocs9097]

Is louise a black woman in the book too? I feel like that's a pretty big deal.

[@xanaduxanadu3605]

In the book Louise is described as a slightly overweight, chubby, not very physically fit, blond haired, blue-eyed, a bit sloppy (but wants to improve herself), drinks alcohol quite a bit. She's not a bad person she's just lonely and stuck in a rut, looking for friendship and maybe even a good father for her young son Adam, who is also white.

[@xanaduxanadu3605]

SPOILERS!!! MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW!! IN THE BOOK, Louise is a needy, insecure, divorced, chubby blond-haired, blue-eyed, approx 34yo white woman who is looking for a sort of new start with new friends. Her small son, Adam is also white. (I don't think there were any black main characters in the book.) Adele herself was never actually in the current storyline, to be factual she was long dead...10 years dead in fact. But no one realized it because her body had been taken over by the evil heroin addict Rob! Yes, Adele had been murdered by Rob long before the current story takes place but they showed her in flashbacks as a sweet, naive, rich girl who loved her fiance Dr. David very dearly and also wanted to help Rob with all her heart. Then selfish evil Rob takes over her body and as Adele he marries David (who says to Adele/Rob, "you have changed".) Oh yeah? You betcha! There is only one person in this entire book who is evil and cunning and one step ahead and it is Rob.. He is the most evil, destructive, heartless satanish piece of garbage character ever. And to make matters worse he wins in the end!

[@kael9664]

I've seen the show get pretty rough reviews, and I actually really enjoyed it. Even though I think astral projection is bogus it was visualized in a beautiful and intriguing way, and though some of the plotlines they were trying to convince us of in the show were obviously meant to set up plot twists, i still really enjoyed the journey. The acting was good and I enjoyed all the little moments. It wasn't fast paced, but I'm surprised so many people found it boring. In the show I just assumed rob was bisexual. I assumed he was genuinely in love with Adele and said he was gay despite being bi in the beginning, then he first fell in love with Adele & later with David & since they were the perfect couple he wanted to be one of them. Might just be me being bi myself so it doesn't take much for me to make to that conclusion.

[@Readysetgo2007]

I was like Is he in love with Adele or just someone who admires her very much? But after he met David I became sure that he was gay. Btw, I also don't need fast paced, so I was never bored. 🙂

[@Ankita_India]

Rob robbed others of everything!

[@robot12423]

The way he's sister described him on that phone call. Yep probably better off dead

[@Talkbookishwithme]

I know that it's rob in adele's body but up until the end we don't know that . For this fact I can't sympathize with or for louise I feel no pity for her she was hurting "adele" and still being her friend while sleeping with her husband the fact alone that her husband cheated on her should've made her not want to be that person even with it being rob in adele's body.

[@bookskywalker8173]

Oh yes, I didn't sympathize with Louise's character AT ALL while reading. I was sympathetic toward Adele. But I just think that the show could have played the secrecy a lot more by hinting less at Adele's intents. The point of the book is that we don't know Adele is "bad" or plotting something until the very end, but the show was way too obvious with it from the beginning. They made her look so suspicious and that took away a lot of the mystery for me that the book had.

[@squidwardswift]

i wish i knew the series was based on a book....

[@sandrar6161]

I also hate any animal cruelty in books!!

[@AngryGeisha652]

I'll be honest I hated the series. So much detail was lost (naturally) but there were also SO many flaws in the show. They gave away too much too soon- I was NOT left guessing.

[@shellywatsonm]

Can you please do a video on what happens in book 2 😩

[@bookskywalker8173]

Hi, as of now, there is no second book out! But if the author does write a sequel then I def. will read it and review 👍🏼

[@liferaryaudiobooksandebook6328]

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[@jamesfetcho6315]

2nd.👍 Have 2 stay out of this one. Actually haven't read or seen this.

[@bookskywalker8173]

I def. recommend both 🙌🏼

[@jamesfetcho6315]

I have heard good things.

[@sharmilamanimaran6001]

You kindaa looks similar to Eve Hewson😅

[@awxiety]

I love you

[@robot12423]

Okay but why do you look similar to Adele lol

[@AreolaGrande94]

I know you wanted to try to be brief with this, but among the plot details that you *did* talk about, you absolutely cannot brush over how Adele was never adele throughout the entire past 10 years because she was murdered by Rob (you just called him 'another person' she met) ... but he's like... the MAIN, central antagonist in the entire thing! This same evil Rob who is the reason David grew out of love with "his wife" realized he no longer loved him (her... lol,, it gets confusing to type it out, which is why these details are amongst the key ones you should covered over some of the others) and murders and assumes the life of Louise so he can have David to himself forever (or until the next great scam) and keep that dream lifestyle he was always opining over. Yeah, I won't say much more because I know it gets convoluted if you read it, but it isn't that complex if its verbalized.

[@bookskywalker8173]

Yes, but as mentioned, this is a video for people who have already watched the show or read the book, so people should already know who he is. I preferred to focus on discussing the similarities/differences of the book and show, rather than spend the whole video just summarizing all the complicated plot points. It would have taken me a lot more time to explain his whole backstory lol but yes there is no denying his importance to the plot.

[@AreolaGrande94]

@@bookskywalker8173 Yah, I understand that's what you were going for. I just got confused when you referred to him as "a person" instead of "Rob" because those who read the book/watched the show would know his name, being such a major character. But overall, great compare/contrast. Keep up the good work!

[@xanaduxanadu3605]

Yes it's weird to finish the book/tv series and realize that Adele was NEVER ever actually there - only in flashbacks.