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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's a big change that won't spoil anything (and I could have forgotten it from the book) but I think the entire Avenue Q storyline is a David Kelley creation. Smaller things, I think Madeline and Ed also had a son. I thought Jane's encounter with Ziggy's dad was different but don't want to detail that because I see that that might be affecting other storylines later on. Also Jane's parents played a big(ger) role in her and ziggys lives. [/quote]

Madeline and ED do not have a son in the book. Just Chloe.[/quote]

Did you actually read the book? They do have an older son and that is actually how Maddeline knows Renata and where their issues stem from (interactions with that son's peer group).

Maddeline and Ed are both a lot happier, sunnier, and more laid back in the book. There is no real beef between Ed and Nathan, no affair, no Ave Q storyline. Madeline herself is much more relaxed and bubblier. Ed is a personable, fun surfer guy. All the other moms love him. I liked book Maddie but find her to be OTT in the tv series and borerline insufferable, a grown up version of Tracey Flick.  In the novel, she is portrayed as gossipy and a busy body but ultimately lovable with a heart of gold. She's extremely extroverted and wears her heart on her sleeve, which sometimes gets her into trouble, but she's not this tightly wound creature constantly sniping at and exploding on the people around her. I'm surprised the writers went in this direction with the character. She's so unlike able.

Celeste is basically the same so far.[/quote]

Hmm.  I agree with you about the book version of Madeline, but I think it's one of those things that had to happen in a condensed version of the story.  She was lovable and well-liked, which is why it was surprising to people that she lost her sh*t about seemingly inconsequential things.  A girls' girl who nevertheless couldn't manage to get along with her own daughter or her ex-husband's new wife, though her (Maddie's) life was enviable in so many other ways.  And those things bugged her more than anyone else and always made her feel like she still had to control and [i]fix[/i] something.

Also, Celeste took an immediate liking to Jane in the book and they spent more time together one-on-one.  The big breakaway from Perry wasn't with her career, it was a plan to actually leave him and steps taken to do it.[/quote]
Please don't give book details that might be spoilers for the HBO series. We don't know how HBO go, but I'd hate to have details ruined for those lucky ones coming to this story for the first time. [/quote]

+100

Please stop comparisons between the book and the series. You're spoiling the book and come close to spoiling the series. Does the board have a way to disguise spoilers? Or can you change your ink color to white and then those posts can only be seen by a reader highlighting the posts?

This is an interesting series that is totally new to me and now I want to read the book. I totally understand why people want to talk about it, so I'm looking for a way for anyone who reads the threads can avoid any potential spoilers, yet for others to be able to talk about the book and the series.

Thanks.[/quote]

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