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Lea asked this question about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1):
Why the US version is different from the UK one? Which one is the original?
Helena B The US version is like a translation of the original. They changed the names of the places to American ones, and regional slang and references, and re…moreThe US version is like a translation of the original. They changed the names of the places to American ones, and regional slang and references, and rearranged sentences. They also changed some interactions between characters, and I think they changed one of the characters' sexualities. I like the UK version better, the writing in the US version seemed very simplified. (less)
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