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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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Aimee Yeah it's so annoying when books do that, it's patronising to Americans (British slang and terms aren't *that* hard to understand, and a lot of Americ ...more
Feb 18, 2021 02:26AM · flag

Bill Reynolds Now I won't read it. I refuse to be condescended to by a writer or (much more likely) a publisher. Some of us act that way, but Americans who read ten ...more
Feb 18, 2021 12:15PM · flag

Steph wait, whose sexuality was changed?
Jan 15, 2023 11:05AM · flag

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