Meanwhile, in the show, it's made clear that he has had multiple, previous male love interests and he even makes out with a guy on the show.Ĭhatting about Jeremiah's sexuality to TV Line, Jenny said: 'I think perhaps if I was writing the novel today, I may have made that choice because I think that he's always been a character, to me, that is really at ease with himself, really comfortable in his own skin, and open-minded, and open to exploration.' Speaking of Jeremiah, he is written as straight in the book. By contrast in the show, Taylor is Jeremiah's number one cheerleader and she actually roots for Belly to end up with him instead of Conrad. On that note, Jeremiah makes pretty clear that he doesn't care for Belly in the books and they often argue in the flashbacks. While Taylor and Belly do butt heads in the series, they resolve their issues and remain besties. Taylor and Belly may be besties in the series but, in the book, it's implied that they've fallen out and she's only referenced in flashbacks where she flirts with Conrad despite knowing how Belly feels about him. And that's what Deb Ball is, you're coming out and being seen as an adult.' 3) Taylor only appears in flashbacks in the book She added: 'I think different cultures have many different ways of marking that moment of between, like, girlhood and adulthood. Talking to The Wrap about her decision to add it to the show, Jenny Han said: 'The Deb Ball was a chance to really bring a rite of passage like a ceremonial rite of passage of growing up to life - to really see that visualized.' The pivotal debutante ball that season 1 revolves around doesn't feature in the book at all. 2) The debutante ball isn't even in the book The series essentially fleshes out all the other characters and gives us some insight into how they are feeling as well as Belly. In other words, all the scenes that take place without Belly in the show, don't appear in the book. The Summer I Turned Pretty novel is told completely from Belly's perspective. The Summer I Turned Pretty: 21 differences between the show and the book.ġ) The book is just from Belly's perspective

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