A review by alima
The Birds by Daphne du Maurier

fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Really liked this BBC dramatization. I’d like to give the short story a read now.

The setting of 1950’s England is very intentional. Although the 1963 movie adaptation is a classic, it completely misses the post-war anxiety as it’s set in California.