A review by hannahbananagram
The Sinner by Petra Hammesfahr

3.0

I watched the TV show before I read the book, but I obviously kept an open mind when I started the book and knew there would be changes that happened when the book was made into a show (beyond the year and country it took place in). And while I enjoyed the book and I still loved the plot, I do think this story works better as a TV show. I just think the story comes across better in an audio-visual medium like TV rather than a book. I definitely enjoyed getting more backstory though with Cora’s childhood and her sister and more about her husband and his family that we get in the book but not the show. I do think I would’ve enjoyed the book more had I not seen the show first, but alas, watching season 1 of The Sinner on Netflix was how I found out about the book so what can I do *shrug*