How does it work It ends with us Ryle’s abuse?

The film’s treatment of domestic violence differs significantly from the books, with some scenes even playing out completely differently. In the novel, when Ryle burns his hand, he first pushes Lily down as he tries to cool her under the sink – in the film, however, this happens as soon as he touches the hot surface.

During this scene in the book, Lily is also said to be laughing uncontrollably from drunkenness (until Ryle becomes violent). “Damn it, Lily,” Ryle tells her in the book. “This isn’t funny. This hand is my damn career.”

And after he pushes Lily down the stairs in the book, she throws Ryle out of the apartment – ​​after which he has to sleep in the hallway all night.

The conversations surrounding the abuse also take a different turn in the film. First of all, in the film, Ryle only learns about the domestic violence in Lily’s family after the two have been together for a while. In the book, however, it happens on the first night they meet.

New to the film is a poignant conversation between Lily and her sister-in-law Allyssa (Jenny Slate) after she learns of Ryle’s abusive behavior and tells Lily that Ryle accidentally shot his brother as a child. In the book, it is Ryle who explains to Lily how his brother died, and Allyssa never tells Lily that she shouldn’t take Ryle back because of his abusive behavior.