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Sweetbitterlooks appetizing but something about it tastes a little off.
(Also never addressed: whether her dad is concerned about her sudden journey to NYC.
Is it weird that I spent half ofSweetbitterworrying about Tesss dad?)
What are you reading?
In the book, she responds, Is that a job question?
In the TV show, she asks, Is that a normal interview question?
Thats a minor change from text to screen, but a meaningful one.
But Howard hires her anyway, bringing her onboard to train as a back waiter.
But thats not the point.
Where it struggles is in its character development.
It should also be prepared, like Tess, to firm up the foundations of its characters.
