I have two recs for you that would fit a number of the likes you have outlined! Both are books with TV show adaptations. I have consumed both TV shows and neither of the books but fully intend on picking them up. It was too good haha.
The first show I'm reccing is Truth Be Told, only accessible on Apple TV. Reccing because: - Features Octavia Spencer as the lead. - Centers around a crime story featuring a VERY complicated bio family. - Is not a podcast but features our MC Poppy Parnell (Octavia) as a crime journalist and podcaster!! - Poppy's family is also very complicated and is peopled by other awesome POC actors such as: Ron Cephas Jones, Tracie Thoms, Michael Beach and I loved the whole cast really with Aaron Paul doing a really good job as well. - Touches upon issues of: guilt; seeking truth in the past, in lies and in manipulation; racism; mental illness and estranged families.
The official synopsis goes as follows: True crime podcaster Poppy Parnell is called to investigate the case of convicted killer Warren Cave, a man she painted as the murderer of the father of identical twins. Soon, Parnell must decide where the lines between guilt and innocence lie when Cave claims that he was framed for the crime.
The first season is 8 episodes long and a second was announced to be produced in March.
The book was actually entitled: Are You Sleeping and was written by Kathleen Barber, and renamed after the show but, just checked, follows another character's perspective entirely! Which sounds pretty awesome to me and makes me want to pick the book even more so hopefully we can chat about that too, whenever and if this appeals to you!
Second rec!
Little Fires Everywhere! As I said before, is both a book and a miniseries of 8 episodes, this time available on Hulu (according to Google, we don'tget Hulu here so I'm pretty sure we watched in on Amazon). Features: - Reese Whiterspoon as Elena Richardson, the perfect (ha, actually maybe not) white, rich and successful mother of 3 perfect, white, rich and successful kids (ha, actually maybe not either!) who somehow decides to "help" a single mom out of the goodness of her heart HMMM and rent her her secondary house for not much money. - Kerry Washington as Mia Warren, a black artist, single mom of Pearl (played by Lexi Underwood who is amazing) who moves around a lot, until she decides on this city, where she'll meet Elena and everyone's lives will change forever.
The story revolves a lot around motherhood and what it means to be a mother and more than that, a good one, with, evidently, two very different conceptions of it, so I know that may not be your ballpark generally speaking but I thought I'd still rec it in case the cast is an argument, and the complexity of the characters and the ideas of family that are depicted in it really pulled me in. Also features themes of class issues, conformism/belonging, art, infidelity and grief and a lonely queer kid.
The official pitch goes as follows: Little Fires Everywhere follows "the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster."
I hope these appeal to you, I had a great time watching them with a frankly amazing trio of lead actresses.
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I have two recs for you that would fit a number of the likes you have outlined! Both are books with TV show adaptations. I have consumed both TV shows and neither of the books but fully intend on picking them up. It was too good haha.
The first show I'm reccing is Truth Be Told, only accessible on Apple TV.
Reccing because:
- Features Octavia Spencer as the lead.
- Centers around a crime story featuring a VERY complicated bio family.
- Is not a podcast but features our MC Poppy Parnell (Octavia) as a crime journalist and podcaster!!
- Poppy's family is also very complicated and is peopled by other awesome POC actors such as: Ron Cephas Jones, Tracie Thoms, Michael Beach and I loved the whole cast really with Aaron Paul doing a really good job as well.
- Touches upon issues of: guilt; seeking truth in the past, in lies and in manipulation; racism; mental illness and estranged families.
The official synopsis goes as follows: True crime podcaster Poppy Parnell is called to investigate the case of convicted killer Warren Cave, a man she painted as the murderer of the father of identical twins. Soon, Parnell must decide where the lines between guilt and innocence lie when Cave claims that he was framed for the crime.
The first season is 8 episodes long and a second was announced to be produced in March.
The book was actually entitled: Are You Sleeping and was written by Kathleen Barber, and renamed after the show but, just checked, follows another character's perspective entirely! Which sounds pretty awesome to me and makes me want to pick the book even more so hopefully we can chat about that too, whenever and if this appeals to you!
Second rec!
Little Fires Everywhere! As I said before, is both a book and a miniseries of 8 episodes, this time available on Hulu (according to Google, we don'tget Hulu here so I'm pretty sure we watched in on Amazon).
Features:
- Reese Whiterspoon as Elena Richardson, the perfect (ha, actually maybe not) white, rich and successful mother of 3 perfect, white, rich and successful kids (ha, actually maybe not either!) who somehow decides to "help" a single mom out of the goodness of her heart HMMM and rent her her secondary house for not much money.
- Kerry Washington as Mia Warren, a black artist, single mom of Pearl (played by Lexi Underwood who is amazing) who moves around a lot, until she decides on this city, where she'll meet Elena and everyone's lives will change forever.
The story revolves a lot around motherhood and what it means to be a mother and more than that, a good one, with, evidently, two very different conceptions of it, so I know that may not be your ballpark generally speaking but I thought I'd still rec it in case the cast is an argument, and the complexity of the characters and the ideas of family that are depicted in it really pulled me in. Also features themes of class issues, conformism/belonging, art, infidelity and grief and a lonely queer kid.
The official pitch goes as follows:
Little Fires Everywhere follows "the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster."
I hope these appeal to you, I had a great time watching them with a frankly amazing trio of lead actresses.
Love,
Marie 💙