11 Biggest ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Book Changes in the Movie

Emily Bader and Tom Blyth in 'People We Meet on Vacation'
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the movie and book versions of People We Meet on Vacation.]

When Poppy says, “When art speaks to you, you find a way to make it work,” she is clearly talking about a way too toothy wooden statue, but when it comes to book-to-screen adaptations, we see her vision.

Condensing a beloved book into a movie is no easy feat, so there have to be some sacrifices along the way. Emily Henry‘s first onscreen adaptation, People We Meet on Vacation, was no exception. The effervescent rom-com, starring Emily Bader as Poppy and Tom Blyth as Alex, stays incredibly true to the source material. However, fans have already started to notice a few key differences between moments in the book and their onscreen counterparts.