People We Meet on Vacation (A Yearning-Free Adaptation)

From The Readirect Podcast by Emily Rojas & Abigail Freshley

January 13, 2026 · 1h 25m · Episode 86

About this episode

The hosts critique the Netflix adaptation of 'People We Meet on Vacation' and discuss their thoughts on the original book and other recent reads.

We're going to be honest, we were not fans of Netflix's People We Meet on Vacation adaptation. This was not helped by us loving the book! But we're here to deep dive the movie and share all of our thoughts. Just a fair warning if you loved the movie, this episode may not be for you. Plus: New Game Changers book, Unrivaled! Wuthering Heights trailer reactionsRecent Reads: The Favorites by Layne Fargo, leave the ruins where they fall by sharpa, and Question...

People in this episode

Hosts: Emily Rojas, Abigail Freshley

Topics covered

movie adaptation
book discussion
Netflix
film critique
recent reads

Keywords

People We Meet on Vacation
Netflix adaptation
book vs movie
film critique
recent reads

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: People We Meet on Vacation, Unrivaled, Wuthering Heights, The Favorites, leave the ruins where they fall