🪨Picnic at Hanging Rock Explained (Book vs Movie)

This 70's fever dream directed by Peter Weir and placed in the Victorian era is based on a book that is just as mysterious, despite the author originally having written a chapter explaining what happens. Hear how book and movie compare and why I love both! the blog I quote https://www.perisphere.org/2023/09/22... become a Patreon member! https://patreon.com/WhytheBookWins?ut... get an Everand (audiobook app) 30 day free trial! https://everand.pxf.io/bookwins my Etsy shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/WhyTheShirt... Instagram:   / whythebookwins   Fable (like goodreads but better) https://fable.co/laura-whythebookwins... Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/whythebookwins/ Tiktok:   / whythebookwins   00:00 spoiler free 03:27 basic plot 06:01 the picnic/Hanging Rock 12:15 Appleyard and the Victorian setting 15:21 Sara 20:56 Albert and Michael 26:25 Valentine’s Day/Christianity 29:28 repressed sexuality 31:43 the author’s explanation 37:54 the third death 38:42 book vs movie