It's not as interesting to watch a show if the characters immediately resolve every conflict they encounter audiences want to be able to cheer on the characters as they work through their problems and grow because of them. As Oseman explained, they wanted to add more angst to the TV series that wasn't necessarily in the books to create a more compelling arc over the course of the season.

Spending more time on this conflict heightens the drama in interesting ways. She has written four YA contemporary novels about teenage disasters: SOLITAIRE, RADIO SILENCE, I WAS BORN FOR THIS, and LOVELESS. Nick does not decide he's ready to come out to everyone until the very end of the season, saving the reactions from his classmates for season 2. The Heartstopper Yearbook Hardcover Octoby Alice Oseman (Author) 1,265 ratings Part of: Heartstopper See all formats and editions Kindle 13.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 12.97 29 Used from 7.30 34 New from 12.43 1 Collectible from 100.00 Board book 21.90 1 New from 21. Alice Oseman is an award-winning author, illustrator, and screenwriter, and was born in 1994 in Kent, England. By lingering on Nick's struggles in this regard, and adding characters like Imogen to further contrast the person he imagined himself to be with who he actually is, the show is able to build much more tension around Nick's eventual coming out in Heartstopper. Netflix's Heartstopper lengthens the time Nick spends figuring out his sexuality compared to the books, which resolves his confusion rather quickly.

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