Murder and Mediocrity Overshadow ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’

Jane Miller | Friday, September 9, 2022

Topping the charts of Goodreads and receiving endorsements from the likes of Reese Witherspoon and Taylor Swift, Delia Owens’s 2018 novel “Where the Crawdads Sing” was an instant success. The much-anticipated release of its film adaptation, however, has not come without scrutiny. “Where the Crawdads Sing” follows Kya Clark as she grows up alone in