There are scenes in each episode that will resonate with fans of the novel.

Edgy coming-of-age story nails New York restaurant life.

The ultimately charming series explores the existential questions of a nearly quarter-life crises with sincerity, not cynicism, which gives it an unexpected warmth.

Rather than overstay its welcome, it remains fun and breezy.

[Ella] Purnell plays Tess with a doe-eyed earnestness that is truly endearing.

Whether thanks to the absence of [smartphones] or not, there's no missing the ebullience that courses through this splendidly realized drama of ambition, of workplace ties that bind-that brings it roaring spectacularly to life.

Achingly honest portrayal of what it's like to be a young woman desperate for something - only the specifics of that "something" escape you.