Something Borrowed: A Novel
by Emily Giffin | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0312321198 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0312321198 Global Overview for this book
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The smash-hit debut novel for every woman who has ever had a complicated love-hate friendship.
Rachel White is the consummate good girl. A hard-working attorney at a large Manhattan law firm and a diligent maid of honor to her charmed best friend Darcy, Rachel has always played by all the rules. Since grade school, she has watched Darcy shine, quietly accepting the sidekick role in their lopsided friendship. But that suddenly changes the night of her thirtieth birthday when Rachel finally confesses her feelings to Darcy's fiance, and is both horrified and thrilled to discover that he feels the same way. As the wedding date draws near, events spiral out of control, and Rachel knows she must make a choice between her heart and conscience. In so doing, she discovers that the lines between right and wrong can be blurry, endings aren't always neat, and sometimes you have to risk everything to be true to yourself.
Rachel White is the consummate good girl. A hard-working attorney at a large Manhattan law firm and a diligent maid of honor to her charmed best friend Darcy, Rachel has always played by all the rules. Since grade school, she has watched Darcy shine, quietly accepting the sidekick role in their lopsided friendship. But that suddenly changes the night of her thirtieth birthday when Rachel finally confesses her feelings to Darcy's fiance, and is both horrified and thrilled to discover that he feels the same way. As the wedding date draws near, events spiral out of control, and Rachel knows she must make a choice between her heart and conscience. In so doing, she discovers that the lines between right and wrong can be blurry, endings aren't always neat, and sometimes you have to risk everything to be true to yourself.
Well, this is one of the rare (for me) cases when the movie is actually better than the book!
There were so many lengthy scenes and narrations (from the past) which I just skipped. Since I knew the movie I knew what is going to happen, so no surprises there.
Of course they changed a lot (Ethan!), but that is expected and ok. And frankly, I didn't miss it in the book.
I had the actors in my mind when I read it and I must say, Kate Hudson was the perfect choice for Darcy!!
So, all said, this book is now ready to travel!
There were so many lengthy scenes and narrations (from the past) which I just skipped. Since I knew the movie I knew what is going to happen, so no surprises there.
Of course they changed a lot (Ethan!), but that is expected and ok. And frankly, I didn't miss it in the book.
I had the actors in my mind when I read it and I must say, Kate Hudson was the perfect choice for Darcy!!
So, all said, this book is now ready to travel!
Since I didn't see the movie, didn't know there was one, I enjoyed the book. Indeed it dragged on a bit but as I was in the camper I had all the time in the world so to me it was a very good read. Hope the next person thinks so too.
Journal Entry 6 by Camperfan at A2 Parkplatz Ickeren in -- Autobahnen/Raststätten --, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Thursday, May 2, 2019