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This was truly one of the most irritating, sexist, tone-deaf books I've ever read. I saw a few reviews of Giffin's work, saying she delved deeply into relationships and the gray areas between right and wrong. Unfortunately, this novel is only about one thing: a woman who starts an affair with her best friend's fiance. The whole book is them sneaking around, her having to keep up a front with her friend, and her internal monologue justifying, over and over again, what she's doing. I'd be fine to read about a messy relationship situation -- but this isn't messy, it's just repetitive. A zillion times, the narrator thinks, "I can't believe I'm having coffee with [shopping with, hanging out with] my best friend even though I'm sleeping with her boyfriend." We KNOW she's doing that. Move on! There's no tension, just incredible annoyance that she doesn't ask him to leave his girlfriend, or do anything resembling having a backbone. Giffin also goes way, way out of her way to paint the best friend as annoying and selfish, allowing us to (supposedly) feel justified about the cheating. Finally, about four-fifths in, the situation changes and I thought there was hope that this woman would do something other than pine for (and be an always-available bedmate for) a total loser of a guy who refuses to make a choice. But her freedom only lasted a few pages and she got sucked right back into his vortex. Spare yourselves, sisters. Don't read about this doormat whose only goal in life is to wait for a loser of a man to figure out if he likes her more than her friend. It's a repetitive, one-note, frustratingly anti-woman tale of passivity and wishing rather than doing.


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Something Borrowed Emily Giffin 9780312321185 Books Reviews

I loved this book! I thought it was entertaining and also left me wanting more with every page I turned. It was a little risque considering this is about someone who falls in love with her best friends man.its a book so I don't want to talk too much about the story line and give anything away. After reading this first book I HAD to buy the follow up book. I'm usually more into true crime books but this had enough entertainment and suspense that I wasn't expecting. I truly enjoyed this author and will look for more books to read
The plot goes against everything I value - love, friendship, morals. I was totally prepared to hate the main character, Rachel. A best friend / maid of honor who winds up sleeping with and then falling for the groom! And yet - I find myself rooting for her and wanting them to be together. Such a great read. I've read it at least 4 times already. Dex and Rachel are one of my all time favorite couples! 💜💜
Something Borrowed falls firmly into the category of chick lit. The premise tempted me to think that it might but bringing something new to the table, having the protagonist become the other woman and switching the more common perspective. It fails to deliver, however. While both well written and entertaining, Something Borrowed does not surpass what you might find in any other work if its genre. Rachel is the underdog who conquers her lifelong inferiority issues in the name of love. Dex is the frame to show her off. Unfortunately there isn't much in the way of actual chemistry between them, though some of the supporting characters are brought wonderfully to life. Griffin wraps everything up in a tidy little package in order to make her heroine's actions less deplorable - not that it matters, because the wronged parties are not very likeable anyway. The movie (though not great) is better than the book - which is rare, in my opinion.
Spent the past few days devouring this book. Full of humor and intrigue. It was difficult to watch as the heroine does bad things, but in doing so, learns how to stand up for herself; after knowing her best friend all her life,refuses to continue being a doormat.

Definitely a guilty pleasure consisting of a bit of friendship sabotage and scandalous behavior. I can totally see this as a movie.
This story changes for me every time I read it. The first time, I rooted for our frumpy protagonist as she tried to win over the man of her dreams, and I loyally hated her best friend. The second time, however, I started to consider each character as a 'person', and saw that the love story we are supposed to be swooning over is controlling, abusive, manipulative, and hurtful to everyone it touches. The 'dream guy' is a punk who refuses to stand up for himself, or those he loves. The protagonist is an equally selfish person, and a terrible friend. The 'evil' best friend is a selfish person who learns how to understand the needs of others when the two people she trusts most in the world betray her-which in any other context would be the compelling backstory of a villain, not the proper comeuppance of one.

Overall, reading this book is interesting, and maybe the fact that nobody is 'good' or 'bad' is meant to be a positive thing. For me, it made rooting for any relationship difficult.
Like other reviewers, it dragged a bit. In the beginning, it was exciting and new and you kinda rooted for the underdog, even though she was the "home wrecker." Towards the middle and end, the dragging on and on about main character's insecurities and how justified it all was and how guiltless she and the guy were, it made for a better story of how sucky she was as a so called "friend" to drag that friendship for so long after 20+yrs, only to realize that she'd been spineless the whole time in not telling her how much she really could not stand her, or envy her or want her friendship. Clearly they were flawed characters, but the true story is the two girls and their horrible superficial "friendship".
This was truly one of the most irritating, sexist, tone-deaf books I've ever read. I saw a few reviews of Giffin's work, saying she delved deeply into relationships and the gray areas between right and wrong. Unfortunately, this novel is only about one thing a woman who starts an affair with her best friend's fiance. The whole book is them sneaking around, her having to keep up a front with her friend, and her internal monologue justifying, over and over again, what she's doing. I'd be fine to read about a messy relationship situation -- but this isn't messy, it's just repetitive. A zillion times, the narrator thinks, "I can't believe I'm having coffee with [shopping with, hanging out with] my best friend even though I'm sleeping with her boyfriend." We KNOW she's doing that. Move on! There's no tension, just incredible annoyance that she doesn't ask him to leave his girlfriend, or do anything resembling having a backbone. Giffin also goes way, way out of her way to paint the best friend as annoying and selfish, allowing us to (supposedly) feel justified about the cheating. Finally, about four-fifths in, the situation changes and I thought there was hope that this woman would do something other than pine for (and be an always-available bedmate for) a total loser of a guy who refuses to make a choice. But her freedom only lasted a few pages and she got sucked right back into his vortex. Spare yourselves, sisters. Don't read about this doormat whose only goal in life is to wait for a loser of a man to figure out if he likes her more than her friend. It's a repetitive, one-note, frustratingly anti-woman tale of passivity and wishing rather than doing.