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    Something Borrowed: A Novel
    Something Borrowed: A Novel
    Something Borrowed: A Novel
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    Something Borrowed: A Novel

    Written by Emily Giffin

    Narrated by Jennifer Wiltsie

    3.5/5

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    Something Borrowed is the smash-hit debut novel from Emily Giffin for every woman who has ever had a complicated love-hate friendship. The basis for the blockbuster movie starring Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, and John Krasinski!

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateApr 28, 2009
    ISBN9781427206992
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    Emily Giffin

    Emily Giffin is the author of Something Borrowed, her smash-hit debut novel that was made into a major motion picture. She is also the author of Something Blue, Baby Proof, Love the One You’re With, and Heart of the Matter. Giffin is a graduate of Wake Forest University and the University of Virginia School of Law. After practicing litigation at a Manhattan firm for several years, she moved to London to write full time. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and children.

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    • 3/5
      It was off to a mediocre start: an insecure heroine, a dazzling best friend and a handsome boy. While it did improve as the plot developed, there were definitely some long bouts of annoying introspection and self-pitying. Luckily, Darcy's antics, Hillary's straight-shooting ways and Ethan's charm save the book, and the reader is compelled to follow Rachel's romantic adventures peppered with humour and sentimentality.A novel that is not super high on my list, but makes for a relaxing read.
    • 2/5
      This book is full of anti-woman cliches. Rachel is a doormat. Darcy is a bitch. Darcy runs over Rachel in everyday life. Rachel has a relationship with Darcy's fiance, however it is ok, because Darcy is such a bitch.I don't know if this can be classified as chick-lit or sexist-lit.
    • 2/5
      The only reason I wanted to call either of my best friends (both with over 20 years of friendship under their belt) is to tell them that I thank GOD we don't have such a dysfunctional relationship. The kind of relationship I have with these two women is the kind of relationship that you don't take lightly, you don't take advantage of and you protect at all costs. This book kicked that relationship right in the teeth and then kicked it's kidney while it down on the ground.

      I got this book on my Nook after seeing a few previews for the upcoming movie. It looked funny and in my experience the book is almost always better than the movie. So I figured I'd get the book and see the movie when it comes out. I know my opinion is in the minority but man...I was so disappointed. Not only will I avoid this writer's other works but the movie is off my summer watching list.

      While the book itself was well written I simply didn't enjoy the story. What is it really in the end? A woman engages in an affair with her best friend's fiancée and spends the entire book justifying her behavior or in a jealous, self pitying funk. That's some good times there!

      Rachel (the POV character) spends the entire book bitching about her best friend Darcy and whining about the things she didn't get because of her Darcy's behavior. She caps off this stellar example of her personality by having sex with said best friend's fiancé. In another example of maturity and great moral character she explains that she knew Dex (the fiancé) first and never thought herself worthy of his attention. Not to hop on a moral high horse but in what kind of world would I want my escapism to be about an affair and the ending of a lifelong friendship? Would I want a relationship with a man who didn't fight me when he first knew he wanted me? A man who would take me to bed while engaged to marry my best friend? A man who was having his cake and eating it too and who takes an entire summer to break off an engagement? And only after I told him it was over and went running to another country to try to get over him?

      I don't know. Maybe Rachel is supposed to exemplify 'every girl' - working a job she doesn't like, being abused and taken advantage of by her horrible boss, lonely, single and newly 30. Frankly I didn't relate. And I didn't care for her or any of the other characters in the book.

      I finished it because I paid for it. If I had borrowed it or gotten it from the library this would have been a big fat did not finish.
    • 5/5
      Something Borrowed is the perfect summer read. The loving but competitive relationship between Darcy and Rachel will keep you turning the page until the surprising end. Its humor and relatable situations will leave you laughing, shocked and ready to read its companion book, Something Blue. - Kaitlyn Spahr (6/6/11)
    • 5/5
      This is not the sort of book that I usually read, but as a woman, I actually rather enjoyed it. It's a good read for any time of the year (but I suggest it as a beach book, since it's an easy and quick read and it's not too emotionally heavy) I spent most of this book disliking Darcy a whole lot, and that didn't really change throughout, as I think it may have for some people. She always just came off so uncaring and self-centered to me. Giffin's writing however is concise, witty and intimately funny and leaves you wanting more - which thankfully we get in Something Blue. Ultimately, I've recommended and loaned this book to many girlfriends who have enjoyed it as much as I did.
    • 3/5
      The story is well-written and entertaining. However, it was difficult to really empathize with Rachel's plight of having slept with her best friend's fiancee. That's gotta be one heartless girl. And spineless, to let her friend treat her poorly for almost thirty years. It was also difficult to feel bad for Rachel's supposedly unfair life, as she's an attorney in Manhattan, has $500 to drop on a bachelorette party, and vacations in the Hamptons. Entertaining, yeah, but I'm not in a hurry to read another novel by Giffin.
    • 5/5
      I discovered Emily Giffin with her latest book, Love the One You're With, which my husband bought me as a gift. I felt Love the One You're With was realistic up until the ending which fell flat and left me disappointed as a reader.

      Not so with Something Borrowed. Giffin's first book chronicles the saga of thirty year old Rachel, best friend and maid of honor to Darcy, who is engaged to Dex, Rachel's one night Incident turned lover.

      Most love triangles are complicated and have been explored countless times in literature. Giffin's book is unique since it not only is told from the mistress's point of view, but the mistress is portrayed as a likable young woman and her morale dilemma encompasses more than just love, but her self-respect and worth as a human being.

      The ending was satisfying.

      I enjoyed Something Borrowed and would recommend it to everyone who has either been in a love triangle or had a conflicted friendship.
    • 2/5
      It has been years since I have read this, so I can give few details as to why I rated it only two stars years ago. Largely, I was forced to read it: I had brought this book on a day trip that stranded me overnight, so I had no alternative. Otherwise, I would have never finished it.

      I didn’t find the writing particularly colourful or engaging. I hated the characters; I mostly wanted to punch them and didn’t feel them redeemed in the end. I was bored.

      The one thing I did appreciate was that Rachel mourned the loss of Darcy, even though their relationship was unhealthy, and even though she was ultimately getting a better relationship in the end. Usually, I don’t think books (or other fiction media) demonstrate how we mourn the loss of friendships, particularly female friendships. Sure, heartache over a boyfriend or a family member... but a friend can be more wounding. Heck, even in other heartaches, I miss the friend in the boy, not the boy (and sometimes the heartache comes from me realizing the friend left first and I had nothing but an empty boy). The loss of their friendship, even if needed, was still a loss.
    • 4/5
      This is one of my favorite books and I hated to see that I never rated or reviewed it. I love the relationship between Darcy and Rachel. I feel it is a lot like many real life friendships. I can definitely say I have been the Rachel of a relationship. It's so difficult when you have a friend whom you love but they have such a strong personality that they end up taking advantage of you. Even if they might not really notice what they are doing. I love how they both grow and learn from the mistakes they've made even if it means their relationship evolves into something they weren't expecting. I can't say that I agree with everything in the book. I definitely wouldn't have let things go as far as Rachel did but I can see how it did happen. There obviously wouldn't be much of a story if it didn't! Great book that I highly recommend along with it's sequel!
    • 4/5
      I'm a high school English teacher who likes poetry and wine, so I turned in my man card a long time ago. Still, when my wife said I should read this book, I hesitated. The cover is a soft pink. It has a wedding ring on it. These gave me pause.

      Fast forward a few years to when I've just finished reading Mark Helprin's Winter's Tale and need something less epic in scope and language to read. Something Borrowed was still on my nightstand. (I'll also confess that, since my wife first read the book, I have met the author--our relationship is somewhere between casual acquaintances and friends--and I felt a wave of guilt over not having read this book.)

      I'm sorry I waited so long.

      Something Borrowed, as my wife described it, is "chick lit for smart people." It isn't Charles Dickens, nor is it trying to be. It's clever, witty, and seemingly dead-on about life for twenty-to-thirty-something professionals in Manhattan. Sometimes the plot is familiar, and a handful of minor characters--like Les the workaholic boss--are straight out of Central Casting.

      If plots that are (at times) predictable run you off, two things will redeem this novel for you. The first is the writing. It's sharp and observant in a slightly cutting but not overly-bitchy way--picture a smarter and less mannered Sex in the City, for starters. Conversations are dramatized without undue dramaturgy, and there are longer scenes of description that do not drag but merely underscore the significance of what has or is about to happen. Emily Giffin knows when to show us a scene and when to just tell us a few things and move on. Her writing is at its best when describing and showing people. The main character, Rachel, offers insights not only about the people and the Manhattan life around her, but also about herself, her own feelings and interior plottings and calculations.

      Which leads to the second thing that's very strong about this novel: the main characters. Rachel sweeps you up in her story--written in present tense, Rachel's narration pulls you along effortlessly--and reveals a lot about herself and her woes while avoiding saccharine, pity-party theatrics. Her best friend, Darcy, is a raging narcissistic bitch who is also a lot of fun to read about--she sharpens every scene that she's in and makes you understand why, even though she can be insufferable, everyone puts up with her, even cares for her. Dex, Darcy's fiance, could almost be a fantasy pin-up--brilliant, courageous, sensitive, and hot--except that he's portrayed as a real human being with emotions and baggage of his own...in other words, he's not perfect. (Although some readers might disagree.)

      The premise is simple: on her thirtieth birthday, Rachel, who is single and constantly in the shadow cast by her best friend, party-girl Darcy, drinks one too many and ends up in bed with Dex, who in a few short months will be married to Darcy. Awkward! But Emily Giffin takes the time to explore not just the pratfall comedy that Hollywood would make of this in a movie but also issues of loyalty, betrayal, friendship, and love, along with the ever-present issue, for Rachel, of getting older and having fewer and fewer options for potential partnership bliss.

      I often joke with my students about genre devices. Romantic comedies, for example: boy meets girl, boy almost gets girl, boy seems to lose girl, sad emo music plays while it rains, then boy redeems himself and gets girl. Something Borrowed is a romantic comedy of the old school set in early 21st-century Manhattan, a version of Bridget Jones' Diary that you could actually imagine happening.

      Rachel's voice was fun to read and hear, and I'll miss it and her. Until the next time I pick up the novel.
    • 3/5
      I had difficulty connecting with the characters and finding a sympathetic lead - I usually look for one in each book I read.
    • 3/5
      It was a quick read with memorable characters. I love both Rachel and Darcy. Dex not so much. To be honest, I did not want it to end the way it did, unrealistic. Everything just worked out in the end. It was kind of expected. I think that's the problem with most romantic books, you just know who ends up with who at the end and everybody comes home a winner.
    • 4/5
      It was kind of difficult for me to rate this book. While I throughly enjoyed the read, even the second time around, it wasn't the best book I have ever read. However, during my reading I actually acknowledged that maybe I would like to actually purchase this book, which is kind of a big deal. It's a fun read and very entertaining, similar to something like an episode of The Hills but with actual depth and plot.
      I think this is hands down Giffin's best novel. I thought she did a great job making the characters realistic. I think of myself as someone who has decent morals and I surprised myself when I started rooting for Rachel. Giffin does a great job painting someone who would typically be a villain in a different light.
      The only problem I have is Dexter. He is just a little flat to me and I don't understand why he does the things he does.
    • 3/5
      Not as good as the other two. This is the first one to Something blue that I REALLY liked. It is about the best friend who cheated with her best friends fiance….Neither of the girls were kind…but everyone really got hurt some way or another. Listened to on audio Jennifer Wiltsie - I didn't like her at all in this book. Maybe I just didn't like her charater.
    • 3/5
      In 2011, the movie Something Borrowed was released; at first I didn't fancy it much, but a couple of years later around late 2012 I fell for the story. I love the title the most. It has two meanings: either that Darcy borrowed the man Rachel was always supposed to be with, or that it indicates the role of the maid of honor, because she is the one that's supposed to give the bride "something borrowed".

      In any case, since I became a fan, and knew it was based on a book, all I wanted is part two to hit the cinemas. Now that I read the book, I'm surprised of how much I despised and hated Rachel and Dex. Especially Rachel.

      She is not only a traitor but a fake friend and a horrible person inside; I prefer Darcy in the book. In the movie, the director, though he stuck to the original story knew how to manipulate the characters and events to make Rachel seem likeable and for the audience to root for her, and wish for Dex to leave Darcy. In the book I felt that the writer was trying so hard for Rachel case against Darcy because she is pretty, smart, fun, loved and lucky.

      In real life, Rachel wouldn't have won... ever! And I'm not trying to be mean, she is rotten with personal turmoil and vendetta of her own making. If she hated Darcy so much, she could have stopped being her friend instead of wishing her ill wishes while smiling at her.

      The funny thing is, I don't think she even loves Dex in the book, I think the thrill of "winning" something over Darcy is the key factor of who she is and her "love" to Dex. Even if she won him, I don't see it going anywhere after the thrill of the forbidden is over.

      In my opinion, I prefer the movie.
    • 5/5
      This was the first book by Emily Giffin that I read (also her first one), and she immediately became one of my favorite authors.
      Her books can be defined as chick-lit, but they all have a slightly more serious tone. They maintain an easy style, but they also pose serious questions along the line.
      The thing I like the most about Giffin is the tension and suspense she’s able to pour into her books (most of them).
      Something Borrowed is the story of two best friends Darcy and Rachel. As all best friends they love each other, they’re jealous of each other, they try to support one another, but they have an innate rivalry between them. And when you put guys into the mix, well the plot just becomes explosive.
      This book is about love, friendship, betrayal, secrets, lies, and life-changing decisions.
      Have you ever fought with your best friend over a guy? This book portrays the feelings so well that I wonder if Emily ever experienced it herself.
      I’ve read many reviews arguing the book is not good because you have cheating and friends betraying each other… Reading a book about complicated emotions and situations doesn’t mean you approve of them, otherwise we would never be able to read or watch anything. But if cheating really isn’t your cup of tea, then definitely steer clear of this book.
    • 3/5
      I've wanted to try this author for a while. I tried reading the book and couldn't get into it so I finally listened to it on cd. Much better that way but I think her style is way too contemporary for me.
    • 4/5
      This was a good book in that it drew me into the story and I keep thinking about it but I didn't like the hero's behavior, the whole situation is just not right. I don't believe this couples love will last. On her 30th birthday, Rachel and her friends fiance Dex confess their feelings.
    • 5/5
      "Loved it! Emily has a way of making her characters come alive....and loved the movie as well!!" Reading her new book currently. Make sure and read Something Blue as follow up to this one!
    • 3/5
      Many people were not fans of this book, but I really loved how realistic it was. It shows all the ups and downs with relationships and friendships. It doesn't paint the picture of perfect people. It's great romantic story, and it just feels real when you read it. Definitely one of my favorites!
    • 4/5
      Quick chick lit read. Fun beach read, but have to admit to irritation on the main character's lack of ability to ask for what she wants.
    • 5/5
      A friend likened this book to crack. Unlike crack, however, when you read this on a Kindle you can at least hold out the prospect to passing strangers that you're reading the Wall Street Journal.

      Largely in the Jane Austen genre of romantic comedy (complete with a character named Darcy, in case you missed the other cues), it tells the story of a woman's affair with her best friend's fiance. It gets you very emotionally invested in her eventual happiness and the resolution of the seemingly impossible solution.

      Giffin, however, doesn't resolve it in a completely Austen-esque way -- having both more convenient plot twists and coincidences than Austen ever relied on, but also a little more complexity and ambiguity than Austen has.

      I'm trying to avoid getting addicted, but not sure how long I can hold out before reading another Emily Giffin book.
    • 3/5
      This book was for Elizabeth, and Emily Giffin is older than Cassandra Clare. Lady Midnight is a lady. I Can see why Stephen King and Anne Rice are the parents of paranormal romance fans. Chick lit is just like them.
    • 4/5
      This book was really good. Rachel and Darcy have been best friends since elementary school. Darcy is the pretty one, and Rachel is the smart one who always takes the backseat to whatever is going on in their lives.When they were in 6th grade, Rachel had planned to be married by 30. That was the perfect age to start a that phase of life - marriage and children. At her actual 30th birthday party she was unmarried with no prospects. By the end of that night she was up 1 prospect - Darcy's fiance, Dex. Dex and Darcy were to marry in September. Dex and Rachel's affair lasted over the summer. As a group, they and their crew hung out in the Hamptons. Darcy tried setting Rachel up with Dex's friend, Marcus. There were no sparks but they got along well. At some point Rachel gave Dex an ultimatum on their "relationship", then headed off to to London to visit an old friend.When she got back home, lots of things had changed.Can't wait to read the sequel [Something Blue].
    • 3/5
      This book started out extremely strong. I mean, how is it possible that in a mere 50 pages, she had me not only forgiving the main character for the unforgivable transgression of cheating with her best friend's fiance, but totally rooting for them to get together? I was really impressed with how quickly Giffin developed the characters and played with my emotions.

      Then came the middle. The long, boring, unending middle where I got so sick of hearing Dex-this and Dex-that, so sick of Rachel's absolute passive nature, that I wanted to punch them both. While I understood Rachel was afraid to lose him, I was in Hillary's camp, unable to bear watching them do nothing.

      So while it started out great (and had a satisfying ending), it didn't turn out to be the five star book I was hoping it would.
    • 4/5
      I loved the writing in this book, and EG always does a lovely job of getting into her characters' minds. The ending was not MY perfect ending, but it was a realistic one.
    • 3/5
      Very cute, although I just couldn't like Dex very much. And Rachael's martyr complex got annoying after a while, especially while she was using it as an excuse for having an affair. I kept thinking that this story would be much more interesting from Darcy's POV, so by the end I was mostly looking forward to getting it over so I could get to "Something Blue". Rachael and Dex deserved each other, and were so unrepentent that I can't help but think they'd better keep a close eye on one another when the thrill wears off and the relationship enters its ho-hum stage.
    • 4/5
      I have such mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I couldn't put it down. Emily Giffin is a very talented author. I love the way that she spins her tales and the way in which it is easy to imagine yourself as a friend to one of her characters. On the other hand, there are many moral issues that came up for me in this book. First of all, I have a huge issue with one night stands. I am very conservative in that manner and believe that sex is for marriage. But I overlook that frequently in lieu of enjoying a variety of different books, movies, and tv shows. If I did not, then I would have to limit my entertainment to a very small selection. Second of all, I have an even bigger issue with infidelity within a committed relationship. Darcy and Dex were together for 7 years. No matter how much he might have loved Rachel prior to being with Darcy, he was with Darcy when he began his intimate relationship with Rachel. It is clear that everyone agrees that their relationship should not have happened, and so I continued through the book in hopes that it would straighten itself out. And I suppose it did. In some ways, it worked out well that Darcy was also having an affair, fell in love, and got pregnant. It did work out, to some extent, that the wedding was broken off leaving Rachel to be with Dex and Darcy to be with Marcus. But here is where I am stuck. How can Rachel trust Dex to stay with her? After he was with her best friend for 7 years and then was so easily able to call it quits, how can Rachel trust that he will not do something similar to her? How am I to be happy for a couple who fought against everyone they love, against all odds to end up together, but had to do it at so many different expenses? I do not trust Dex as far as I can throw him (no matter that he is a fictional character) and due to that I have a really hard time being happy for them. I had hoped, in all honesty, that she would fall in love with Ethan while she was in England and that she would move to live with him. Or that some other man would swoop in and sweep her off of her feet. I know that there are a lot of stories out there that have similar plots to this one. But for some reason, I just couldn't get myself to like Dex. And not liking Dex made it very hard to cheer for Dex and Rachel to be together. Yet, in the end, I thoroughly enjoyed the story, even while hating the way it was going, due to excellent writing, and couldn't put it down. I would recommend it, even if the reader gets as frustrated with the characters as I did. And I do plan on seeing the movie to see how Hollywood interprets the story primarily because I like Kate Hudson. But I would recommend "Baby Proof" over "Something Borrowed" any day.
    • 5/5
      This was a great book! The main character is completely likeable even though she's doing an awful thing. The flawed characters really make this an enjoyable read because you can sometimes relate - these are "real life" emotions and situations instead of being something out of a fairy tale. This was a very quick read for me. This was the first book I've read from Emily Giffin and I'm definitely looking forward to reading more!
    • 3/5
      Sort of surprised I enjoyed this one as much as I did. Usually I can't stand chick-lit, but something about this one grabbed my attention.

      My biggest complaint with the book, and where I stopped liking it was in the last few pages. Darcy should not have ended up pregnant with Marcus's baby. It let Rachel and Dex off the hook. It would have been so much better had Griffin made them take ownership of their decision.