baci's book club - June 2011 - Something Borrowed

It's that time again - baci's book club time!!!

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This month we read and discussed Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin, which, according to Emily Giffin's site "tells the story of Rachel, a young attorney living and working in Manhattan. Rachel has always been the consummate good girl - until her thirtieth birthday, when her best friend, Darcy, throws her a party. That night, after too many drinks, Rachel ends up in bed with Darcy's fiancé". It only gets more dramatic from there!

We also dished about the movie, starring Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin, for those of us that saw it :o)

WARNING, the following discussions may act as a Spoiler!!

All in all, everyone LOVED the book! It was a huge hit compared to our last Emily Giffin read, Love the One You're With. Something Borrowed is the perfect summer beach read - not too intense, but filled with just enough drama to keep you entertained.

You'll constantly be pulled back and forth about who you want Dex (Darcy's fiancé) to end up with at the end of the book. You'll also end up screaming at Rachel to, excuse my language here, grow some balls!! There isn't a minute that goes by, starting from before she introduces Dex, her dream man, to Darcy, her nightmarish best friend, when she couldn't have simply given in to the obvious chemistry between her and Dex. Listen, ladies, if you feel it and he feels it, it doesn't matter that "a girl like you doesn't belong with a guy like him". In the end, love is love and it doesn't matter if you're polar opposites ;o) Alas, as all of us in book club realized. . . there wouldn't be a book if Rachel hadn't been a wimp for so long - lol!

Throughout the book Rachel and Dex are overly concerned with what other people will think. They refuse to realize that if Dex doesn't break it off with Darcy, their lives are only going to get more uncomfortable as Rachel stands next to Darcy on her and Dex's wedding day. AWKWARD!

In the end, we were all secretly pleased that Dex chose Darcy. . . that is until Dex comes back around and chooses Rachel!! While reading, we all said we squealed with delight when Dex shows up at Rachel's apartment :o)

It's so lovely to see Rachel grow throughout the book and realize that she is important and that she does deserve to be happy. Every woman needs to take something from that!

I'll say it again, we all loved the book - the main characters were wonderful to see interacting with one another and the supporting characters, Marcus, Ethan and Hillary, just added an awesome bonus to the book as a whole!

Now, moving on to the movie :o) Once again, everyone loved it! The movie follows the book loosely, with the major parts in tact and just a few differences:

1) There's no Hillary

2) Ethan isn't living in London (until much later in the movie)

3) Ethan takes on Hillary's role, as well as his own

4) You never meet any of Darcy or Rachel's old friends or family

5) You do, however, get to meet Dex's family and they make his decision between Darcy and Rachel very difficult

That all may seem like a lot, but I promise it still takes on the book's story very well. It also helps that Colin Egglesfield (Dex) is HANDSOME!! So go see it - we would all totally recommend it :o)

BONUS: During the credits, there is an extra scene that alludes to a sequel. . . which bring us to one of our next month's reads - Emily Giffin's Something Blue, which follows a pregnant Darcy to London and tells her side of the story. SWOON!!

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Our main book choice of the month is Kathryn Stockett's The Help. Once again, we love watching our beloved books turn into movies and this one will be released in August!!

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We're set to meet Thursday, July 28th - so get your read on and we'll see you then!

Oh and make sure you didn't miss this week's baci's baking, book club edition! Member Pam made Mini Lime Cheesecakes - so yummy :o)