Story Lover

by Emily Giffin

For whatever reason, I liked this book so much more than Something Borrowed. Perhaps because it wasn’t about someone supposedly perfect who had a bit of a fall from grace. I think there’s something more redeeming and interesting about someone trying to improve themselves than someone feeling justified in her wrongdoing. In Something Borrowed, Rachel kind of felt justified because she had been a doormat her whole life and she was sick of it. But in reality, if you’re a doormat, it’s really your fault for letting people treat you that way without ever saying anything about it. You can’t justify awful behavior based on how you’ve been treated.

I liked Darcy’s fall from grace and the true friendship she had with Ethan. Only a true friend will tell you your faults, because only through confrontation can you ever really become a better person. Rachel never tried to help Darcy become a better person, maybe she just felt good being treated badly so she could feel more saintly. Maybe, maybe not. But I liked how Darcy and Ethan’s relationship evolved and how they were able to find happiness by being open, honest and willing to change.

Wasn’t really as good as I thought it’d be. I mean, you can’t really expect that much, but I thought the acting was pretty weak. I’m glad it was a freebie from AMC, since I got a re-admit from a movie gone wrong previously. I just couldn’t really find that much lovable about either of the characters. The girl was idealistic good and the guy was stereotypical cool. But the two never really added up.

There were moments of potential depth, like the housekeeper whose children were still in Haiti and the brief moment of Beastly and the girl at the dance, but really that was about it. I liked Mary-Kate, but hated her shoes. Haha, that’s about all I have to say about that.