SOMETHING BORROWED
Emily Giffin
AB asked if I already saw Something Borrowed the movie and recommended that I watch it. I don’t know from where I found out that it was adapted from a book (from tumblr, most probably) but I knew I had to read the book first before I see the movie.
And I’m so happy I did.
It was a nice book. I couldn’t put it down- literally. Just finished reading it today and I just started with it last Saturday afternoon- all 403 pages of it! A big feat for someone like me considering that it would normally take me at least two weeks to finish a book. I just kept on reading because I wanted to know what happened at the end- will the wedding push through? Will Dex finally make up his mind? Though I wanted to hit myself in the head for reading Something Blue’s summary at the back of the book while browsing the shelves of National Book Store and found out Something Borrowed’s ending. Dammit.
Goody-goody Rachel gets into an affair with her bestfriend Darcy’s fiancĂ©. They’ve been best friends for 25 years. More like frenemies for 25 years. Rachel has always felt she’s second place to Darcy who always gets what she wants. Rachel always felt that whatever it is she wants, Darcy also wanted it for herself. That incident during her 30th birthday I knew she wanted it to happen. For once, she felt that she’s one-upped Darcy on this one.
Aside from the fact that he’s cheated on Darcy, Dex seemed perfect. Tall, handsome, intelligent, kind- he IS perfect. Maybe that’s why even after his infidelity I never really hated him. Okay I get it, he really loves Rachel but I want to know when he realized this. Did he realize it years ago or just recently? He admitted to Rachel he liked her back in law school so why did he even agree to go on a date with Darcy? It was difficult to say whether I rooted for Dex and Rachel’s affair. I know what they’re doing was wrong but Darcy was such a pain in the ass which maybe made their affair more acceptable to me. But in reality, having an affair (with your bestfriend's fiancĂ©!) will never be justifiable.
I believe that Darcy and Rachel’s friendship was genuine. Though it may not be the most perfect and ideal of friendship, I felt they both cared for each other. But sometimes there are friendships that are toxic which I think what theirs also was. It was a true friendship which was tarnished by their insecurities. I know someone who is like Darcy only she is not beautiful like Darcy. Well, feel niya beautiful siya but to me and people I know who know her, she’s not. Not really a Rachel here but if a chance to outdo "Darcy" presents itself to me, I would take it in a heartbeat.
So yes I understand Rachel and why she did it. I take her word for it that she loves Dex but maybe the fact that Dex was Darcy’s but could be hers made Dex more desirable, more appealing. And the fact that Darcy was such made me more accepting of Dex and Rachel’s affair. If Darcy wasn’t much of a pain in the ass, I would be totally repulsed by their infidelity.
A very good read. Engaging. Who knew I would enjoy chick-lit? I didn’t purposely avoid chick lits but I thought I should read books I could learn something from, but after Something Borrowed I am reminded of why chick lits are good- they give one that giddy feeling and I’m such a sucker for anything giddy. I also think it’s genius how they included the Prologue and first chapter of Something Blue which is a follow-up to Borrowed. Something Borrowed was from Rachel’s point-of-view; Something Blue would be from Darcy’s perspective. Made me want to read it so I could see where Darcy is coming from.
But I have learned that you make your own happiness, that part of
going for what you want means losing something else.
and when the stakes are high, the losses can be that much greater.
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