In my last post, I outlined two great movies to get you over a heartbreak slump. Here is a book that will take your mind off why he forgot to call, or whatever.
Something Borrowed* As of May 6th, it will be a movie too. I discovered it in book form first. I am completely devouring Emily Giffin's "Something Borrowed." Very much in the vain of the movie
The Romantics, its a simple story of
two best friends and one guy. Rachel, the book's main character, is brunette, a lawyer, and always playing second fiddle to Darcy, her childhood best friend. Darcy has blonde hair, a perfect figure, men fawning all over her, a glam pr job she got with no experience, and a sense of entitlement that rivals the queen of a small country.
In essence, you can't imagine how Rachel has put up with Darcy for over 20 years because Darcy is the typical Queen B-eyotch (see Alison (Pretty Little Liars), Cordelia Chase (Buffy) or Lila Fowler (Sweet Valley High) etc... for more direction). So its natural to feel bad for Rachel when she gets drunk at her 30th birthday and sleeps with Darcy's fiance. At first, you're like, oh this is all she needed, just to feel good about herself. But the more you learn about Rachel and Darcy, the more you want bridezilla to suffer. As everyone keeps pointing out to Rachel that she's 30, single, and everyone else has moved on or is happy, you want to fight for her right to be 30 and a potential home wrecker.
SPOILER ALERT:Rachel begins dating Dex's pal Marcus, and begins an affair with Dex. But she also begins dating Dex's pal Marcus. Emotions begin to get crazy as the wedding approaches (at the end of the summer). Its a constant balance of self-denial, self-loathing and freedom that keep you glued to Rachel's tale. Rachel saw him first, she was friends with him first, but she was scared, and Darcy won/stole him.
WHY YOU WILL LIKE IT:Everyone has had Darcy as a friend before. You know the girl I'm talking about. She embarrassed you or ruined a good moment or told a secret, or took something you really wanted. We all have that in our life. Seeing someone fight back (even if it does involve stealing her fiance, which is frowned upon in polite circles), its cathartic on some level for the reader.
AS FOR THE MOVIE: The movie stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Rachel (hopefully with her
He's Just Not That Into You charm), and Kate Hudson as entitled Darcy (perhaps with the
How to Lose a Guy In Ten Days spunk and
Almost Famous girlish attractiveness). Colin Egglesfield (hot chef Auggie from the
Melrose Place 2009 reboot) is the man in contention. He's pretty dashing, although I liked him better with his chef scruff. For some reason, the character Ethan (a close friend living in London that the girls fought over at age ten) has become a major (and it seems present in NY) character, played by John Krasinski (Jim Halpert from
The Office). What can I say, it won't bother me too much because I love Mr. Halpert.
SIDENOTE- Krasinski's humor saved the Streep-Baldwin contraption
It's Complicated.
