NOTE: I wrote this entry once before but unfortunately it got deleted along with the comments because of Bloggers Issues! Sorry about the inconvenience
Years ago I was taken by a book sitting on one of the round tables at a local Barnes and Nobles. It was the cover that struck me, pink and shiny, it of course had appeal for me. I was drawn to it and a friend of mine purchased it for me as a gift (moreso to get me out of my princess diaries phase, seeing as how I was a high school senior about to embark on my adventures as an adult.)
The book was titled "Something Borrowed" by Emily Giffen, it and it's sequel, "Something Blue", have since then become two of my favorite books.
These books are what you would classify as "chicklits"- meaning the novel equivalent of a chick flick. But there is something more. The author does an amazing job of character building within the two books, which mirror the opposite stories of two best friends and a single incident.
The first book, "something Borrowed" tells the story of the mousey, girl next door best friend, "Rachel", who always steps out of the way and plays second fiddle to her OBNOXIOUS, has everything handed to her, gorgeous, best friend. You immediately empathize with the main character and antagonize the best friend. Even though the actions of the main character are questionable at best, you find yourself forgiving her and favoring her over the other.
The second book comes back around and the first chapter or so tells the exact same story as its prequel, except, this time, it's through the eyes of the best friend we antagonized in "Something Borrowed". We take a journey with "Darcy", Rachel's ex Best friend, and watch her grow as a person and we learn to love even more then we could have ever loved Rachel. Through life's unyielding circumstances, Darcy becomes our unlikely heroine.
I recommend both of thee books to both guys/girls alike. Both books are great and reveal depths about the author's writing ability.
I also watched the movie, it wasn't as bad as I was predicting, I love the books better but the movie is worth a watch ( a good rom-com/chic-flick).
PS. About the whole "Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Something Old, and Something New" Tradition, I know its not one Malayalees typically follow, but how about it? I am going to do it =)
Happy Thoughts
Regina Roy
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