Thursday, June 16, 2011

Blue Is A Lovely Color

I have been so busy that I haven't had time to read, but I finally finished a book, "Something Blue," by Emily Giffin. This is kind of a sequel to "Something Borrowed," but not really. This one follows the "antagonist" in that story, and at first I thought, why follow up on a character that was unlikeable? But such is the brilliance of Ms. Giffin. Darcy is three-dimensional and real, and like us, makes mistakes, and is confused, and underneath it all, a good person just trying to make sense of the world around us, and how we react to it. She goes through a journey of trying to be a better person, and mostly succeeds. We all aspire to be that which makes this book, and her character, easily relatable. And in the heart of it all, there is even a sweet and believable love story. I loved this book, and Giffin has now shot up as one of my new favorite authors. I can't understand why I never read her before, maybe because I used to see these books everywhere? But now I just want to catch up on everything she has done. I found myself trying to "steal" time so I can finish his book - that's how engrossed I was in reading. I really hope now that they push through with filming this book, even with Kate Hudson (whom I am not a fan of)

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  1. MelissaJune 16, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    i liked it better than SoBo. next try the jane porter combo of "odd mom out" and "mrs. perfect." it's the same thing were the "enemy" is seen in a new light. they also are a great pair.
    i remember when i would read v.c. andrews books as a teen and they'd have a prequel about the villian and you'd see them in a new light too. "garden of shadows" was great in that way.

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  2. leonelJune 16, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    I was surprised I liked it so much - i may have read some of jane porter's, though I am sure I haven't read those two. Do you like Giffin's other novels?

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