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 Eh. September 24, 2008
Juhui Leonetti (Brooklyn, NY)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Loved Something Blue and Something Borrowed. Did not like this book @ all. Read the whole thing hoping it would get better. The story/plot is unrealistic, far fetched, messy, and not well thought through.
Seems like the author wrote this book to meet contract obligations under deadline and/or was under duress.
Going to read her 4th book. I hope it's consistent w/the other two books.
 Boring September 21, 2008
J. Burke (California)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I loved "Something Borrowed" and "Something Blue" so I had high hopes for this book. I really had to force myself to get through this book. I thought too much of the focus was put on the secondary characters and by the end of the book I didn't really care about what happened to Claudia and Ben. Jess was the best character and it seemed like she should have been the focus of the story. I think it would have been more interesting had Claudia actually gotten pregnant in the book and reading about how she went through all the pregnancy milestones as someone not naturally wanting to be a mom. The book was a real disappointment. I had to force myself to get through it. I never leave a book unfinished, but this one was close.
 Not your typical chick lit September 18, 2008
Lady Maxwell (NY, NY)
This is Emily Giffin's best book so far. I read Something Borrowed and Something Blue, and although I liked her writing and the plot was well done, I wasn't the biggest fan of the characters. This time, I loved the character Claudia in Baby Proof. I first read an excerpt of Baby Proof at the end of the paperback edition of Something Blue, and I knew I had to get it.
Unlike most chick lit books who always has the same plot: girl falls for boy of her dreams and girl gets boy at the end, Baby Proof is about a couple trying to work out their differences and expectations in their marriage.
Like most couples in a stable relationship, Claudia and Ben have a mutual understanding about what they want out of their relationship - one of them being not having a child. However, when Ben changes his mind, and Claudia refuses to compromise, their relationship falls apart.
Although the plot of this novel is about having children, it could have been about anything else that a couple goes through. This is a story of a couple working out their differences and figuring out what is right for them... as individuals and as a couple.
Does Love Conquer All September 13, 2008
E. Arment (MA)
This is the first book that I read by Emily Giffin and I enjoyed her smooth and fun style. The main character of the book is Claudia who when she got married she had agreed with her husband that they wanted no children. Then her husband decided that he wanted children and Claudia was adamant that she did not want to be a mother and there started the downfall of her marriage. The book was basically about relationships and the author portrayed the relationships of Claudia's parents, sisters and friends. It was basically a written soap opera. The author did a great job entwining the different scenarios and was enjoyable to read. The only downfall is the ending was somewhat predictable.
Predictable, yet good September 7, 2008
Brittania Stewart (New York, New York USA)
The major storyline of this book was a tad predictable. As the story, played out, I could sense where it was leading to, which was somewhat disappointing. However, the more minor storylines, especially the main characters relationship with her family and her best friend, were less predictable and incredibly interesting. I enjoyed reading this book and I definitely felt like I could relate to the main character's emotions and soul searching.
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