Something Borrowed Book Vs Film

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'Something Borrowed' was written by Emily Giffin and released in 2004 as the first in a sequel based around two best friends living in New York. While the story is the compelling betrayal of ones oldest friend and how far is too far, the relationships just seemed to be too atrocious. While I did enjoy the book, the portrayal of Rachel’s character as a girl sleeping with her best friends fiancé and feeling justified in doing so, is just too much to swallow.

The movie took the important parts of the novel and then added a little bit more. Rachel and Dex’s (Darcy’s finance) affair is not portrayed to last as long in the movie as it does in the book. Also Rachel’s best friend Ethan is living in New York instead of England like the novel. The movie and the book are quite good though the endings are different. The movie ends with an accidental run-in between Darcy and Rachel leaving the watcher with the feeling that both are going to live happily ever after which of coarse does not need to happen in a book.

Both movie and book were enjoyable and worth your time but I would suggest you  SEE IT!