Rachel and Darcy have been best friends since childhood. However,The night of Rachel's 30th birthday party changes everything. The whole story about Rachel and Dex getting back and forth behind Darcy's back and figuring out the decision: whether to call off the wedding or to be with Rachel, could have been very boring, and getting lame feeling about this book was what I sort of expected when I first started it. But as a matter of fact, it was very funny and I totally enjoyed it. It never lost its pace and it was impossible to put down the book, because I couldn't tell who will turn the tables on Dex until I got into the very last chapter.
This witty [chick-lit] story was told by Rachel, Manhattan's big firm lawyer's point of view, where she has observed her long time best friend, Darcy, sort of glamorous, laid-back type, who always gets everything she wants. That's why I felt like I was more attracted to the character of Darcy. I really loved Rachel's narration and I was with her in various aspects. And I also liked the way how Emily Giffin portrays the lovely competition going on with Rachel and Darcy, like for instance, the acceptance letter from Notre Dame and Darcy lying about her SAT scores.
The lesson I got from the book is that love overpowers everything, no matter how hard the obstacles are going to be. There's one sentence that Rachel said, really left me a shocked feelings.
"I love Dex enough to sacrifice the friendship."
