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The Lies That Bind
by Emily Giffin
This one wasn't for me, however, I wonder if I might not have been the ideal audience. As someone in my late twenties I was in kindergarten when 9/11 happened so I don't have the same memories of it that someone who was an adult at the time would have. Beyond that, I felt like this book was written more like a book written 20 years ago than a book written today. The characters experience some truly difficult problems like sickness and loss of loved ones, but their solutions are often show them to be more concerned about appearances or pride than the best possible solution. I enjoyed how much Cecily and Grant loved each other but by the end of the book I didn't really respect either of them. They both atoned for their mistakes but it wasn't enough for me. One final complaint about this book is Cecily has a pretty stereotypical gay best friend. There is of course no right or wrong way to be gay but this was another thing that made the book feel a little outdated to me.
I wanted to write a spoiler free review but I also need to rant some. Cecily gets pregnant doesn't know who the father is and for MONTHS strings her fiance along telling him he is the father. She even gifts him the pregnancy test like they had been trying. She also befriends her ex-boyfriend's wife to learn more about him and lets her help Cecily's wedding to another man. Grant steals money because his brother is sick and wants him to get into a clinical trail. He admits he could have borrowed money from his in laws but didn't want to because of the place his marriage was in. At the same time he sort of cheated on his wife with Cecily for months without telling either woman. Both Cecily and Grant got off pretty easy because they had friends and family with money!
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I wanted to write a spoiler free review but I also need to rant some. Cecily gets pregnant doesn't know who the father is and for MONTHS strings her fiance along telling him he is the father. She even gifts him the pregnancy test like they had been trying. She also befriends her ex-boyfriend's wife to learn more about him and lets her help Cecily's wedding to another man. Grant steals money because his brother is sick and wants him to get into a clinical trail. He admits he could have borrowed money from his in laws but didn't want to because of the place his marriage was in. At the same time he sort of cheated on his wife with Cecily for months without telling either woman. Both Cecily and Grant got off pretty easy because they had friends and family with money!