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Love the One You're With

Love the One You're With
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Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780312348670
ISBN: 0312348673
Label: St. Martin's Press
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 342
Publication Date: 2008-05-13
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date: 2008-05-13
Studio: St. Martin's Press
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How do you know if you’ve found the one? Can you really love the one you’re with when you can’t forget the one who got away?

Emily Giffin, author of the New York Times bestselling novels Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and Baby Proof, poses these questions—and many more—with her highly anticipated, thought-provoking new novel Love the One You’re With.

Ellen and Andy’s first year of marriage doesn’t just seem perfect, it is perfect. There is no question how deep their devotion is, and how naturally they bring out the best in each other. But one fateful afternoon, Ellen runs into Leo for the first time in eight years. Leo, the one who brought out the worst in her. Leo, the one who left her heartbroken with no explanation. Leo, the one she could never quite forget. When his reappearance ignites long-dormant emotions, Ellen begins to question whether the life she’s living is the one she’s meant to live. At once heartbreaking and funny, Love the One You’re With is a tale of lost loves and found fortunes—and will resonate with anyone who has ever wondered what if.



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Summary: 4.5 stars
Comment: I docked this book a half-star because I didn't like how they used a pseudonym for Bono (Drake is obviously supposed to be Bono). I feel like if you're going to use a real-life star as a model, might as well use the real person!

That said, it is a minor quibble in an otherwise highly entertaining and enjoyable book. Some have said Ellen is too selfish, but I don't agree. She's legitimately confused by her feelings and every act and thought she expressed, whether good or bad, was believable and real. Who wants to read about someone who makes the right choices all the time anyway? From the very first chapter, when she starts ticking off the reasons she should or shouldn't tell her husband about running into Leo, the book is a clinic in how real people think and respond to emotional conflict and difficult situations. I respect that the author chose to make her so authentic because so many of these types of books don't and I find that insulting to my intelligence.

Since Amazon doesn't let us review with half-stars, I rounded up to 5. It's not quite at that level, but still higher than a 4.

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Summary: Huge huge error
Comment: Ellen is the most boring character in the world. There is nothing to like about her - so I'm at a loss as to how this old-money Southern family lets her be part of their life.

Two huge errors....First, I have never in my life met anyone FROM Pittsburgh that doesn't think Pittsburgh is the greatest city in the world. Ellen, apparently, hates Pittsburgh. I could see if she was from Johnstown or Allentown - but Pittsburgh? Please! And I'm not even from there.

Second - and I wonder if the editor was dozing during the reading - Girl Scout cookies are never sold in August. Ever. Shortly after they move to Atlanta, she mentions a girl scout came to her door selling cookies. The have a big cookie fiasco in the winter - never the summer. Errors like this bother me to no end.

BORING!

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Summary: light fun
Comment: great book. very interesting subject and pretty thoughtful for such a "light" read. you will definitely be able to finish this in a couple of days. perfect for an escapist read.

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Summary: Disappointing
Comment: Loved Giffin's other 2 books and couldn't wait for her to write another one. I was really disappointed!

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Summary: Her best book...
Comment: I've read her other books and would say this is her best book. Well written with lots of descriptives and twists.


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