Baby Proof

5 Responses to “Baby Proof”

1. A. Hakala says:

   September 7, 2010 at 6:53 pm

   I am a huge fan of Giffin after reading her 1st books so I was excited to pick up this one. I really did not like the main character and if it wasn’t for the supporting ‘cast’ I would not have finished it. Claudia was the most selfish person I could imagine, she gets a divorce from her spouse because she doesn’t want kids was so selfish and ridiculous.
   Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
2. caradee says:

   September 7, 2010 at 8:34 pm

   i painstakingly loved emily giffin’s first two novels and could not wait to get my hands on her third. but, after waiting nearly a year for the new relief, i was certain that her third novel would be a continuation of the first two and it was not. though it is a quick, simple, and clean read, the tale is extremely unrealistic. i like to escape now and again, but i wasn’t expecting a fantasy. please! show me where relationships like these take place in real life.

   if anyone wants to read giffin’s work, i would fervently recommend her second novel, SOMETHING BLUE. the characters are far more likeable and the tale much closer to reality.
   Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
3. Just Me says:

   September 7, 2010 at 10:24 pm

   I am so glad I got an advance copy of this book. It was so excellent I didn’t want to place it down, but I also didn’t want it to end because I was enjoying it so much. I was drawn into the tale straight away. Claudia and Ben are married and had agreed on a childless marriage. Ben, but, decides he really does want to be a dad. The marriage is tested, and both have tough decisions to make. Ben and Claudia are both likeable characters. Emily Giffin has such a fantastic style of writing that really pulls you into the characters and their turmoils. The storyline is original. I can’t wait for her next book
   Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
4. K. Hinton says:

   September 8, 2010 at 1:04 am

   Claudia, a book editor, is a modern New York woman who chose at an early age that she does not want children. This choice is looked at with disdain by most people she meets, and makes it hard for her to find a relationship with a name who shares her views on parenthood. She is pleased to be single rather than settle, when she meets Ben, a handsome architect who shares her views on family tree. They elope to St. John and marry–keen to start their child-free life full of unplanned vacations, expensive dinners and unfettered freedom. Things seem perfect until two years into their relationship Ben decides that he would like children after all. Claudia stubbornly refuses to budge and, after a particularly brutal confrontation, leaves Ben and heads to a divorce lawyer.

   I couldn’t help but have the impression of Claudia as a stubborn and rigid person who lives too much inside her own head. She won’t even consider that she could be incorrect and refuses to even compromise with Ben, a man she claims to like more than anything. It makes me mad that while she refuses to capitulate to Ben’s will, she basically throws herself a pity party that he would rather have a baby than be with her. I’m not adage that she has to have his kid or that it’s incorrect for her to not want children, but I do judge she needs to be willing to compromise as a replacement for of just thinking that Ben should just do what she wants.

   The subplots involving supporting characters, including Claudia’s sisters, best friend Jess and coworker Michael, all served to diffuse any rage that I felt over Claudia’s behavior. Overall, I loved this novel. It’s a fantastic book to read by the pool this summer even if it was a tad babycentric for my taste.
   Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
5. Jessie says:

   September 8, 2010 at 2:22 am

   Emily Giffen is a terrfic writer all three of her books I could not place down, this is another page turner for all the fans of something borrowed n something blue
   Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5