Baby Proof explored an interesting topic for a chick lit book. Ben and Claudia are in their 30's and get married with the shared feeling that neither of them want kids. Then a couple of years into their marriage, Ben has a change of heart. Claudia has no interest in changing her mind, so the marriage breaks down, and after a big fight Claudia leaves and moves in with her best friend. Thus begins the question of will she change her mind and get back together with Ben, or will they stay apart. There was not nearly enough emotion in this book for a couple who otherwise loved each other deeply and were perfect for each other, but were ripped apart by this one issue, albeit a huge one. And in the end, the issue is not even resolved. There is hint of a possible resolution but overall there is no answer. It's like the author couldn't make up her mind one way or the other. I wish I could have cared about Claudia more, but I just wasn't feeling much of what should have been heart-wrenching grief over having to part with Ben. I cared more about her best friend Jill, who was in a long-term affair with a married guy. There was too much filler in the book as well that just didn't add to the story, and I think this contributed to caring less about the couple we're supposed to care about. The sub-plot of her sister who was having trouble conceiving was relevant to the story, but her other sister who had a cheating husband was not, and took away from the story. The last third of the book was worth the read, but overall I was disappointed. This book didn't meet my expectations, and didn't sufficiently flesh out the topic at hand, nor resolve it. Emily Giffin's first book "Something Borrowed" I thoroughly enjoyed and thus have sought out her other titles, but the second book "Something Blue" was disappointing along with this third one. I will not be rushing to get her fourth book that's due out in May 2008.
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