Review by laurhartwick

I read this book and found it problematic in some ways but some of the passages from the later half left a lasting impression so I do overall respect it.

I found the movie, despite the changes they made with age, was a very good adaptation. The writers clearly put a lot of effort in keeping the key scenes as similar as possible and being mindful of what they edited out and how. They also kept the same message and tone of the book while making the adult characters older, and I ended up liking that a lot.

I would give the book and this movie's plot a 6 or 7 but as a film I would rate it higher. Blake Lively was phenomenal and all the actors, the cinematography and soundtrack were very good. Above all it kept the somewhat odd mashup of a high income, beautiful people, beautiful world rom-com/chick-lit feel and a very serious topic which is not easy to do.