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Legally Blonde
The hilarious novel that inspired the blockbuster movie--including what's next for Elle Woods!
Elle Woods, California University senior, seems to have it all. President of Delta Gamma sorority, she's aced her major--sociopolitical jewellery design--and is on the verge of becoming Mrs. Warner Huntington III. Too bad Warner, bound for Stanford Law, dumps her with the explanation he needs a more "serious" woman at his side. Faced with this unexpected reversal of fortune, Woods doesn't get depressed, she gets busy.
Thanks to a creative application video and a demand for "diversity" at Stanford Law, Elle gets admitted. Soon she's packing her convertible--as well as her pet Chihuahua "Underdog"--and heading north, determined to win back her man. Smart, fast, and funny, Legally Blonde proves how much fun blondes really can have!
Elle Woods, California University senior, seems to have it all. President of Delta Gamma sorority, she's aced her major--sociopolitical jewellery design--and is on the verge of becoming Mrs. Warner Huntington III. Too bad Warner, bound for Stanford Law, dumps her with the explanation he needs a more "serious" woman at his side. Faced with this unexpected reversal of fortune, Woods doesn't get depressed, she gets busy.
Thanks to a creative application video and a demand for "diversity" at Stanford Law, Elle gets admitted. Soon she's packing her convertible--as well as her pet Chihuahua "Underdog"--and heading north, determined to win back her man. Smart, fast, and funny, Legally Blonde proves how much fun blondes really can have!
272 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2001
About the author
Amanda Brown
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Born to parents who were both successful lawyers, Amanda graduated from Arizona State University in 1993. She then proceeded to study at Stanford Law School, where she compiled funny letters and stories based on her experiences into a first manuscript that would become Legally Blonde.
Since the success of the 2001 movie, she has released her second book, Family Trust, which has also been optioned for a film. Currently she lives with her husband and daughter in San Francisco. Amanda's novel School of Fortune is currently being optioned for a film starring Ashley Tisdale, Julie Andrews and Justin Long.[1]
Born to parents who were both successful lawyers, Amanda graduated from Arizona State University in 1993. She then proceeded to study at Stanford Law School, where she compiled funny letters and stories based on her experiences into a first manuscript that would become Legally Blonde.
Since the success of the 2001 movie, she has released her second book, Family Trust, which has also been optioned for a film. Currently she lives with her husband and daughter in San Francisco. Amanda's novel School of Fortune is currently being optioned for a film starring Ashley Tisdale, Julie Andrews and Justin Long.[1]
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January 19, 2011
I LOVE the Legally Blonde movie, and I recently saw the musical, (which I also adored). So I was ready to love this book. It turned out to be a disappointed read. I expected difference from the movie; in fact I wanted them. I wanted more details and more funny happenings that were left out. It was different all right, but in all the wrong ways!
**Spoliers**
There is NO Emmet Forrest in the book. In fact, no love interest for Elle at all. She just spends the entire book moaning over Warner.
Vivian is named Sarah, which is not as posh.
Her nail lady is French, and does not provide any sort of friendship for her (no dog rescue!)
She makes a very good girlfriend in law school.
Elle is a slacker! She never begins to study hard to "show them all" like she does in the movie/musical. She skips classes to get highlights, reads magazines in class and does not participate. She never rises above to show anyone she can do it.
Brooke has a different last name, but she was not getting lyposuction while her husband was being murdered, she was attending an SA Shoppers Annonymous meeting because she is addicted to shopping. (GAG!) She also used to be fat, had a horrible childhood, an opened a gym/health food place.
In all, this book was a pretty boring read. Elle is not as dynamic as she was on screen. The screenwriters of that movie really get some credit because they created better characters and more appealing situations.
**Spoliers**
There is NO Emmet Forrest in the book. In fact, no love interest for Elle at all. She just spends the entire book moaning over Warner.
Vivian is named Sarah, which is not as posh.
Her nail lady is French, and does not provide any sort of friendship for her (no dog rescue!)
She makes a very good girlfriend in law school.
Elle is a slacker! She never begins to study hard to "show them all" like she does in the movie/musical. She skips classes to get highlights, reads magazines in class and does not participate. She never rises above to show anyone she can do it.
Brooke has a different last name, but she was not getting lyposuction while her husband was being murdered, she was attending an SA Shoppers Annonymous meeting because she is addicted to shopping. (GAG!) She also used to be fat, had a horrible childhood, an opened a gym/health food place.
In all, this book was a pretty boring read. Elle is not as dynamic as she was on screen. The screenwriters of that movie really get some credit because they created better characters and more appealing situations.
November 14, 2016
Fantastic narrator! I can just see Reese Witherspoon's happy voice shining through. Though not reviewing the movie, I did enjoy it so much more than the book. It lacked any type of oomph, and I'm afraid I was constantly waiting for something to happen, there was no spark to be felt or heard. The basis of the character came through, but the quirky Elle Woods that I knew was lost in the court room scenes. Yes Warner was a cad, but he didn't get served his cummupence in quite the style I would have hoped. The issue here was Elle scored an internship (dodgy) to assist on the defence of a young blonde widower on trial for her rich husband's murder (cliche, even for Elle). She devised a "Blonde Legal Defence Team" and so it goes. The author wrote this based on her time at Law School, I'm wondering what she got up to now!
September 1, 2019
Review to follow.
Having seen the movie I always kind of wanted to read the book.
While it is cute and mostly like the movie, the fun magical feeling is not present. I think honestly that is because Reese Witherspoon made Elle Woods come alive. I just sort of skimmed the book and it fell sort of flat for me. It is very short and things go so quickly! I mean she is signed up to law school within the first couple of dozen pages.
I think it was an OK read but not like the movie. And things that made the movie funny fell flat for me as well.
SPOILERS:
Even the court room scene was not really all that good. Sorry but not a great read. I hate to do the "movie is better then the book" thing but in this case it really is true.
Having seen the movie I always kind of wanted to read the book.
While it is cute and mostly like the movie, the fun magical feeling is not present. I think honestly that is because Reese Witherspoon made Elle Woods come alive. I just sort of skimmed the book and it fell sort of flat for me. It is very short and things go so quickly! I mean she is signed up to law school within the first couple of dozen pages.
I think it was an OK read but not like the movie. And things that made the movie funny fell flat for me as well.
SPOILERS:
Even the court room scene was not really all that good. Sorry but not a great read. I hate to do the "movie is better then the book" thing but in this case it really is true.
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July 20, 2020I think many people know the movie 'Legally Blonde' with Reese Whiterspoon and this book is just as fantastic as the movie. The book of course gives more insight into the life and feelings of the blonde. I think it would be great for anyone who enjoyed the film to read this book.
July 29, 2011
I'm sorry to say that Legally Blonde is one of the few examples of the movie being better than the book. I was extremely disappointed and rather sorry I had bought the book by the time I finished it, especially considering how long I had been looking for it. I had to make myself finish the book, although I will say it got somewhat better during the last 100 pages. I found Amanda Brown's writing style to be rather dull and her syntax is confusing at best. The cover promised that the book is hilarious, but the attempts at humor fall short. The scenes that I think were meant to be funny were really just pointless--they did nothing to further the story or reveal more about the characters, and worst of all, they weren't even funny. The characterization is okay, but to be honest, I didn't find any of the characters to be that likable. Even Elle is much more likable in the movie. That said, I see from the other reviews that quite a few people do like it, so I will concede that maybe it just isn't my kind of book. I saw the movie long before I read the book, so that may have also contributed to how I feel about it. I doubt I will ever read another Amanda Brown book, though.
November 20, 2015
Apparently I'm in the minority but I actually like the book. It's nice to see that Elle was originally pictured as someone who was aware of her inherent intelligence and was just somewhat ditzy, as opposed to the movie where it seemed like she was more sweet than naturally intelligent. Certainly, this alternate potrayal of her has its downsides and she is decidedly less nice in this version than she was in the movie (one of my favorite scenes in the movie is where she helps out the awkward, nerdy guy when the girl he was trying to ask out was making fun of him and this scene was definitely not in the book). On the other hand, it was nice to see her stand up for herself against Sarah (a.k.a. Vivian) when she was being picked on.
I also found myself with mixed feelings about Emmett. Specifically, how there isn't an Emmett in the book - in other words, no romantic interest. She spends the book convinced she and Warren will get back together almost until the end. On the one hand, I missed the romantic interest, especially since I always liked the character of Emmett (both in the movie and the musical). On the other hand, I always thought it was slightly insulting to Elle and her Blonde Girl Power message that she followed one guy to college and then almost instantly hooked up with another one, even if he was a much nicer guy.
In case it isn't obvious at this point, all of the changes had their good and bad points for me, and I have a hard time saying, "I like the book better because..." or "I like the movie better and here's why..." It helps if I don't compare the book and the movie to each other (and while I enjoy the musical, the only character that they improved in the musical was Emmett, and that's mainly because they amped up his role from what was in the movie - Elle was wretched in the musical). I definitely preferred the Christopher Miles character to the Dr. Kaplan character in the movie, but I also missed Professor Stromwell in the book.
Also, I CATEGORICALLY disagree with the posters who say that "Legally Blonde 2" was in any way better than this book. That movie was wretched, and while Elle had her annoying moments in the book, I also didn't find myself wanting to throw the book away, which is what happened when I saw LB2. I'm also going to disagree that the musical was better than the book (Elle was made into such an inspid character in the musical, ditzier than she was in either of her previous incarnations, and she got on my nerves quickly). Basically, just try not to compare the book to the first movie and be prepared for some major changes, and I think you'll be fine.
I also found myself with mixed feelings about Emmett. Specifically, how there isn't an Emmett in the book - in other words, no romantic interest. She spends the book convinced she and Warren will get back together almost until the end. On the one hand, I missed the romantic interest, especially since I always liked the character of Emmett (both in the movie and the musical). On the other hand, I always thought it was slightly insulting to Elle and her Blonde Girl Power message that she followed one guy to college and then almost instantly hooked up with another one, even if he was a much nicer guy.
In case it isn't obvious at this point, all of the changes had their good and bad points for me, and I have a hard time saying, "I like the book better because..." or "I like the movie better and here's why..." It helps if I don't compare the book and the movie to each other (and while I enjoy the musical, the only character that they improved in the musical was Emmett, and that's mainly because they amped up his role from what was in the movie - Elle was wretched in the musical). I definitely preferred the Christopher Miles character to the Dr. Kaplan character in the movie, but I also missed Professor Stromwell in the book.
Also, I CATEGORICALLY disagree with the posters who say that "Legally Blonde 2" was in any way better than this book. That movie was wretched, and while Elle had her annoying moments in the book, I also didn't find myself wanting to throw the book away, which is what happened when I saw LB2. I'm also going to disagree that the musical was better than the book (Elle was made into such an inspid character in the musical, ditzier than she was in either of her previous incarnations, and she got on my nerves quickly). Basically, just try not to compare the book to the first movie and be prepared for some major changes, and I think you'll be fine.
August 26, 2022
Keeping the three star rating for now. Might change when I get to watch the movie though.
Want to read
October 20, 2020This was an interesting movie,with a terrific performance by Reese Witherspoon.Quite a few laugh out loud moments and hilarious one liners.
And it was based on this book.Hope this would be a fun book to read.
And it was based on this book.Hope this would be a fun book to read.
October 7, 2011
Damn, this book was lame. And I kind of knew that going into it as I have read something previous from the same author and I didn't like it much either. But since I liked the movie a lot, I thought I would give the book a whirl. But I am confused. The copyright date in this book wasn't until like 2003 or 4 and the movie came out in 2001. So which came first, the book or movie? Also, I have seen the movie about 600 times and actually pay attention to the opening credits and as far as I can remember right now, it never says based on a book by or adapted from or whatever. So what is the point of this awful book? I have no idea. Instead of Harvard, it takes place at Stanford. Elle actually makes a friend in class, but she only seems to be in the book for a few chapters and then disappears. The case she wins at the end is exactly the same. Some names stay exactly the same and some are changed completely. And the character of Elle, you did not like at all, not like in the movie. For the first time, probably EVER, I have to say, the movie was a million times better then the book. Don't even bother with this book, even if you have never seen the movie (WHAT?! Run out and see it NOW!). Do not bother.
December 18, 2022
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July 8, 2021
I honestly dove into Legally Blonde for the challenges I'm currently in. It also doesn't hurt that I've seen the movies countless times before finding out about this being a book either. So I'll admit that was a smidge different that the movie but still entertaining. Well, slightly entertaining.
In it, you will meet Elle. Unlike her movie character, she was kind of bland in this one. Which is weird. I mean the beginning of her getting dumped by Warner kind of seemed spot on. Mostly because who takes someone out to a fancy restaurant to dump them? Warner the douche canoe does. At least she got champagne out of it? Eh still kind of sucks.
Then she heads off to law school and meets his new fiancé. I have nothing against Sarah.. but she's no Vivian. Just saying. While at school, she seems to skip classes a whole bunch of times and I don't really remember that happening in the movie. Then there's the case she is working on, which features Brooke, but it just wasn't the same.
In the end, I liked the movie a whole lot more than the book. So I guess I'm glad that I got it out of the way now and can move on with my life.
In it, you will meet Elle. Unlike her movie character, she was kind of bland in this one. Which is weird. I mean the beginning of her getting dumped by Warner kind of seemed spot on. Mostly because who takes someone out to a fancy restaurant to dump them? Warner the douche canoe does. At least she got champagne out of it? Eh still kind of sucks.
Then she heads off to law school and meets his new fiancé. I have nothing against Sarah.. but she's no Vivian. Just saying. While at school, she seems to skip classes a whole bunch of times and I don't really remember that happening in the movie. Then there's the case she is working on, which features Brooke, but it just wasn't the same.
In the end, I liked the movie a whole lot more than the book. So I guess I'm glad that I got it out of the way now and can move on with my life.
March 9, 2011
I would give this book negative stars if I could. It's boring, unbelievable and Elle is completely void of any redeeming qualities. I don't think I've ever actually hated a book until I read this. It's not cute, funny or warm.
Amanda Brown should be punished for writing this.
Stick with the movie version, where Elle has a brain and actually uses it.
Amanda Brown should be punished for writing this.
Stick with the movie version, where Elle has a brain and actually uses it.
September 8, 2012
Homecoming Queen and sorority president Elle Woods heads to Stanford Law School in order win back her ex, Warren.
The movie took this book and improved it all-around. In the movie, Elle realizes early in the school year that Warren is a bonehead, and she takes it upon herself to show him and everyone else that she's just as good as the rest of them. In the book, Elle waffles with her feelings until the very end of the high-profile murder trial, barely studies, and gets through school mostly on luck. The book is bloated with extra characters, a secret admirer, and side stories of her family and friends back home--which is so close to Stanford (vs Harvard in the film) that she visits it several times. Vivian is renamed Susan, Paulette is renamed Josette (and is French), and Bruiser is Underdog. The knowledge of perms and haircare still saves the day.
I appreciate this book for the base material it provided, but it can't hold a candle to the movie.
The movie took this book and improved it all-around. In the movie, Elle realizes early in the school year that Warren is a bonehead, and she takes it upon herself to show him and everyone else that she's just as good as the rest of them. In the book, Elle waffles with her feelings until the very end of the high-profile murder trial, barely studies, and gets through school mostly on luck. The book is bloated with extra characters, a secret admirer, and side stories of her family and friends back home--which is so close to Stanford (vs Harvard in the film) that she visits it several times. Vivian is renamed Susan, Paulette is renamed Josette (and is French), and Bruiser is Underdog. The knowledge of perms and haircare still saves the day.
I appreciate this book for the base material it provided, but it can't hold a candle to the movie.
December 26, 2019
This was an quick read, but my enjoyment was seriously dampened because the writing style did not gel right with me. And there's a lot of cattiness.
December 23, 2008
Believe it or not, I liked the movie a million times more!!!!
January 27, 2024
I thought everyone was exaggerating when they said that they liked the movie and the musical better than the book, and gave it a chance, but, boy, did it disappoint me.
Shelved as 'to-buy'
September 27, 2017Bend and snap!
June 30, 2019
I really wanted to love this book because of how much I loved the movies. Unfortunately I didn't connect much to the characters and found myself wishing Reese Witherspoon would sweep in and save me.
March 23, 2009
My review at age 13:
"Elle’s bimboishness makes this book really funny =)"
I actually still quite like this book. I stopped reading chick-lit a few years ago but sometimes when I'm feeling down I pick this book up and read it. It never fails to make me smile. I saw the film a while back and it didn't do the book justice. Elle's character grows and changes throughout the book, but this is barely touched on in the movie. This book isn't just stupid, bimbo-y chick-lit (as my 13-year-old self's review suggests) - it's actually quite funny and touching.
"Elle’s bimboishness makes this book really funny =)"
I actually still quite like this book. I stopped reading chick-lit a few years ago but sometimes when I'm feeling down I pick this book up and read it. It never fails to make me smile. I saw the film a while back and it didn't do the book justice. Elle's character grows and changes throughout the book, but this is barely touched on in the movie. This book isn't just stupid, bimbo-y chick-lit (as my 13-year-old self's review suggests) - it's actually quite funny and touching.
August 21, 2008
This is one of the worst novels I've read willingly as an adult - I can't believe it was written by a Stanford law grad. I post this as a public service to anyone who thinks that maybe the novel would have the silly, witty charm of the first movie without the embarrassingly awful parts. Nope, just the embarrassingly awful parts. Proof that Reese Witherspoon saved that script. I need to stop picking books based on movies I've seen.
May 5, 2014
Not sure how this pile of tripe managed to inspire such a witty and entertaining film, but anyway. This is one of the worst books I've ever read: illogical, badly written, very weakly characterised and entirely failing to be either amusing or clever. Elle is a despicably lazy and shallow character, far from the likeable heroine of the film. I wasn't expecting a masterpiece but was hoping for something funny and pleasant - it was a chore from page 1. Yuck.
March 14, 2011
Movie
Musical
Book
Just saw the musical and it was way cuter than I expected. The book is boring sludge and Amanda Brown should thank her lucky stars that she's making money off a character that was written to be charming, funny and smart by other people.
Musical
Book
Just saw the musical and it was way cuter than I expected. The book is boring sludge and Amanda Brown should thank her lucky stars that she's making money off a character that was written to be charming, funny and smart by other people.
March 24, 2008
All I can say is that I could not even be bothered to finish this. They made a fantastically funny movie out of a very boring and poorly written book.
November 21, 2013
you're just going to have to believe me when i say that the book is funnier and more clever than the movie -- read it in the bathtub, on the beach, or around any body of water of your choosing.
May 26, 2019
I love the film, and I was determined to read the book while I was at college, but the book is not a patch on the film. This happens a lot - Hollywood screenwriters tend to be good at their job. A fine idea - blonde California beauty-obsessed girl goes to law school to try to win back rich snobby boyfriend. And then what? Well, the book didn't really progress that idea. Another book/ film on this basic/ improved model is Jumper by Stephen Gould. The book has one idea and there is no Griffin - Jamie Bell character, no "welcome to the war" between paladins and jumpers.
Elle doesn't change much from start to finish of the book, once she takes up the challenge. She doesn't help anyone but herself. She is happy to receive aid though. Helping a blonde client is only furthering her own image of blondes as deserving of help and boosting her own image as a lawyer. She appears to have slept with any man with money, but nobody makes even one pass at her, lovely as she is. Really. It's a college, and she is single, and no guy even asks for a date. Her manicurist is a wallpaper person, as indeed are almost all characters, who have little identity or arc. She still gets moral support from her glamour-obsessed friends in California. While the obsession with Greek letter name clubs in colleges is beyond me. We don't do that in Ireland. We don't have a clue.
On the good side, this book encourages education and dedication to success.
I have just read a much funnier, much more detailed and much better book called 29 Dates by Melissa de la Cruz, about a Korean girl who comes to study in an American college. I highly recommend it, though it's for a younger target readership.
This is an unbiased review.
Elle doesn't change much from start to finish of the book, once she takes up the challenge. She doesn't help anyone but herself. She is happy to receive aid though. Helping a blonde client is only furthering her own image of blondes as deserving of help and boosting her own image as a lawyer. She appears to have slept with any man with money, but nobody makes even one pass at her, lovely as she is. Really. It's a college, and she is single, and no guy even asks for a date. Her manicurist is a wallpaper person, as indeed are almost all characters, who have little identity or arc. She still gets moral support from her glamour-obsessed friends in California. While the obsession with Greek letter name clubs in colleges is beyond me. We don't do that in Ireland. We don't have a clue.
On the good side, this book encourages education and dedication to success.
I have just read a much funnier, much more detailed and much better book called 29 Dates by Melissa de la Cruz, about a Korean girl who comes to study in an American college. I highly recommend it, though it's for a younger target readership.
This is an unbiased review.
January 24, 2013
No. No. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Okay, so I watched the movie before I read the book. Yes, friends, gasp all you want. This is unusual behavior for me, too. But thank the Lord Almighty that that happened. There would have been a close to nil. chance that I would have gone to see the movie that Reese Witherspoon did a hell of a great job adapting.
This review will be short and not so sweet as I feel as if I were to continue, my head will burst of exhaustion and boredom. The quick flash: I did not like this book . It dragged on and on, had cliche, drabby characters I wanted to stab, and the ending made me wonder why I was reading the book anyway. Seriously? Anyone who has read the ending knows that things like that only happen in rare, "special" cases. Big emphasis on the special. For what reason, I don't know yet. Gimme a break. This book already drained me of my brain cells, so I'm done.
Chick lit is a difficult genre to prefect, in my opinion. Great gals like Meg Cabot and Sophie Kinsella have got it, but even they slip a couple of times. There are very few chick lits that I adore and would re-read. This one, I would more like to burn. And hurl at passerby, which is something I do a lot, apparently.
Alrightie, that's 'bout all I've got. It's a small but true rant and that's all, but I feel as though no one should have much to say about a book like this. Ugh.
Okay, so I watched the movie before I read the book. Yes, friends, gasp all you want. This is unusual behavior for me, too. But thank the Lord Almighty that that happened. There would have been a close to nil. chance that I would have gone to see the movie that Reese Witherspoon did a hell of a great job adapting.
This review will be short and not so sweet as I feel as if I were to continue, my head will burst of exhaustion and boredom. The quick flash: I did not like this book . It dragged on and on, had cliche, drabby characters I wanted to stab, and the ending made me wonder why I was reading the book anyway. Seriously? Anyone who has read the ending knows that things like that only happen in rare, "special" cases. Big emphasis on the special. For what reason, I don't know yet. Gimme a break. This book already drained me of my brain cells, so I'm done.
Chick lit is a difficult genre to prefect, in my opinion. Great gals like Meg Cabot and Sophie Kinsella have got it, but even they slip a couple of times. There are very few chick lits that I adore and would re-read. This one, I would more like to burn. And hurl at passerby, which is something I do a lot, apparently.
Alrightie, that's 'bout all I've got. It's a small but true rant and that's all, but I feel as though no one should have much to say about a book like this. Ugh.
July 24, 2014
What a HUGE disappointment. Prior reviews had warned me that this book was nothing like movie - and that's more than fine when it comes to book-to-movie adaptations. They usually never are the same, and sometimes the changes work, and sometimes they don't. With regards to the movie version of Legally Blonde, the changes worked so much so that they made a very bad book into a wonderful feel-good comedy.
My main issue with the book was Elle Woods - totally lovable in the film, she was nothing short of obnoxious and shallow here. The driving force of getting Elle to law school is the same here: Warner dumps her and she wants to win him back. But while the movie Elle experienced character growth, a changing of priorities, and came out with not only a solid belief in her abilities but also in loving herselfespecially without a creep like Warner, book Elle spends all but maybe the last fifteen pages trying to get back with Warner. She exhibits no good character traits - unless you count trying to steal back an engaged man and making unfair judgement about geekier classmates as good character traits.
The writing was sub-par at best, and the plot honestly didn't exist outside Elle wanting to get back Warner and the auhtor wanting to show you that she did in fact learn some legal terms while she was at law school.
I say skip it and just watch the movie. It's 100% better and will let you walk away with a smile on your face and a greater sense of self. Besides, I never give anything 1 star - so with this as my first, you know this isn't a good read.
My main issue with the book was Elle Woods - totally lovable in the film, she was nothing short of obnoxious and shallow here. The driving force of getting Elle to law school is the same here: Warner dumps her and she wants to win him back. But while the movie Elle experienced character growth, a changing of priorities, and came out with not only a solid belief in her abilities but also in loving herself
The writing was sub-par at best, and the plot honestly didn't exist outside Elle wanting to get back Warner and the auhtor wanting to show you that she did in fact learn some legal terms while she was at law school.
I say skip it and just watch the movie. It's 100% better and will let you walk away with a smile on your face and a greater sense of self. Besides, I never give anything 1 star - so with this as my first, you know this isn't a good read.
September 5, 2013
One of those rare occasions that the movie is better than the book.
October 23, 2013
Everything that makes people hate the movie is not in the book. The movie is totally dumbed down with even dumber characters and situations added in. Not a bad story at all.
August 10, 2014
A witty and fashionable story.
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