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Summary: Funny....and gets you hooked
Review: I will admit that I judged this book by its cover. I saw it on the shelf and picked it up because it was about shopping. I can really relate to it because I love to shop. Becky Bloomwood, the main character, is out of control with her spending habits. This is what makes the book so funny. I really enjoyed this book and I can't wait to read "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan." I reccommend this book to anyone who loves to shop.
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Summary: A laugh-out-loud romp through fashion stores!
Review: I think I found myself in this book. I could totally relate to Rebecca and her passion for shopping. And what a wonderful ending, too!
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Summary: Don't think - just hang on and laugh through the ride
Review: This is a great frivolous book. I don't know accurate it is about anything: Brits, shopping, or financial markets, but it's such a great laugh, it's a quick read!
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Summary: The best thing about it was the cover
Review: I like fluff books.But this one was just taken too far. There is no real plot. Rebecca Bloomwood is a self absorbed weak excuse for a woman. She can't think of ANYTHING except shopping. Honest to goodness, she can't go more than 10 minutes without thinking of herself. As a result, she doesn't have any friends (unless you can count her flatmate Suzy - someone she couldn't care less about) but this doesn't bother her in the least. Who needs friends when there are stores? The novel didn't even reach a turning point until around page 220, which is more than two-thirds of the way through the book. The previous pages were merely spend going on and on about how much Rebecca loved shopping. Dear Lord - there are people who actually like THIS fluff? At least fluffy romance novels have ROMANCE in them and GOOD THINGS happening in them. For this novel, we have to spend its entirety feeling horrible for poor Becky Bloomwood, save for the last 50 pages where things just FALL IN HER LAP. This novel disgusted me. I'm going to have to choose deeper fluff from now on if I want to give my mind something fun to read. The best thing about this book (the paperback) was it's beautifully done front cover.
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Summary: A promising start, but...
Review: This book started out well enough, with a lot of funny and laugh inducing introspections on the heroine's part. I couldn't help but identify with the heroine in her constant need to shop and her obsession with designer brands. However, about halfway through the book, the heroine's antics becomes grating and extremely annoying. Not only is she completely lacking in self-control, she's also immature and irresponsible, running and hiding from her creditors instead of looking for a solution out of her financial dilemma. Despite the author's efforts to paint her as a very spunky and imaginative person, everything that has happened to her comes from good luck instead of any hard work on her part to change her circumstances. It made the whole story extremely hard to swallow for me. Needless to say, I won't be standing in line to buy the rest of the book in this series.
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Summary: What a riot!
Review: This book actually made me laugh out loud. I suppose it's embarrassing to admit, but I easily related to the main character, Rebecca, and her shopping escapades. What woman hasn't gone through the endless justification of unnecessary purchases, swearing "this is it - after this, I'll buy no more,"?
A recovering shopaholic myself, I found this novel a true delight to read. Kinsella does a wonderful job of creating a protagonist that the reader can laugh at, and laugh with, as she fumbles her way through life - and credit card bills.
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Summary: Fun but improbable
Review: This is a fun summer read, although I think it's a bit far fetched. As funny as it was, I couldn't help thinking that the "happily ever after" bit just didn't seem quite as plausible as it is in books by Marian Keyes or Helen Fielding. Still, I would recommend this book as a light-hearted, fun read. Finally, someone who has bigger financial problems than I do!!!
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Summary: I'm a shopaholic too
Review: I myself am addicted to shopping, so I really enjoyed the book and really understood her reasons to do all of that. She tries to get serious and not to buy as much things as she used to. She also tries to be successful in her work. The book is very nice, I would recommend it if you like the Bridget Jones's series.
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Summary: A Delightful, Yet Fusterating Book
Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic was a summer read that I greatly enjoyed. It was a typical wacky English book that was great at the beach or when I was traveling. This book gave me an inside look at how out of hand debt can become and taught me to handle my money well when I am living on my own. Since I am good with money, Confessions of a Shopaholic was very fusterating for me to read. It was as if I was Rebeccah Bloomwood, in a boring journalist job and greatly in debt. Some of the ways she tried to make herself feel better about being haunted by the bill colletors were rather funny; running away, getting a new job, lying to a job hunter about her abilities, cutting back on spending and many more.
Often when Rebeccah was feeling bad, she just bought herself something, a little something, to make herself feel better. Whenever she spent, she boosted her spirits; basically whenever she failed, she would become stronger. I was dissapointed that she did not continue her relationship with Tarquin, but was very pleased to see how things worked out with Brandon. I also was very happy for Rebeccah when she went on Morning Coffee and all other things that happened with that.
This was a fun book that taught me to be frugal, but gave me an inside look at another person striving to make their lives better. I cannot wait to read the other books!!!
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Summary: A good, easy read.
Review: I absolutely loved "Confessions of a Shopaholic" by Sophie Kinsella. It was so much fun to read, and you never know what Becky Bloomwood is going to do next. She struggles so much to get what she wants, and in the end, it somehow works out. There is plenty of romance, mistakes, anger, and humor in this book. Anybody can relate to Becky. If you haven't read this book, you need to.
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