Confessions of a Shopaholic
by Sophie Kinsella
List Price:
Our Price: $2.25
You Save: $5.74 (72%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Sophie KinsellaEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-11-04
ISBN: 0440241413
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Dell
Accessories:
Book Reviews of Confessions of a Shopaholic
Book Review: very disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
I am very disappointed by this book, especially since it was supposedly so good as to be made into a movie. The character is extremely unlikeable, not only do her actions ruin her own life but they hurt other people's too. Like the issue with her parents neighbors, which I find irresponsible and disrespectful. It reminds me of those movies where you cringe watching the main character make a complete fool of themself because you can see it coming a mile away. She's one major disaster after another. I'm about 3/4ths of the way done and just put it down because it was so depressing, but since I have it I'm finishing with the hopes this girl gets a clue and the book gets much better!!
Summary of Confessions of a Shopaholic
Millions of readers have come to adore New York Times best-selling author Sophie Kinsella's irrepressible heroine. Meet Becky Bloomwood, America's favorite shopaholic - a young woman with a big heart, big dreams.and just one little weakness.Becky has a fabulous flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season's must-haves. The only trouble is that she can't actually afford it-not any of it.
Her job writing at Successful Savings not only bores her to tears, it doesn't pay much at all. And lately Becky's been chased by dismal letters from the bank -letters with large red sums she can't bear to read-and they're getting ever harder to ignore.
She tries cutting back. But none of her efforts succeeds. Becky's only consolation is to buy herself something ... just a little something....
Finally a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front-page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life-and the lives of those around her-forever.
Sophie Kinsella has brilliantly tapped into our collective consumer conscience to deliver a novel of our times-and a heroine who grows stronger every time she weakens. Becky's hilarious schemes to pay back her debts are as endearing as they are desperate. Her "confessions" are the perfect pick-me-up when life is hanging in the (bank) balance.
If you've ever paid off one credit card with another, thrown out a bill before opening it, or convinced yourself that buying at a two-for-one sale is like making money, then this silly, appealing novel is for you. In the opening pages of Confessions of a Shopaholic, recent college graduate Rebecca Bloomwood is offered a hefty line of credit by a London bank. Within a few months, Sophie Kinsella's heroine has exceeded the limits of this generous offer, and begins furtively to scan her credit-card bills at work, certain that she couldn't have spent the reported sums.
In theory anyway, the world of finance shouldn't be a mystery to Rebecca, since she writes for a magazine called Successful Saving. Struggling with her spendthrift impulses, she tries to heed the advice of an expert and appreciate life's cheaper pleasures: parks, museums, and so forth. Yet her first Saturday at the Victoria and Albert Museum strikes her as a waste. Why? There's not a price tag in sight.
It kind of takes the fun out of it, doesn't it? You wander round, just looking at things, and it all gets a bit boring after a while. Whereas if they put price tags on, you'd be far more interested. In fact, I think all museums should put prices on their exhibits. You'd look at a silver chalice or a marble statue or the Mona Lisa or whatever, and admire it for its beauty and historical importance and everything--and then you'd reach for the price tag and gasp, "Hey, look how much this one is!" It would really liven things up.Eventually, Rebecca's uncontrollable shopping and her "imaginative" solutions to her debt attract the attention not only of her bank manager but of handsome Luke Brandon--a multimillionaire PR representative for a finance group frequently covered in Successful Saving. Unlike her opposite number in Bridget Jones's Diary, however, Rebecca actually seems too scattered and spacey to reel in such a successful man. Maybe it's her Denny and George scarf. In any case, Kinsella's debut makes excellent fantasy reading for the long stretches between white sales and appliance specials. --Regina Marler
Comic Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Comic Books
Once Upon Stilettos (Katie Chandler, Book 2)by Shanna Swendson
Ballantine Books; Published: 2006-04-25; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.10
Price in other shops:
The Code of the Woostersby P.G. Wodehouse
Vintage; Published: 1975-11-12; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.95
POP!: Create the Perfect Pitch, Title, and Tagline for Anythingby Sam Horn
Perigee Trade; Published: 2009-02-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.42
Price in other shops:
Money ShotHardway Press; Published: 2004-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.01
Price in other shops:
The 13 Clocksby James Thurber
Amereon Limited; Published: 1999-12; Library Binding; Book
Price in other shops:
Tennis Datesby Colette Freedman, Hillary Leigh Gross
Outskirts Press; Published: 2008-06-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.83
Price in other shops:
The Bodyguardby Christy Tillery French
Mystery and Suspense Press; Published: 2004-02-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.93
Price in other shops:
Dice Angelby Brian Rouff
Hardway Pr; Published: 2002-02-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.98
Price in other shops:
Last Days of Summerby Steve Kluger
Harper Paperbacks; Published: 1999-04-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.78
Price in other shops:
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guideby Douglas Adams
Wings; Published: 1996-01-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.01
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Something Blueby Emily Giffin
St. Martin's Griffin; Published: 2006-03-21; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.35
Price in other shops:
Something BorrowedSt. Martin's Griffin; Published: 2005-04-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.99
Price in other shops:
Can You Keep a Secret?by Sophie Kinsella
Dell; Published: 2005-12-27; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.00
Price in other shops:
Remember Me?by Sophie Kinsella
Dial Press Trade Paperback; Published: 2008-10-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.85
Price in other shops:
The Undomestic Goddessby Sophie Kinsella
Dial Press Trade Paperback; Published: 2006-04-25; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.95
Price in other shops:
Can You Keep a Secret?by Sophie Kinsella
Dial Press Trade Paperback; Published: 2005-03-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.52
Price in other shops:
Shopaholic & Babyby Sophie Kinsella
Dial Press Trade Paperback; Published: 2007-12-26; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.00
Price in other shops:
Shopaholic & Sisterby Sophie Kinsella
Dell; Published: 2006-11-28; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.45
Price in other shops:
Shopaholic Ties the Knotby Sophie Kinsella
Dell; Published: 2004-08-31; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.15
Price in other shops:
Shopaholic Takes Manhattanby Sophie Kinsella
Dell; Published: 2004-03-02; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.00
Price in other shops: