Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic Series)
by Sophie Kinsella
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Book Reviews of Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic Series)
Book Review: What an endearing heroine!
Summary: 5 Stars
I must admit, with no planning at all, I read the three books in the SHOPAHOLIC series in the reverse order from which these had been written. This reversal may be my good luck.CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC is cute, but it in no way forecasts how clever the later two books would be. If I only had read this first book, I might not have continued the series, and that would have been my loss.
As author Sophie Kinsella became more comfortable with her heroine, the stories became more complicated, more imaginative, and far more hilarious.
Still, the character of Becky Bloomwood is fully formed in this first novel, and she must be one of the most endearing heroines in recent history. If excessive shopping actually is an obsessive compulsive disorder, then poor Becky is afflicted.
Meanwhile, readers share Becky's world view--and her commensensical nonsense is a sheer delight. Logic that seems skewed at first begins to appear more grounded than conventional thinking. Becky is the contemporary English equivalent of the characters that the late Gracie Allen and Lucille Ball made so beloved on American television.
Read CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC. Read the entire series. These are charming books that will make you laugh, and this series will create fond memories that remain long after the novels have been returned to the shelf.
Book Review: Bloomin' Brilliant!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am not big on shopping (I know some of you will be shocked to hear), but I LOVED this book! It's an easy read that keeps you entertained.
My sister had come to visit me in the States and could NOT put this book down. She would continually laugh out loud, while heartily recommending I read this book. I am a mum of two preschoolers and don't get much time to read, so I got a copy and decided to take it to the gym and read it while on the treadmill as I did my dreaded 30 minute walk. I ended up staying on the treadmill for 1 hour and didn't even realize it! I only got off because I had to pick up my daughters. The gym used to be a chore, but now I only allow myself to read the Shopaholic series when I go to the gym, as an incentive, I have been going religiously and stay on the treadmill for as long as I can! The book had me laughing out loud throughout, much to the annoyance of the serious `gym rat' puritans I'm sure....lol.
I have just finished Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (which was just as good) and will be starting on Shopaholic Ties the Knot at the gym tonight. As an added bonus I have lost 10lbs and reached my target weight, thanks to the help of Becky Bloomwood :). I don't know what I'm gong to do once I finish the series - my gym experience will certainly not be the same.
Book Review: a guilty pleasure for the hidden shopaholic in all of us!
Summary: 5 Stars
there were times i felt like an indulgent parent to our protagonist, rebecca, as she runs through her then almost-nonexistent bank account. it was downright funny to see her muddle through her arguments for the sake of appearing to have initial qualms about spending money, and then just ending up buying more than she has accounted for. you'd somehow want to shake some sense into her and at the same time, want to be arm-in-arm with her as she razes boutiques. she's definitely one of the most unique characters i've ever come across.
some people may take an instant dislike to her, some may be amused, some even sympathetic, others just confused. whatever it may be, kinsella raises the bar on those chick-lits and has introduced us to a quirky, blessedly-oblivious, sadly-misguided, but sincerely adamant woman. and then of course, there's the de-lish luke. everytime he gets mentioned, i just get gooseflesh. there was some serious pondering as to whether he really deserves rebecca (since every time they meet it seems to begin and end in embarrassment), and yet somehow you can sense that he's the yin to her yang, whether rebecca's aware of it (forgive me, i'm being whimsical ^_ ^ ). a feel-good read!
Book Review: Flavorful Find
Summary: 4 Stars
All I can say about this novel is that it's just plain fun! It has this awesome paradox between a spending addiction and financial aid. Rebecca Bloomwood is a young, sexy, shopaholic (go figure) who takes a little too much joy in spending her well earned bucks into enormous debt that she earns as a financial journalist (contradiction much?). Delightful? Clever? It's both. Rebecca's hillarious and sometimes just plain mornoicaly stupid behavior is both thrilling and scrumptious. As she roams from shop to shop racking up every girl's common boutique obsessions you're thinking at the same time "No! Put it down." and "Oh god, I want this!". She constantly digs herself deeper when trying to get her way out of her problems which just makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time. This novel takes you through a dramatic and stressful journey through every possible pitfall and dilemna that once the deliciously satisfying conclusion comes along, you feel as if you've just been right by Becky's side going through it all with her. This novel is a flavorful, guilty-pleasure with a swift under-toe on finance. It is perfect for shopaholics everywhere!Book Review: Just couldn't finish it.....
Summary: 1 Stars
Well, I guess I'm the rebel here, but.... I could not get into this book. It wasn't the authors' style of writing that I didn't like; it was the main character Becky that I couldn't bring myself to care about. I stopped at page 170. Hopefully, she got some scruples by the end.
The main character Becky was a very shallow, manipulative, immoral, two-faced person, not to mention a compulsive liar. A few examples from the book: when she sits by a man on public transportation she comments on his wearing very old 501s and white tennis shoes and how disgusting it is (get a life!), she wouldn't be seen in a certain department store brand, when she dated a man with religious beliefs about not having premarital sex- he wouldn't take advantage of her and later she makes fun of him to her friend, she lies to most anyone she meets about anything and everything. All through the book she is constantly thinking about herself and whenever anyone else speaks to her she doesn't pay any attention to them and just makes up things to tell them. She was so dislikable to me that I just couldn't read the rest of the book.