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Twenties Girl

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Lara Lington has always had an overactive imagination, but suddenly that imagination seems to be in overdrive. Normal professional twenty-something young women don’t get visited by ghosts. Or do they?

When the spirit of Lara’s great-aunt Sadie–a feisty, demanding girl with firm ideas about fashion, love, and the right way to dance–mysteriously appears, she has one last requ...more

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Published July 21st 2009 by The Dial Press (first published 2009)

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Jul 23, 2010 indri rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to indri by: Pendekar dari Lembah Durjana

Shelves: a-gift, lovelit-abroad

#2010-64#

”Kalau kau tinggal di suatu tempat, tidak peduli berapa lama, kau perlu melibatkan diri dengannya. Kalau tidak, kau tidak benar-benar menjalani hidupmu. Hanya berfungsi.”h.334.

Twenties girl. Gadis 20-an. Gadis dari tahun 1920 bernama Sadie Lancester. Selalu berusia 20 tahun. Karena dia tidak fana. Dia hantu. Arwah penasaran yang tidak mau dikubur karena belum menemukan kalung kesayangannya.

Sadie menghantui cucu buyutnya, Lara, untuk mencari kalungnya. Lara yang mulanya terganggu dengan...more

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Aug 10, 2010 Becca rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: abandoned

I had to add a shelf to categorize this book. I got to chapter six before I decided to return it to the library. There were two things I couldn't get past: 1)The character of the ghost, Sadie Lancaster. She was too obnoxious. And I realize the point of the character was to annoy the protagonist into action, but I didn't think I could handle one more scene where she harrassed the poor, broken, 27-year-old heroine of which I can very closely relate. Which brings me to my second problem: 2)The main...more

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Sep 16, 2012 Farah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chicklit, fiction, novel, reviewed, romance

"Kelahiran sebenarnya bukan permulaan. Awal hidup kita bukanlah milik kita, melainkan kelanjutan dari kisah orang lain." - Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale, p. 97.

Beberapa waktu setelah kakek meninggal dunia, mama menemukan 2 lembar surat yang beliau tulis untuk (saat ini almarhumah) nenek.

Tidak ada yang luar biasa pada kedua lembaran surat itu. Tapi surat itu istimewa.

Dua lembar surat yang diketik rapi. Dengan ejaan lama. Menceritakan mengenai mimpi yang kakek alami sebelum beliau memutus...more

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Aug 06, 2011 Laurel rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, fiction

Sophie Kinsella is a guilty pleasure of mine. This book made for a fun and much needed escape for me today.

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Jul 21, 2009 Jacqueline rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: womens-fiction, favorites, read-in-2009, for-review

I have yet to meet a Sophie Kinsella novel that I don't like. Kinsella remains true to her lighthearted, hilarious style with Twenties Girl and I, for one, am grateful for it.
Lara is comparable to the rest of Kinsella's heroines: sweet, idealistic, and a bit ditzy (but not so much that you end up hating her). Of course the plot is rather far-fetched, but that's what you should expect and want when picking up a Kinsella book. It just makes the story that much more enjoyable.

Lara and the ghost of...more

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May 26, 2012 Jessica-Robyn rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Jessica-Robyn by: Sashana

Shelves: paranormal-supernatural, standalone-novels, adult-fiction, romance, pov-female

Twenties Girl is a ghost story about Lara, a young struggling business women who just got dumped by both her boyfriend and her flaky business partner. Enter Sadie, a 1920's loving former 105 year old who just can't rest in peace without her beloved necklace.

Allow me to start by asking: Is there such thing as a reasonable ghost? I know that them being overly demanding is what make plots like this one work, but for once when the all seeing heroine is freaking out I would love to see a super-reaso...more Twenties Girl is a ghost story about Lara, a young struggling business women who just got dumped by both her boyfriend and her flaky business partner. Enter Sadie, a 1920's loving former 105 year old who just can't rest in peace without her beloved necklace.

Allow me to start by asking: Is there such thing as a reasonable ghost? I know that them being overly demanding is what make plots like this one work, but for once when the all seeing heroine is freaking out I would love to see a super-reasonable ghostie be all, "Don't worry about it and I'll just come back later when I wouldn't be inconveniencing your life. I'm dead so I have a little bit more perspective then I did when I was living, but If you could at some point save my immortal soul then that would be great too. kthxbye"

But I do love this kind of ghost story, so much so that I've been a little over saturated, but what sold this book for me was Kinsella's writing. Her dialogue and creating individual character voices was what kept me interested despite my former experience in this genre.

Unfortunately, this book wasn't all that it could have been for me. For 435 pages, it didn't feel like it's length matched it's content. The story has this comfortable familiarity to it, but sometimes it got to a point where I was just stuck waiting for the next plot point to come, already knowing what it is. I was just waiting for things to get to the punchline and waiting and waiting.

The characters suffered from this as well, even though they were all energetic and fun, it took till well into the third half of the book for me to start really wanting to root for them. Before that I felt very sympathetic for Lara and Sadie, but I never had that moment where I connected with them. I would feel bad for the situation and then one of them would do something and I would just think "someone needs to smack this person, why hasn't that happened yet?"

This frustration happened especially when it came to Lara's relationship with Josh. I know it was suppose to be frustrating, that's part of why I can applaud Kinsella's writing, but it was still there after some 200+ pages. Why? I have no idea.

There were a lot of moments like that one that pushed my buttons but still much to my surprise I found myself enjoying the story. I am a sucker for good dialogue and I absolutely loved the way things ended. This may not have been the most smooth introduction to Sophie Kinsella's writing, but I'm intrigued. This book reminded me just how much I love these sort of romance novels with their bold female leads and swoon worthy boys and shitty best friends. I definitely need to get back in the swing of reading these. (less)

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Nov 13, 2009 Cleo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: my friends

This was a FUN read. If you like romatic comedy and light ghost stories and light myster it is for you in spades. British author and takes place in London - the perspective on the American boyfriend is interesting. Starts slow but accelerates to the end. Sorry when you turn the last page.

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May 28, 2011 VivaPalestina rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, chick-lit

A thoroughly enjoyable read as we accompany Lara, a girl recently dumped by her boyfriend, stranded by her friend in a job she has no experience with, and her great aunts 23 year old ghost haunting her in her quest to get her boyfriend back, make her job work and find her aunts missing necklace. There are two options for Lara, either to admit she has finally lost control of her mind and shy away, or she could enjoy the situation she finds herself in and take full advantage of it.

I loved the auth...more

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Feb 28, 2013 Archana Chari rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Archana by: Supraja Pradeep

Shelves: sophie-kinsella, favorites

its awesome... hilarious, touching, and very pleasing to read.. its a book to read to take your mind off any pressure... i love it.. one of my favorites!

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Sep 23, 2010 marnelle angela rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved this book.

At first I thought that this is going to be just another Sophie Kinsella book, full of chicklit drama, but it sort of surprised me.

There are several Sophie Kinsella trademarks I have noticed in this book:

1. Lara Lington. The heroines in the her books look like they're always helpless at first, they have this problems in their works and in their relationships. But then at the end, these heroines will be very lucky and make a breakthrough in their careers and they would discover...more

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Jun 11, 2010 Smita Beohar rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lits, reading-again

When you say Sophie Kinsella the words that come to my mind are breezy read, adorable & characters which you can relate with, hilarious situations & value for money. Thankfully she doesn’t disappoint us even this time.

When I had first read about the book I knew that she can not go wrong this time as well. Lara, 20 something is the girl of the present generation. Her life is in shambles because her partner in her startup business has eloped to Goa leaving the business in lurch. She has be...more When you say Sophie Kinsella the words that come to my mind are breezy read, adorable & characters which you can relate with, hilarious situations & value for money. Thankfully she doesn’t disappoint us even this time.

When I had first read about the book I knew that she can not go wrong this time as well. Lara, 20 something is the girl of the present generation. Her life is in shambles because her partner in her startup business has eloped to Goa leaving the business in lurch. She has been dumped by her boyfriend and her parents are behind her life to move on. It is under such circumstances that she attends the funeral of her 105 old Great Aunt Sadie. The otherwise dull funeral takes a turn for an exciting beginning when Aunt Sadie lands up as a ghost, a ghost which only Lara can see and hear.

Aunt Sadie has a mission in mind. She wants to track down her missing dragon necklace and Lara is the one who can do it for her.

What follows next is a hilarious & roller coaster ride for the readers.

I am so tempted to reveal more about the book & the plot because there are so many things that I can share and we all can laugh on it together but then that would take away the fun from the book.

Sophie has yet again delivered a must read chick lit for all her faithful readers. While her writing leaves you chuckling, her imagination will leave you in awe. She pulls out some adorably funny moments out of her hat which leaves you loving the characters. Aunt Sadie’s antics will surely get enough chuckles out of us. Come to think of it the basic premise of the book is such that the book had to be good.

There are places where you see the glimpses of Becky in Lara there is the same goofiness, as adorable as Becky et. al and it made me think if the author is becoming repetitive. But as I read on I realised that the treatment might be slightly similar but story & formula’s are such that the book stands out and makes the wait for her next book quite painful.

I would strongly recommend this book to all. It is not path breaking but fultoo entertainment
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Nov 16, 2009 Leah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-read-2009, for-review, favorites

Lara Lington thinks of herself as a fairly hip twenties girl, living in the 21st century. But the last thing she expects at her Great Aunt Sadie’s funeral is for Sadie herself to appear and demand for the whole thing to be stopped. Lara thinks she’s going mad: how on Earth can she hear and see a dead person? It turns out Great Aunt Sadie is actually a ghost and a ghost with a mission: to track down her missing Dragonfly necklace. Sadie eventually manages to convince Lara to help look for the nec...more Lara Lington thinks of herself as a fairly hip twenties girl, living in the 21st century. But the last thing she expects at her Great Aunt Sadie’s funeral is for Sadie herself to appear and demand for the whole thing to be stopped. Lara thinks she’s going mad: how on Earth can she hear and see a dead person? It turns out Great Aunt Sadie is actually a ghost and a ghost with a mission: to track down her missing Dragonfly necklace. Sadie eventually manages to convince Lara to help look for the necklace. Can they find it, and can Sadie ever rest in peace?

I received Twenties Girl way back in July just before it was released but never thought of picking it up until now because I was worried I wouldn’t like it. I am in no way inclined to read a ghost story and I’ve never wanted to before. I also wondered exactly how it would work writing a ghost story, would it be a real ghost story or a magical-type ghost story in the vein of Alexandra Potter? I can thankfully reveal that it is a fantastic ghost story with a hint of magic that really sells it.

Twenties Girl really is an outstanding read. It took me a few pages to get into it and I was worried I wasn’t enoying it, when up popped Sadie and I was glued to the book from then on in. I thought the plot of the missing necklace was well thought out and I enjoyed Lara and Sadie’s search for the aforementioned necklace. I would love to see the Dragonfly necklace in real life, I have to say, as it sounds really beautiful.

The whole story is narrated by Lara and is greatly enjoyable, particularly when Sadie comes into the picture and Lara wonders if she’s going bonkers. Not only does Lara have to contend with an at-times-annoying ghost, but her best friend (and business partner) has done a bunk and her boyfriend has just dumped her, so you can see why she thinks she’s going mad; the scene in the funeral parlour where Sadie first appears was beyond hilarious. I thought Lara was a lovely character and I enjoyed her interaction with Sadie. I also thought it was hilarious when Lara decided to spy of her ex-boyfriend Josh and she bugged his table – that had me laughing out loud. Lara was funny, likeable, and yes, she probably was a bit bonkers, but I loved her regardless.

For me, the real star of the show, though, was Sadie. I thought Sadie was a fabulous character – outgoing, talkative but also incredibly nice and rather prone to teenage strops. I enjoyed unravelling the story of Sadie’s life and finding out exactly why the Dragonfly necklace was so precious to her. I didn’t find Sadie’s constant chanting when she wanted attention annoying, I merely found it endearing and, also, quite amusing. She told a great tale about her life and growing up in the Twenties. I thought Sophie Kinsella described the 1920’s fabulously. I could imagine the dresses Sophie described, and the music playing throughout, and I enjoyed learning the 1920’s slang, it all added to the charm of the book and I really couldn’t put it down.

I loved everything about the book and once Sadie made her appearance I couldn’t put the book down. There are a few other characters in the book, Ed Harrison being a favourite of mine. I loved how he went along with Lara when she asked him on a date (spurred on by Sadie, of course) and thought Ed made a fantastic male character. I also liked Lara’s family, the Lingtons, and was so so pleased Uncle Bill got his comeuppance. The story really takes a turn halfway through the book and I wanted to race to finish it to find out if all would come well in the end.

I have got to say that the ending gave me tears in my eyes. I knew it was going to happen. All through the book I just knew how it was going to end and I still didn’t expect it at all. I didn’t want to leave Sadie and Lara’s world and you have no idea how sad I was to leave it! This really was an outstanding book – making me laugh, making me cry and giving me an unputdownable read. A truly outstanding novel from Sophie Kinsella, her best to date and truly one of the best books of the year.(less)

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Oct 05, 2009 Kathryn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Annie

Shelves: annie-and-katie-bookclub, contemporary-brit-lit

Sophie Kinsella made me feel like I was visiting with a best friend every time I went on another zany, warmhearted adventure with Becky Bloomwood--and Kinsella herself seemed quite a kindred spirit when my sister and I attended her book talk for "Shopaholic and Baby" a few years ago--so I suppose I should not be surprised that Kinsella could make me care so much about the twenty-three year old Flapper ghost of a one-hundred-and-five year old lady who died lonely and came back to "haunt" her pres...more Sophie Kinsella made me feel like I was visiting with a best friend every time I went on another zany, warmhearted adventure with Becky Bloomwood--and Kinsella herself seemed quite a kindred spirit when my sister and I attended her book talk for "Shopaholic and Baby" a few years ago--so I suppose I should not be surprised that Kinsella could make me care so much about the twenty-three year old Flapper ghost of a one-hundred-and-five year old lady who died lonely and came back to "haunt" her present-day great-niece. But, gosh darn it, Sophie, you made me care SO much! I don't know how you did it, but you did! It was like magic. For the first 1/4 of the book, I thought, "this is kinda cliche, kinda lame, a bit dull, but, hey, I'll stay with you..." Lara (modern-day girl) and Sadie ('20s ghost) had the altercations one might expect of such a clash of generations and, um, states of alive-ness. The discord with styles of music, slang, etc. Ho-hum. Yet, somewhere along the way, this transforms into a beautiful, heartfelt relationship, a true friendship. Sadie and Lara deserve one another, both for their bad qualities and their good ones. They help bring out the best in each other. Sadie helps Lara with relationship struggles and career woes, all the while feeling that her own life had been little more than a shell after she lost her own love when she was in her early '20s. But Lara learns that her great-aunt (whom she only visited once while she was alive) was actually a really cool gal with an amazing and inspiring life; and it only remains for her to convince Sadie of this! There is also an interesting little mystery involving Sadie's missing dragonfly necklace, and some suspicious behavior by Lara's mega-rich and successful (and pompous!) Uncle Bill. There is some romance, too (and might I say THANK YOU, Sophie! I liked our handsome and thoughtful gent in this tale so much better than Luke Brandon!) but it's not the driving force of the tale. Rather, it is the relationship between Sadie and Lara. There are some genuinely touching moments; I must say that the characters in this "fluffy chick lit" resonated with me more than some of those in classic works I've read. Kinsella is true talent! The tale left me wishing I could have got glimpses into the lives of my departed grandparents when they were in their '20s, and to spend even more time with my eighty-six-year-old grandfather--though, thankfully, I have appreciated what a good thing he is all these years! I don't need this book to make me realize THAT :-) "Twenties Girl" does have the trademark Kinsella humor, but it really touches the heartstrings, too.

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I hope this is good but don't think I'll pay hardcover prices for it evenif it is! Still, I felt Kinsella could be a kindred spirit when we saw her at the author talk last year and her love of the 1920s furthers my suspicion!!!

"Writing Twenties Girl was like going on my own magical mystery tour. My U.S. editor Susan Kamil had once said casually, "You should write a ghost story one day." This comment stayed with me for years. I loved the idea, but didn't know who my ghost could be. I've always loved the glamour and spirit of the 1920s, and the idea came to me of a flapper ghost. A feisty, fun, glamorous girl who adored to dance and drink cocktails and get her own way. I wanted her to be a determined character who would blast into the life of someone with no warning and cause havoc. I then decided she should haunt a thoroughly modern girl, with all the culture clashes and comedy that would bring.

Having come up with this idea I loved it, so it then remained to plunge myself into 1920s research, which was no hardship at all, as I find the era fascinating. I researched vintage make-up, vintage dresses, read fiction from the period, investigated 1920s slang, and tried to channel as much I could of those feisty flappers who cut their hair short (shock!), smoked cigarettes in public (shock!), had sex (shock!) and generally rebelled in all the outrageous ways they could.

The book isn't a period piece though. It's a modern story about two girls and their sparky friendship, right here in the 21st century. One of them just happens to be a ghost from the 1920s. It's a quest, a romance, and a coming of age... and above all a comedy. It's no exaggeration to say that writing the character of Sadie made me look at life differently, and I hope some readers feel the same way. —Sophie Kinsella"(less)

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Feb 01, 2013 Himani rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A good, enjoyable read, with ample seasoning of humour, and of course ,a subtle yet big message--The biggest pleasure in life lies in giving with all our heart...and being. Those that just take from us, do one day, pay it all back...through their nose, more often than not!

After a point, we must exhale, so we can inhale again.

No one in the world is a nobody, even if the whole world believes that's what they are...we're all worth a lot...we're all special! We must all make our mark in life...and l...more

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Mar 10, 2013 Zarah rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Zarah by: Jaun

Everything's good once you get past (or get used to) the pushover-doormat-without-a-backbone character of Lara and the obnoxious-and-ungrateful ghost of Sadie. And the ex’s side story, which is really really very irritating. I dislike female characters who are so delusional and without sense. This story is only likeable due to Sadie’s back story and how it was neatly written and woven into the story. IMO.

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Oct 31, 2009 Chantale rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I didn't enjoy the start of the book. However, it picked up and I enjoyed the humour shared between Great Aunt Sadie and Lara.

Lara is your clueless chick lit character who becomes much too obsessed with a man not interested in her. When will chick lit learn to create strong female characters who are not psychotic? It makes me more tired of the genre every time I pick up one of these books.

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Apr 15, 2013 Samantha Ogilvie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

An incredible read, had me in tears, had me laughing hysterically. It's such a great read. I definitely need to re-read it, it's just brilliant. I have to agree with other readers who comment that Kinsella's reads can become tedious - I love all her books, and got through the Mini Shopaholic book throroughly enjoying it, but as I went back over the older ones (the Mini Shopaholic was a gift from new to introduce me to the series!) I found the older ones thoroughly irritating in all honesty. Why...more

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Apr 14, 2013 Cathy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

What is it about Sohpie Kinsella novels that make me want to shrivel up from second-hand embarassment? I mean, why must all of her main characters be liars, I mean, I get why narratively, but I’m starting to find that all her female protagonists are the same basic charater.

20-something single white female living in England who lies to her family and co-workers/boss while secretly being bad at her job, but trying to cover it up. The male love interests are also the same: rich white American male...more

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Apr 07, 2013 Sue rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, read-2013

The story starts with Lara explaining why one sometimes has to lie to parents in order to protect them. We quickly learn that they are all going to the funeral of Great Aunt Sadie, who lived to the age of 105, spending her last couple of decades in a nursing home. We also meet the wealthy and obnoxious Uncle Bill at the funeral - he owns a coffee kingdom which competes with Starbucks, and has written a popular self-help book about how to get rich.

The service starts, then Lara’s attention is tak...more

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Mar 10, 2013 Kelly rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

See this review on 1776books.net...
http://1776books.blogspot.com/2009/08...

Sophie Kinsella, in my opinion, can do no wrong. As you can tell from the books I have been reviewing, "chick lit" is not normally my thing. It takes a lot for me to pick one of those up. However, Kinsella is not your normal author when it comes to that. Her books are poignant, heartwarming, laugh-out-loud funny, and just the thing you want to curl up with at night after a long day. "Twenties Girl" is no exception.

The pre...more

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Jan 29, 2013 Sandhya rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: funny-romance, sweet-entertaining-romance

I started reading Sophie kinsella's novels with her book - Can You Keep a Secret? Isn't the name itself is
interesting? That was how i started Ms. Kinsella's novels. Just after this first one, i started checking for her other novels and really loved
her novel 'I have got your number'. Her novels are really interesting and the writing style is superb.
Recently, i read one of her book 'Twenties girl', oh, it was so funny and entertaining, i loved it.
May be the concept of the story, the interaction be...more

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Jan 03, 2013 Marieanne Fabiano added it · review of another edition

Sophie Kinsella is my all-time favorite author. However, this was not one of my most favorite books. It was a little too long, the story was a little drawn out and for the first time, I had to put it down half-way through and come back to it to finish it up. I didn't find myself falling in love with the main character, Lara, like I have in other works by Kinsella. Actually, in the story line where she is chasing after Josh, a man she has just recently broken up with, I found her to be incredibly...more

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Oct 23, 2012 Europa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

To set things straight I’m not much fan of any Supernatural-I-See-Dead-people thingamajig, so I can assure you that this review is definitely not discriminatory of the sort.

I’ve loved Sophie Kinsella the moment I laid my eyes on the first few pages of The Undomestic Goddess, which was given to me by fellow admin, Tere.

Since then I started collecting all her works. Sophie K’s conspicuous sense of humor cracks the hell out of me.

Like any other chick Lit, the story revolves around a woman protag...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Colleen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is one of my favorites by her! It was my first book I read by Sophie and it was my first taste of chick lit. I'm still addicted to chick literature a year later! I didn't think that this would be my type of book to read, but it's way better than some stuff that is out there! It's funny and cute. I could also relate to the breakup she was going through because my ex and I had been broken up for about six weeks and I was still in my wishful "I want to get back together with him" stage li...more

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Sep 02, 2012 Ale rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked this book. But as I was reading I realized something that had been brought to my attention about movies. This is a book that is considered chick flicky just because it centers around a cis WOMAN'S life, all parts of it. Turn this around, if it were about a man looking for his great uncle's pocket watch centered around all parts of his life, it would just be a book about a young man struggling to bring up his business and to find love. For a woman's role to be taken seriously in b...more

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Jul 14, 2012 Erika Etherviere rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

First and foremost, I based my rating on this being a chick-lit, so my standards are lower and the rating is more inclined on how entertained I was by reading it and less than its literary worth.

I remember being initially reluctant on buying this because the jacket summary mentioned a ghost, and I usually didn't like ghosts on my chick-lits. But, since Kinsella is a guilty pleasure of mine and I buy all of her books regardless, I decided to get it.

Twenties Girl was a very pleasant surprise. I lo...more

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Jul 06, 2012 Carol added it · review of another edition

I hadn't ever read anything by Sophie Kinsella; just hadn't gotten around to it really, and the Shopaholic series didn't really grab me. I found this book at the library the other day and decided to give it a try.

It's similar to her other books, I believe, in that the main character is a 20-something Londoner with career/love issues, but the story itself is a ghost story.

At the funeral of her 105 year old Great-Aunt Sadie, Lara finds herself suddenly able to see and hear the ghost of her aunt, w...more

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Jun 24, 2012 Steffi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ein wunderschönes Buch.

Ich hatte lange überlegt, ob ich Charleston Girl lesen sollte, da der Klappentext aber so spannend war musste ich dann endlich mal zugreifen.

Worum geht es in dem Buch???

Laura ist eine leicht chaotische junge Dame, die eines Tages ihre tote Tante im "echten Leben" sieht. Am Anfang ist Laura mit der ganzen Situation und auch von ihrer Tante sehr genervt, aber schnell wird dem Leser klar das die beiden noch manches Abenteuer überstehen.

Natürlich geht es in dem Buch , auch um...more

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Jun 22, 2012 Sariah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I admit. I'm a *huge* Sohpie Kinsella fan. I love her stories. I love her characters! It's always just fun to read. It's never anything life-changing and it's not like I read her books to learn something new. I read them for entertainment. For enjoyment. For a bit of an escape. And I get all of that every time. Once again she gives us a main character, Lara, who is just cute and fun and you feel like you could be best friends. This time Lara ends up being haunted by the ghost of her great-aunt S...more

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May 06, 2012 Books-treasureortrash rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, reviewed

Book Review: 2 Treasure Boxes

Twenties Girl is an enjoyable feel-good book with a new heroine, Lara Lington and her side kick, a ghost named Sadie. It is in the same style as the Shopaholics books with a story that centres around a young woman in her early twenties who is trying to make it out in the world on her own. There are certainly some parts in the book that are laugh out loud funny.

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About Sophie Kinsella

Madeleine Wickham (born 12 December 1969) is a bestselling British author under her pseudonym, Sophie Kinsella. Educated at New College, Oxford, she worked as a financial journalist before turning to fiction. She is best known for writing a popular series of chick-lit novels. The Shopaholic novels series focuses on the misadventures of Becky Bloomwood, a financial journalist who cannot manage her...more

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“It's not enough to believe! Don't you see that, you stupid girl? You could spend your whole life hoping and believing! If a love affair is one-sided, then it's only ever a question, never an answer. You can't live your life waiting for an answer.” — 214 people liked it

“No human on God's earth is a nobody.” — 148 people liked it

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