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Can You Keep a Secret?
With the same wicked humor, buoyant charm, and optimism that have made her Shopaholic novels beloved international bestsellers, Sophie Kinsella delivers a hilarious new novel and an unforgettable new character. Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secrets:
Secrets from her mother:
I lost my virginity in the spare bed...more
Secrets from her mother:
I lost my virginity in the spare bed...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
March 1st 2005
by Dial Press Trade Paperback
(first published December 31st 1999)
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3.5 stars. So...I really wanted to dislike this book. I was determined not to allow myself to be one of "those girls." You know...the ones who plan ladies night out to watch Sex and the City. I've never had a desire to read Bridget Jones' Diary or The Devil Wears Prada (although I do hate to admit that I actually liked Devil as a movie) I mean, it's Chick Lit. Fluff without the smut. What fun is that?
Turns out, it's more fun than I was expecting. The book started out in ...more
Turns out, it's more fun than I was expecting. The book started out in ...more
don't read this in public..especially if you're by yourself...
this book has been on my wishlist for years (apparently it was earning rave reviews from readers online) and yet everytime i come across this at bookstores i'd tell myself to postpone buying it since it had many copies on shelf. i never even bothered leafing through it. but one day i just decided to actually read its back cover and see what all the hoopla's about.
and then i saw the line, " Secrets she wouldn't share with anyone i...more
this book has been on my wishlist for years (apparently it was earning rave reviews from readers online) and yet everytime i come across this at bookstores i'd tell myself to postpone buying it since it had many copies on shelf. i never even bothered leafing through it. but one day i just decided to actually read its back cover and see what all the hoopla's about.
and then i saw the line, " Secrets she wouldn't share with anyone i...more
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mereka yang pengen ketawa, gak peduli cewe ato cowo
sebuah pengakuan.. um.. setengah pengakuan lebih tepatnya
chiklit.. chicklit.. cik ah
okay.. okay.. gw baca chicklit juga ahirnya.
kesan pertama baca chiklit gw jadi punya perasaan udah ngintip kehidupan seorang cewe dan rahasia-rahasia mereka. oo.. jadi gini kalo cw lagi ember, oo.. jadi gini cewe kalo lagi dandan, oo.. jadi gini kalo cewe lagi ngegosipin cowo, oo.. jadi gini kalo cewe lagi ngadat, tanpa bermaksud untuk menyamaratakan cewe, jadi maaf kalo ada cewe yang mera...more
chiklit.. chicklit.. cik ah
okay.. okay.. gw baca chicklit juga ahirnya.
kesan pertama baca chiklit gw jadi punya perasaan udah ngintip kehidupan seorang cewe dan rahasia-rahasia mereka. oo.. jadi gini kalo cw lagi ember, oo.. jadi gini cewe kalo lagi dandan, oo.. jadi gini kalo cewe lagi ngegosipin cowo, oo.. jadi gini kalo cewe lagi ngadat, tanpa bermaksud untuk menyamaratakan cewe, jadi maaf kalo ada cewe yang mera...more
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Recommended to Dija by:
Kissa, Jasprit, Jessica, Madu, mrsj, and Aly.
Rating Breakdown:
Enjoyment - 5 stars
Story - 3 stars
Emma - 3.5 stars
Jack - 2 stars
Side characters - 5 stars
Ending - 2.5 stars
The average is 3.5 stars, but since enjoyment is my number one reason for reading in the first place, I'll round it up to 4 stars.
This book is, hands-down, the funniest book I've ever read. I laughed so hard, I had tears in my eyes and cramps in my tummy throughout. This book should come with a warning label, som...more
Enjoyment - 5 stars
Story - 3 stars
Emma - 3.5 stars
Jack - 2 stars
Side characters - 5 stars
Ending - 2.5 stars
The average is 3.5 stars, but since enjoyment is my number one reason for reading in the first place, I'll round it up to 4 stars.
This book is, hands-down, the funniest book I've ever read. I laughed so hard, I had tears in my eyes and cramps in my tummy throughout. This book should come with a warning label, som...more
I completely forgot I read this book until I saw some reference to Sophie Kinsella and thought, "Wait, didn't I read something by her?" That's exactly what this book was: mildly entertaining and completely forgettable.
bukunya kocak bener...hehe...kalo dibayangkan bener2 jadi scenes dalam sitcom gitu yah..
terus terang gw baca loncat-loncat sih...jadi ga bisa dibilang selesai juga..tapi gw dah menangkap intinya lah..(kok bisa?)yang jelas tokoh emma ini bener-bener beruntung, sebab dia mendapatkan segalanya hanya dengan menggunakan sedikit otaknya..hehehe
dalam hati, kok agak mirip dengan harlequinn yah? cuma kalau harlequinn seperti soap opera, nah ini sitcom..
oya, betewe gw j...more
terus terang gw baca loncat-loncat sih...jadi ga bisa dibilang selesai juga..tapi gw dah menangkap intinya lah..(kok bisa?)yang jelas tokoh emma ini bener-bener beruntung, sebab dia mendapatkan segalanya hanya dengan menggunakan sedikit otaknya..hehehe
dalam hati, kok agak mirip dengan harlequinn yah? cuma kalau harlequinn seperti soap opera, nah ini sitcom..
oya, betewe gw j...more
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I adored this one! Emma spills all her secrets to a stranger on a plane when she thinks they're about to die- then he turns out to be the millionaire head of the company she works for. The rest of the story is well paced and enjoyable. Emma was a very likable and easy to relate to character and I definitely found myself hoping things would work out for her. The writing is light and witty and the book is impossible to put down. It was a very fun read and definitely on par with Kinsella's Shopahol...more
Worst book I have read in a LONG, long time. Seriously, How could so many of you like this book? Now I remember why I hate chick-lit so much. After having read and adored Something Borrowed and Something Blue I thought I wasn't giving enough credit to this genre, I thought there were some good books on it out there. Because of this, I went to a list with the best chick-lit books and added them to my TBR pile. This is the first one I try and I completely abhorred it.
I found this read...more
I found this read...more
I absolutely loved this book! It so reminded me of Bridget Jones Diary. Emma is terrified of flying and when the plane hits massive turbulence, she thinks she's going to die and starts blabbing all her secrets to the guy in the seat next to her. And I do mean everything. Turns out he's Jack Harper, the guy who owns the company she works for. For everyone he meets, a little bell goes off, and he uses what Emma told him in a clever way which is just hysterical. Poor Emma she just can't win, ...more
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Re-read April 11, 2011:
What I always tell people is that it's good this was the first Kinsella I read, because if I'd read those dumb Shopaholic books first, I'd never have bothered with this. That said, this made me laugh out loud the first time I read it, and everyone I've ever talked to about it said the same thing. Ironically, many of us also read it on an airplane, which is funnier if you've read the book.
Anyway, with all my recent heavy reading and because I BookCrossed...more
What I always tell people is that it's good this was the first Kinsella I read, because if I'd read those dumb Shopaholic books first, I'd never have bothered with this. That said, this made me laugh out loud the first time I read it, and everyone I've ever talked to about it said the same thing. Ironically, many of us also read it on an airplane, which is funnier if you've read the book.
Anyway, with all my recent heavy reading and because I BookCrossed...more
I decided to give Sophie Kinsella another try (I started a Shopaholic book once, but must have been in Chicklit burnout because I couldn't finish it), and picked up Can You Keep a Secret?. The premise is that Emma has a really horrible day that ends in a terrifying plane trip. In a panic, she turns to the man sitting beside her and spills every secret she has ever had: lying about her grades on her resume, that she hates jazz even though her boyfriend thinks she loves it and continues to buy her...more
Sophie Kinsella's "Can You Keep a Secret?" blew me away with its wit and humor. There were times when I roared out loud with laughter and there was a time near the end of the book where I wanted to weep. This book surpassed my expectations. After reading the Undomestic Goddess, I was expecting a book that was similarly amusing, but Emma is a much funnier character.
***Spoiler Alert***
When we meet Emma Corrigan she totally messes up a "slam-dunk" busines...more
***Spoiler Alert***
When we meet Emma Corrigan she totally messes up a "slam-dunk" busines...more
I read this to prove I wasn’t an intellectual snob – but it seems I am! Archetypal chick lit. Very shallow, contrived and implausible, albeit in a self-conscious ("ironic"?) way. Although the "plot" may excuse the improbable co-incidences, there is no justification for the ludicrously artificial dialogue. I find all the "poor fluffy little me struggling to bluff it in the big bad grown up world" nauseating. Not as funny as it thinks because the humour, such as it is...more
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I laughed... a lot... OUT LOUD! It is a quick, easy read. The plot is extremely simple. Excepting the content, it read like a children's book. I enjoyed it well enough, but would not recommend it and won't read it again.
This is the first Sophie's book that I've read!
For me, I voted this one the best of all. It does have its own magic of chic lit.
For those that want to try out chic lit, this one would be my first recommendation.
For me, I voted this one the best of all. It does have its own magic of chic lit.
For those that want to try out chic lit, this one would be my first recommendation.
When I read the book, I found myself laughing out loud at some scenes, and a little sympathetic with the protagonist. But really, that's just it. I mean, the story is simple, and the character development is not quite polished (I think Kinsella only managed to successfully develop the protagonist's character. No other character in the story developed as vividly as Emma Corrigan – not even the male protagonist). Furthermore, the love story is, well, quite lacking. Too bad, I’m quite a sucker for ...more
I'm too old for Sophie Kinsella. While I enjoy chick lit -- and have definitely read my share of fluff -- Kinsella crosses the line here, just a bit. I'm tired -- nay, EXHAUSTED -- of supposedly smart heroines who are too stupid to realize they're smart, so they continue to act stupid, and I'm even more exhausted of the idea that boyfriends solve everything. That statement pretty much sums up "Can You Keep A Secret?"
I love chick lit. I love Jennifer Weiner and Marian Keyes ...more
I love chick lit. I love Jennifer Weiner and Marian Keyes ...more
Firstly, the cover design of this book does not LET you keep a secret of the fact that you are reading chick lit. From the bright pink cover to the giant font of the title: Everyone on the train with me could clearly see my dirty little secret-- I was reading chick lit!
Taking it for what it was (a guilty pleasure read), "Can you Keep a Secret?" was a quick and fun read. I have read 2 other books by Kinsella: The Undomestic Godess and the 1st Shopoholic book. This one was s...more
Taking it for what it was (a guilty pleasure read), "Can you Keep a Secret?" was a quick and fun read. I have read 2 other books by Kinsella: The Undomestic Godess and the 1st Shopoholic book. This one was s...more
Cute, fun, cheeky little read. You'll breeze right through it!
I love Sophie Kinsella’s books, for the most part, so it should come as no surprise that I would pick up Can You Keep A Secret?. I purchased this book a couple of years ago when I was in Paris because I wasn’t adjusted to the time change and needed something to do in the wee hours of the night.
Can You Keep A Secret? was a fun, enjoyable book and a must-read for Sophie Kinsella fans. Kinsella writes the sort of chick lit it’s hard to find flaws with, except in the case of Remember Me?. ...more
Can You Keep A Secret? was a fun, enjoyable book and a must-read for Sophie Kinsella fans. Kinsella writes the sort of chick lit it’s hard to find flaws with, except in the case of Remember Me?. ...more
I absolutely adored this book!!! I found myself hysterically laughing uncontrollably more times than I could count, and definately could relate to the main character Emma Corrigan, who despite being in her late 20's still could not decide what she wants to be when she "grows up". She finds herself on a plan from a business meeting that did not go so well, sitting next to a complete stranger when turbulence causes the passengers to believe that the plane will crash and she begins to spi...more
Ever had to the urge to spill out all your secrets? To follow the powerful lyrics of the band Onerepublic and simply "give all your secrets away"? Well in the book "Can You Keep a Secret" by popular author Sophie kinsella, the main character, Emma Corrigan does just that. The book actually takes it one step further, for Emma does not spills all her dirt onto a friend or someone she actually trusts, but to a stranger.
It is a theory that has been heard before, afte...more
It is a theory that has been heard before, afte...more
3.5 stars
I've been on a Sophie Kinsella kick ever since reading Confessions of a Shopaholic. I loved that, and totally identified with the character, being a shopaholic/addictive personality type myself. I cracked up through the whole thing. I read all the sequels except Mini Shopaholic.
Here's the thing: something weird happens to me when I start her books now. I have this unbearable urge to skip ahead to about 3/4 of the way in, to get a sneak peak. I have NEVER done this with any...more
I've been on a Sophie Kinsella kick ever since reading Confessions of a Shopaholic. I loved that, and totally identified with the character, being a shopaholic/addictive personality type myself. I cracked up through the whole thing. I read all the sequels except Mini Shopaholic.
Here's the thing: something weird happens to me when I start her books now. I have this unbearable urge to skip ahead to about 3/4 of the way in, to get a sneak peak. I have NEVER done this with any...more
Can you keep a secret? Maybe the cover should say- Can you keep all my secrets??
Emma Corrigan can stretch the truth sometimes. She has been in a relationship with Connor for years now, but she is not happy. Her cousin has been mean to her growing up but her parents don't know. She has lied about her weight and many more things.
She is trying to climb up the ladder at work but things are not working in her favor. When her boss tells her to attend a presentation for a customer, ...more
Emma Corrigan can stretch the truth sometimes. She has been in a relationship with Connor for years now, but she is not happy. Her cousin has been mean to her growing up but her parents don't know. She has lied about her weight and many more things.
She is trying to climb up the ladder at work but things are not working in her favor. When her boss tells her to attend a presentation for a customer, ...more
This might have been the tenth time I read this book, so obviously I love it! It’s a knock out.
Emma Corrigan is a charming endearing heroine with a lot of small secrets and a messed up relationship with her family. She’s a junior marketing assistant desperate to show herself worthy of a promotion, but with low self-esteem. When she meets Jack Harper on an airplane, little does she know that he’s the founder of her company. And when turbulence hits she blurts out all her little secrets....more
Emma Corrigan is a charming endearing heroine with a lot of small secrets and a messed up relationship with her family. She’s a junior marketing assistant desperate to show herself worthy of a promotion, but with low self-esteem. When she meets Jack Harper on an airplane, little does she know that he’s the founder of her company. And when turbulence hits she blurts out all her little secrets....more
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I guess every reader deserves one guilty pleasure and for me, that is reading one chick-lit before I jump into the mood for classics! So, Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella falls into that category of guilty pleasures for me this year.
Q: How do you review a chick-lit?
I mean it is fast paced, it's fun, you finish it in half the time you'd have taken for any other book even half it's size. When the chick-lit is written by Kinsella, it's usually very funny, has a lot of/ or ...more
Q: How do you review a chick-lit?
I mean it is fast paced, it's fun, you finish it in half the time you'd have taken for any other book even half it's size. When the chick-lit is written by Kinsella, it's usually very funny, has a lot of/ or ...more
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