Confessions of a Shopaholic
by Sophie Kinsella
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I was in the library when I walked by this book, while I was looking for another book. I pulled it off the shelf and because I've found and read some pretty amazing book with this randomness, I thought ok. Another reason I have become a little obsessed with shopping on ebay. I thought this girl book would be fun, it would be like a new girl friend, getting to now good and bad about her, how she thinks about life........... So, I checked it out and I read it in about 6 hours. Reason it sucked:
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Read in June, 2004
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no one! it's terrible!
So I used to work with this girl called Sarah, who was a real no bullshit kind of person. I really liked her because she was intelligent and articulate, someone I could actually hold a conversation with. She was well read, she kept up on current events and she could talk politics while maintaining integrity and respectability. When I saw this book on the break table in the back, I never would have thought that it was hers. When I found out I made fun of her. I couldn't believe a girl like ...more
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************Proceed with caution - stop reading now if you haven't read this book yet!********************************
Okay, now that you're warned, I can give this book a four star review until the last couple of chapters. It was an interesting read and an interesting twist for the main character to be British and for the book to be set in England. I loved her funny thought processes with purchases and her resulting climbing debt from the great buys. I really liked how each chapter began ...more
Okay, now that you're warned, I can give this book a four star review until the last couple of chapters. It was an interesting read and an interesting twist for the main character to be British and for the book to be set in England. I loved her funny thought processes with purchases and her resulting climbing debt from the great buys. I really liked how each chapter began ...more
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Read in December, 2002
Becky Bloomwood is the main character of this book. She has a boring job and no special man in her life. She has to get her excitement somewhere and so it comes from being a shopaholic. She lives beyond her means in a trendy neighborhood in London, with a closet full of clothes she can’t afford (or possibly wear).
The setting is the area we are moving to. When she described getting off the “tube” at the High Street Kensington station and the stores around it, I knew exactly what she was...more
The setting is the area we are moving to. When she described getting off the “tube” at the High Street Kensington station and the stores around it, I knew exactly what she was...more
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Read in January, 2003
Hedonism could be interpreted in many ways. Shopping probably is one of the hedonism concepts. But what if shopping becomes a need? The needs sometime increase some obsession. thats what Kinsella seems want to write about.Some obsession of Rebecca, the main character, is the main issues on the plot of this novel.
Kinsella is really good to create one problem to another problem. This book becomes the basic interest to read next series of Shopaholic.
In the fact, this first “series” of S...more
Kinsella is really good to create one problem to another problem. This book becomes the basic interest to read next series of Shopaholic.
In the fact, this first “series” of S...more
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book! I saw so much of myself in the main characters spending personality that it just made me laugh all the way thru reading it. The book has that Bridget Jones feel but wer as Bridget is clueless in relationships Rebecca is clueless with credit and spending. Her crazy schemes to make extra money, like homemade potholders to sell but never following thru on is a page out of my life. I gave up credit cards as my solutions and it appears that she finds her own way to keep he...more
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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 uniq...more
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Read in January, 2008
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shopaholics everywhere; people with patience
This book starts off ok, very scary amounts of money pop up, and the girl can't control herself -- hence Shopaholic!
It takes wrong turns along the way, I had no will to read it sometimes, it is, sorry to say, full of debts and lies, and cheating as well (not romantically), and it shocks a bit. But I have to say I kept hoping for the best, so I held on to it. From the middle to the end, I read nonstop. Not that it was an amazing book, but it was good. I liked it very much, inspite of the flaws ...more
It takes wrong turns along the way, I had no will to read it sometimes, it is, sorry to say, full of debts and lies, and cheating as well (not romantically), and it shocks a bit. But I have to say I kept hoping for the best, so I held on to it. From the middle to the end, I read nonstop. Not that it was an amazing book, but it was good. I liked it very much, inspite of the flaws ...more
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Read in January, 2005
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Susan Parrishrecommends it for: Shopaholics, Anyone who has ever been lured by a bargain, Chick Lit Fans
As a Shopaholic myself, I found this book really enjoyable. If you like shopping at all, this book will make you laugh. The main character gets into funny situations constantly. It's not an advanced physics treatise, but it's not mindless either. The effort the main character goes to to justify her shopping is hilarious and some genius plotting on Kinsella's part. If you don't like shopping at all, look elsewhere. If you like funny, memorable characters and plots, then give this a try.
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Read in April, 2008
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Ashley Gibbs
If I was having dinner party there is no doubt that Becky would have to be there, just so I could say...WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
This was a VERY SLOW START for me. Yesterday I picked up with 3/4 of the book left after not having read it in over a month and finished it within a day! So, I guess you could say it took a while to catch my attention, but it had me laughing in disbelief at everything that happened to the poor girl. A very light-hearted read that as my husband says when referring t...more
This was a VERY SLOW START for me. Yesterday I picked up with 3/4 of the book left after not having read it in over a month and finished it within a day! So, I guess you could say it took a while to catch my attention, but it had me laughing in disbelief at everything that happened to the poor girl. A very light-hearted read that as my husband says when referring t...more
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Funny. Light. Completely brainless. Perfect beach book. The main character is a completely out of control shopaholic, and will go to any lengths to conceal her addiction while still feeding it on the sly. It's a thoroughly enjoyable book, but it has a fatal flaw, the flaw that made me give it a "liked it" rating instead of a "really liked it" rating. This chick drives me NUTS! It is almost physically painful to see her destroying her life for a new scarf or perfect sho...more
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Read in August, 2007
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Found in magazine I readrecommends it for: angela
Oh how I laughed when I read this series. As each book came to an end it was like saying goodbye to a friend. If Sophie Kinsella can bring Rebecca back with more books I only hope it wont be far away.
Her other titles are also great reads and I cant wait until Remember Me is released.
I am sure there is a little bit of Rebecca in every girl who will completely understand the logic of why she has to buy something and the reason behind it. In fact when I am out clothes shopping I can almost ...more
Her other titles are also great reads and I cant wait until Remember Me is released.
I am sure there is a little bit of Rebecca in every girl who will completely understand the logic of why she has to buy something and the reason behind it. In fact when I am out clothes shopping I can almost ...more
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Read in July, 2002
recommends it for:
people who don't take their books too seriously
After college, I wanted nothing to do with serious books. And so began my quest for all books fluffy and light. The cover of this screamed fluff at me. This book is NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. Take it for what it is - hilarious chick lit. Otherwise, you'll find yourself realizing that if you actually knew a character as shallow as Becky Bloomwood, you'd probably give her a look of disgust and hiss at her as she walked by or something. Also, don't think too much about her relationship with L...more
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Read in January, 2008
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chick lit fans, any one who is looking for a quick read
Confessions of a Shopaholic was just the book to get me over a book hangover. It is a quick and funny read.
The book follows Rebecca Bloomwood who is deep in debt solely because of her shopping excesses. Her weak and naive attempts at controlling her shopaholic nature have as much success as... as doing yoga while gorging on potato chips would. The irony of all, she is a financial journalist writing for Successful Savings magazine. Sure the book is quite predictable, but that doesn’t take a...more
The book follows Rebecca Bloomwood who is deep in debt solely because of her shopping excesses. Her weak and naive attempts at controlling her shopaholic nature have as much success as... as doing yoga while gorging on potato chips would. The irony of all, she is a financial journalist writing for Successful Savings magazine. Sure the book is quite predictable, but that doesn’t take a...more
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Read in March, 2008
Well, I have to say that Rebecca Bloomwood was one of the most annoying characters I have ever encountered in a book. I mean, really, she was so over the top and I found myself feeling so sympathy for her. I was actually rooting for the guy to NOT get with her and for her to just stop. That is until about 3/4 of the way through the book. She finally has an eye opening experience and starts to change her ways. She sees just how annoying she's been and thank goodness, because otherwise I could hav...more
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Read in January, 2007
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All shopaholics like me~
Dear girls,
Shopping is some kinda healing, right?
No girls would offense me, I guess.
I think everybody will love Rebecca Bloomwood, our heroine.
She's funny and out-of-control addicted to shopping brand-names (with good excuses). When I first read it, I think, ooh...there must be the one who's more crazy than me? owing many debts. I love shopping but can control my finance well. I think Sophie has developed good plots and
personality of the protagonist (being shopaholics and financi...more
Shopping is some kinda healing, right?
No girls would offense me, I guess.
I think everybody will love Rebecca Bloomwood, our heroine.
She's funny and out-of-control addicted to shopping brand-names (with good excuses). When I first read it, I think, ooh...there must be the one who's more crazy than me? owing many debts. I love shopping but can control my finance well. I think Sophie has developed good plots and
personality of the protagonist (being shopaholics and financi...more
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I really enjoyed this book... I was enraptured by the London scene and the way that Becky's imagination and love for shopping (along with her guilt of it and fear of bills/debt) was portrayed. I had a difficult time putting it down and I often found myself smiling at her antics. I easily related to the character and her imagination/drama queen personality. I then found myself relating to being a shop-a-holic, so this book impressed me on that level, as I never had considered myself as being addi...more
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Read in February, 2008
We all have our vices and our, er...problems. For Rebecca Bloomwood, her problem tends to be shopping. And boy, does she shop! This book is a hilarious, fun, lighthearted, and silly read about a woman who doesn't exactly have excellent impulse control. She spends so much money that she goes into debt. And guess what her profession is...she's a writer for a financial paper! I think I enjoyed this book because it reminded me of Bridget Jones' Diary, as well as Pride and Prejudice (to a small degre...more
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Read in September, 2005
Well I enjoy my light reads, particularly Marian Keyes, so I thought I'd get a kick out of the Shopaholic series-not so.
The protagonist is irritating and irrational to the point of annoyance.
I surmise though that this series and it's popularity has to do with how people view money. I like shopping, but have never spent outside my means to the point of debt. I personally think that's stupid.
I don't fully get the "have-to-have-it" mentality ESPECIALLY with pricey goods.
So I didn...more
The protagonist is irritating and irrational to the point of annoyance.
I surmise though that this series and it's popularity has to do with how people view money. I like shopping, but have never spent outside my means to the point of debt. I personally think that's stupid.
I don't fully get the "have-to-have-it" mentality ESPECIALLY with pricey goods.
So I didn...more
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Read in June, 2008
Here's my confessions:
1.I love shopping.
2.Most of my contacts in Multiply consist of online store, and the fact I'm enjoying looking at their stores start to scare me.
3.I cannot resist SALE.
So, do I relate myself a lot to Becky Bloomwood? You bet I do. When Becky just kept on having her reasons to buy things, when she can't resist the temptation of good food...oh GOD, I started to laugh aloud. She is sooo meee! Like in Undomestic Goddess, I immediately fall in love with the character. ...more
1.I love shopping.
2.Most of my contacts in Multiply consist of online store, and the fact I'm enjoying looking at their stores start to scare me.
3.I cannot resist SALE.
So, do I relate myself a lot to Becky Bloomwood? You bet I do. When Becky just kept on having her reasons to buy things, when she can't resist the temptation of good food...oh GOD, I started to laugh aloud. She is sooo meee! Like in Undomestic Goddess, I immediately fall in love with the character. ...more
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"For years now I've kind of operated under an informal shopping cycle. A bit like a farmer's crop rotation system. Except, instead of wheat, maize, barley, and fallow, mine pretty much goes clothes, makeup shoes, and clothes (I don't bother with fallow). Shopping is actually very similar to farming a field. You can't keep buying the same thing, you have to have a bit of variety. Otherwise you get bored and stop enjoying yourself."
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