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Confessions of a Shopaholic

(Shopaholic #1)

Sophie Kinsella (Goodreads Author)

3.66 · Rating details · 660,804 ratings · 12,516 reviews

Meet Rebecca Bloomwood.

She’s a journalist. She spends her working life telling others how to manage their money.
She spends her leisure time … shopping.

Retail therapy is the answer to all her problems. She knows she should stop, but she can’t. She tries Cutting Back, she tries Making More Money. But neither seems to work. The stories she concocts become more and more fan ...more

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May 08, 2007 Rachel rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: 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 her wa ...more

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Nov 11, 2007 Christy Sherrill rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: NO ONE

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:

1. 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:

1. The main charter was English so I didn't relate the stores that she was bragging about shopping at and it didn't have the SAME"sex in the city" LUSTFUL MATERIALISTIC effect on me . So, her prideful continuous description of these clothes she "owned" and was in debt for became ridiculous. And her constant shopping while in debt, actually started to physically stress me out.

2. Half way into the book I felt really sad because I know that there is so many people who this is their reality. This shallow mindset or consumption of caffeine, sugar, shopping, "fashion"..... the constant carve of distraction and never learning to deal. It just seemed to glorify being shallow and reinforce that if and when you are you should keep on being so because:

3. The modern day fairy tale ending for could happen. Debt paid off, get the job you want, they guy, the clothes, the romance, the money, the fame..... It grasps on the the romantic notion of what life should be, and could be. It seem to encourage that there is nothing wrong with lying to yourself and others.

4. It reminds of humans I know, who choose to lead the most dramatic, self indulged, objectified, diva lifestyle. Where they are the most important and beautiful person on the planet, and you'll regret being not trying to be their best friend (a.k.a. letting them use you) when they are Famous and rich one day. I think this book glamorize this attitude, and not matter how you dress that up, there is nothing glamorous about that.

All and All I HAETED this book and wished I hadn't read the it. And if I could give a negative star I would. But I know this is not a hateful website. ...more

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Jul 18, 2008 Alicia rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: absolutely NO ONE.

I really hate slamming books, really I do. This book is the typical chick-lit that I've grown to love, and to be fair, it's a quick read.

But, my praise stops there.

The main character of this book, Rebecca Bloomwood, is the most annoying, daft, and ridiculous character I have ever had the misfortune to read about. I understand that she's a "shopaholic", but I've had quite a few friends who fell into that catagory that were never in danger of being as simple-minded and arrogant as Rebecca.

Every ti ...more

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Aug 30, 2015 Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, romance, humor, 20th-century, adult

The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1), Sophie Kinsella (Madeleine Wickham)

The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (2000) (Confessions of a Shopaholic in the United States and India) is the first in the popular Shopaholic series. It is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pen-name of Madeleine Wickham. It focuses on the main character Rebecca (Becky) Bloomwood, a financial journalist, who is in a serious amount of debt through her shopping addiction.

تاریخ نخستین خوانش روز دوم ما The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1), Sophie Kinsella (Madeleine Wickham)

The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (2000) (Confessions of a Shopaholic in the United States and India) is the first in the popular Shopaholic series. It is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pen-name of Madeleine Wickham. It focuses on the main character Rebecca (Becky) Bloomwood, a financial journalist, who is in a serious amount of debt through her shopping addiction.

تاریخ نخستین خوانش روز دوم ماه ژانویه سال 2017 میلادی

عنوان: دنیای شگفت انگیز ربکا - شوق خرید؛ نویسنده: سوفی کینسلا (کینزلا)؛ مترجم: الهه صالحی؛ شیما مصحفی؛ تهران، درسا، 1393؛ 424ص؛ شابک 9786003360198؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان انگلیسی - سده 20م

نقل از متن: چشم‌هایم را بستم و شروع کردم به حساب کردن؛ کت و دامنی که از مغازه‌ ی «جیگ‌ ساو» خریده بودم، شامی که من و سوزی در رستوران کوالینیو خورده بودیم و آن قالیچه‌ ی خوشگل سرخ و زرد؛ حالا که فکرش را می‌کردم، آن قالیچه خودش دویست پوند بود؛ ولی قطعا ارزشش را داشت. همه آن را تحسین می‌کردند؛ یا دست‌کم سوزی از آن تعریف می‌کرد؛ آن کت و دامن در حراجی، سی درصد تخفیف داشت؛ پس خریدن آن در واقع نوعی پس‌ انداز بود؛ چشم‌هایم را گشودم و دستم را به طرف صورت‌حساب دراز کردم. همین‌ که انگشتانم کاغذ پاکت را لمس کرد، به یاد آن لنزهای جدید افتادم، لنزهای چشمی؛ نودوپنج پوند؛ پول زیادی بود؛ ولی خوب، ناچار بودم آنها را بخرم، مگر نه؟ می‌بایست چه کار می‌کردم؟ کورمال کورمال همه‌ جا می‌رفتم؟ پایان نقل
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Mar 19, 2018 Erin is currently reading it

Shelves: march-2018, written-by-women, movie

2021 Reread!

The Shopaholic series always puts me in a good mood. Really all of Sophie Kinsella's books put me in a good mood. They are just so light, fluffy and fun. Sophie Kinsella's writing is like ice cream on hot July day.

In Confessions of a Shopaholic we meet Rebecca Bloomwood(Becky to her friends) a young financial writer who longs to write for a fashion magazine. She lives in a trendy "flat" with her bestie and loves to shop. I mean really really loves to shop. So much so that she finds ...more

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Jan 06, 2015 Zoë rated it really liked it

This book pleasantly surprised me! I went into this book expecting it to be just like the movie (which, by the way I love), but it might as well have been a completely different story. The only things it has in common with the movie are the character names, the obsessive shopper and in debt main character, and the title. I adjusted my expectations and thought it would be one of those rare instances where the movie is better than the book, but I loved them equally but in different ways! The book ...more

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Jun 16, 2020 Dini Dwi is currently reading it · review of another edition

Hi guys, I would like to give a review about The Secret Dreamworld of Shopaholic novel. I like the series of chick-lit. When I walked to the bookstore, I enjoy seeing a lot of books around me. There was one book that caught my attention. Yep, that is The Secret Dreamworld of Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. Madeleine Sophie Townley, known by pen name Sophie Kinsella, is an English author. The first two novels Shopaholic series, The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Abroad.

I had know Hi guys, I would like to give a review about The Secret Dreamworld of Shopaholic novel. I like the series of chick-lit. When I walked to the bookstore, I enjoy seeing a lot of books around me. There was one book that caught my attention. Yep, that is The Secret Dreamworld of Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. Madeleine Sophie Townley, known by pen name Sophie Kinsella, is an English author. The first two novels Shopaholic series, The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Abroad.

I had known about the title of this novel since I was in the third semester, for about one and a half years ago when my lecturer asked me to read my favourite book. I choose this novel because when I read this novel, I can feel enjoy, and this novel is funny and exciting.

Rebecca Bloomwood or Becky is the main character of this novel. Sophie Kinsella, as the writer, can make the character of Becky as real as everyday life. Becky grew 300 pages long, creating a more realistic presentation of her character. In the funny moments of her life, she managed to position herself in an increasingly embarrassing situation that she was unable to handle, instead of looking for the most severe and excessive forms of action.

Becky is a Londoner aged twenty with shopping problems. Sophie Kinsella described that Rebecca could not refuse bargaining and sales. She could not resist shopping. Her credit card was maximal, her bank wrote a letter and called her about her overdraft, and denied it. The irony is that she works as a financial journalist for a successful saving magazine, who should know how to handle expenses so that she can save money and not get into debt.

I think we can all recognize something about Rebecca in all of us. I have terrible memories as a student who often buys useless things. If there is a discount, my eyes immediately focused on the discount and bought goods even though at home there are items like that. Like Rebecca, I throw away a bill, and I often lack money because of my lifestyle hahaha.
In terms of personal relationships, there is a man named Luke Brandon. He is the owner of a public relations company for finance. Rebecca has a secret crush on him. One day, Luke Brandon asked her to accompany him to buy a suitcase. Strangely, it was for his girlfriend. He knew that Rebecca was angry and decided to go to his hometown. The fact that Brandon had a girlfriend made Rebecca so depressed and upset. Finally, she told her parents about her main problem with visa bills. While Becky was at her parents' house resting from trouble, suddenly, her neighbour came. They told her about the investment problem. This earned her a new job for a television program about finance. From this point on, Rebecca began to have better financial conditions.
Sophie Kinsella also shows Becky's relationship with other people around her. It is another substantial factor that contributes to the majority of the novel, with Suze, her best friend who supports her as much as possible even though Becky has a lot of problems. With his parents and how they believe Becky fell in love with their neighbour Tom even though she didn't; and finally Luke. For some reason, I like the way of Shopie Kinsella delivers her idea, it's so brilliant. I love Luke and his character, the way he can mostly bring Becky back to earth but also trust her and care for her despite her mistakes. Although, I hope Sophie Kinsella will include more and more moments with Luke and Becky in this novel hahaha.

The secret dreamworld of Shopaholic is an exciting novel to read. Some exciting points comprise the strengths and weakness of this novel. The strengths are The Secret Dreamworld of Shopaholic very unique tone of writing, point of view, and lesson learned. This novel often uses funny descriptions. Therefore, readers can get points that the writer wants to express pleasantly. An example is when the story aims to illustrate how branded fashions can increase Rebecca's confidence. The reader can see this thought in Rebecca's talk:
"I don't look bad, I think. I'm wearing my black skirt from French Connection, and a plain white T-shirt from a Knicker box, and a small angora cardigan that I got from M&S but it seems like it might be Agnès b." (Kinsella, 2001: 14)
For the point of view, Every page shows how Becky figures out her decisions, her shopping addict and her strategy for escaping from problems. This provides the reader with a clear perspective of Becky. Even though she is the master of a wrong decision, her point of view can trigger the reader to keep reading. After the reader finished read the novel, they can filter out several lessons for their lives. Here are some essential things to learn from the novel: shopping too much is not a good habit; Paying credit card bills is not as easy as using it, and faces problems.

However, this novel has several weaknesses. The first is a plot that is inconsistent in describing the situation in a narrative that is too long, and sometimes the explanation is too short. The second is a story that is not clear in the end. With these strengths and weaknesses, The Secret Dreamworld of Shopaholic is still a book that is recommended for readers to read. This novel is entertaining, very light, full of joy, and consist of rich content. The Secret Dreamworld of Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella can teach readers to think before they do something, especially about spending money.

Finally, I want to say that Sophie Kinsella's writing style is truly brilliant; the image provided is excellent and innovative with such humour. The books are very addictive, and I suggest you take this light reading. ...more

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Feb 09, 2019 Warda marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Made a promise to myself to read more Sophie Kinsella books this year and will be starting off with the Shopaholic series.
I’m in need of light reads at all times. Thanks, life.

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Jun 11, 2016 Inge rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: chicklit, contemporary

Main character gets a few lucky breaks so she can continue pulling the same immature shit as she did at the beginning of the book and learns absolute fuckall in the process.

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Feb 05, 2008 Lilly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: people who don't take their books too seriously

Shelves: fluff, fiction

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 Luke. B ...more

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Oct 05, 2007 Leftbanker rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: People waiting to get their press-ons or post-lobotomy patients

Shelves: novels

Vile cultural poison masquerading as a poorly-written novel. I think that a heroin addiction is less damaging to young women, and it's certainly more interesting to read about.

If there is a male equivalent to women’s mindless and completely uncool pursuit of name-brand (read: expensive) fashion, it would be a dude with a mullet peeling out in a Trans Am in the parking lot of a strip club blaring a Ted Nugent anthem. Maybe that previous sentence doesn't make much sense, but it was fun to write a Vile cultural poison masquerading as a poorly-written novel. I think that a heroin addiction is less damaging to young women, and it's certainly more interesting to read about.

If there is a male equivalent to women’s mindless and completely uncool pursuit of name-brand (read: expensive) fashion, it would be a dude with a mullet peeling out in a Trans Am in the parking lot of a strip club blaring a Ted Nugent anthem. Maybe that previous sentence doesn't make much sense, but it was fun to write and the imagery is worth a lot more than a thousand words. I suppose that what I'm trying to say to female compulsive shoppers and the mullet guy is just stop, please. It's for your own good.

This book made me physically ill. I felt like I was in more peril reading this book than anyone on a toxic waste clean-up crew. I’d wager that this book is the hands-down favorite in every nail parlor in America. Whenever I hear women talking about Prada et al, I imagine that they are studying up to go on The Price is Right. She talks as if shopping for luggage is somehow a satisfying and rewarding way for two adults who aren't brain-dead to spend an afternoon. It's creepy.

It doesn’t even have anything to do with quality; it’s simply image. Self definition through shopping, I can't imagine a more pathetic idea. I would imagine that there are lots of women who feel that their purchases somehow make them unique. Don't these nitwits realize that everything they buy is one unit out of millions? They are all just chumps for not shopping at the thrift store, but that place is just full of hipsters these days.

The saddest part about this is just how many people have read this pile of offal. It always amazes me who we allow to speak in this culture, and by “allow” I mean by our tacit acquiescence to whatever crap the corporate powers force-feed us. I have written about this elsewhere in more detail, but the only aspect of our popular culture that runs strictly on merit is sports. Everywhere else fame and fortune is handed out mostly through cronyism, nepotism, or the decision is made in a boardroom somewhere.

I can only wonder how many fine novels have been suppressed so that this fatuous story can make it on to the bookshelves. It also amazes me how many people praise this book because it's so easy to read. If that's all you are looking for then I suggest Dr. Suess. ...more

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Feb 24, 2015 Rachel E. Carter rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: have-paperback

Forgot to mention I binge read the first three books in this series a couple weekends ago. I don't really do chicklit, but this was amazing. BRIDGET JONES FEELS EVERYWHERE.

LOVED THIS. Thank you Inge for an amazing recommendation. This was feel good chocolate and wine and shoes and just what I needed. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. ...more

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Jun 05, 2010 Becky rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: disappointing, 2011, romance-y, reviewed, abandoned

I picked this book up on a whim at the thrift store. I had heard it was fun and hilarious and that I'd love it.

It wasn't, and I didn't.

In fact, I only made it 25% into the book before I decided that reading more just wasn't for me. For starters, the main character gives me a bad name. What a vapid, delusional, hypocritical mess. She's bad at her job, she's completely self-centered and selfish and annoying, completely focused on outward appearances and and seems to think that the universe owes ...more

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Mar 01, 2008 Shae rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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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Sep 19, 2008 Katie rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: No one, sadly.

This book was a waste of my time. And I spent far too much time on this book that I really didn't like.

The first 200 pages or so are spent with the main character, Rebecca, avoiding all her collection calls and all the letters in the mail from her creditors. She stuffs things into trucks, she keeps the letters in a drawer she never opens, anything to avoid the fact that she's got bills to pay. And then she has an embarrassing run-in with a sales clerk who tells her all her cards are declined. S ...more

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May 28, 2018 Jennifer rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: book-to-screen, kinsella, womens-fiction-chicklit, read-2018, finished-series, listened-to-audiobook, one-click-authors

I've been wanting to read this series for forever but was waiting for my library to finally add it. They did, then there was a crazy wait list for it... yes, in 2018 lol. I guess I wasn't the only one waiting to read it.

My impressions: Not at all like the movie, but I read somewhere that the movie was actually a mashup of books 1-3 so I guess I'll have to read some more. I found Becky to be funny and extremely likable, but with a very sad and cringe-worthy problem. Like the title suggests, she' ...more

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Jul 03, 2019 Jessi ♥️ H. Vojsk rated it liked it · review of another edition

I just realized a slightly crazy thing:
The movie was way better than the book.
So much better.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna watch the movie for the 6172 time.

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Jun 14, 2011 Kylie rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-fiction, rated-pg-13, regret-reading

I think it's hilarious that these books dominate the "chick-lit" scene when they are, in fact, the most sexist books I've managed to come across. And this one really takes the prize.

This is my third Kinsella book, and so far the women are always complete idiotic dip-shits that only barely manage to bumble through their careers while managing to make an ass of themselves at every turn. I find it's quite painful to read and not at all amusing. And if that's not unbearable enough, in this one Rebec ...more

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May 10, 2008 Ozma rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Shopaholics, Anyone who has ever been lured by a bargain, Chick Lit Fans

Recommended to Ozma by: Susan Parrish

Shelves: one-of-my-favorites, feels-like-i-read-it-yesterday

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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Oct 16, 2011 Natalie Monroe rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, girl-squad, guilty-pleasures, fabulous-five-stars, reread-for-the-nth-time

It's cute, it's heartwarming, and it makes me laugh. What more can you ask for in chicklit? ...more

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Aug 06, 2015 The Y.A. Bookworm Blogger rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book was super cute...Becky's "justifications" for all her purchases made me laugh! I also now feel a strangely intense desire to go shopping :P ...more

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Dec 22, 2011 Buggy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, contemp-rom, shelf-11, lmao, british

Opening line: "Ok. Don't panic. It's only a Visa bill. It's a piece of paper, a few numbers. I mean, just how scary can a few numbers be?"

It's been ages since I’ve read any chick-lit but when I found this book amidst a bunch of “free stuff” left at the mail boxes (ironic hey, its about overspending and I find it for free) Anyways I grabbed it, along with some other useless crap and immediately started chuckling.

Reminding me very much of Bridget Jones's Diary, this was an equally fun read, that Opening line: "Ok. Don't panic. It's only a Visa bill. It's a piece of paper, a few numbers. I mean, just how scary can a few numbers be?"

It's been ages since I’ve read any chick-lit but when I found this book amidst a bunch of “free stuff” left at the mail boxes (ironic hey, its about overspending and I find it for free) Anyways I grabbed it, along with some other useless crap and immediately started chuckling.

Reminding me very much of Bridget Jones's Diary, this was an equally fun read, that had me LOL more than once at the antics, irrational decisions and downward spiral of a shopaholic who, oh yeah also just happens to be a financial journalist. Here Becky Bloomwood counts $$ like Bridget counts calories; binging with shopping sprees, going on cost cutting diets, avoiding the shops, scheming about how to make more money (because she can‘t possibly spend less and just HAS to have that new white coat)

Becky is an irresistible heroine but she generally makes a mess of things and it was super fun watching her make bad decisions as she fumbles through her job at Successful Savings, shopping away her lunch hours while trying to avoid her bank managers calls.

Speaking of which her over stimulated Visa card almost becomes a character of its own here, and her bank manager eventually does with the inclusion of hilarious letters from Endwich Bank and the ever inventive ways Becky finds to not pay her Visa bill or in most cases ever even receive it.

Ah yes, there’s also romance, intrigue, adventures in Indian cooking, unsuccessful part time jobs, a stalker(?) best friends, copious amounts of champagne drinking and a fantastic ending that will leave you smiling. This is an all around feel good book that reminded me why every once in a while some chick lit is a fabulous thing and best of all this was free…

And let’s face it we’ve all been there with the credit card bills which we tend to ignore as soon as that excited feeling hits us upon first entering a store.
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Aug 31, 2011 Kay rated it liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: golden shopping bags

Shelves: cerebral-candy, here-and-now

If you know anyone that is impulsive, spendy, and irresponsible, do not let him/her read this book .

Seriously.

Because for any normal woman (or man) with above average impulsive shopping tendencies, this book will make him/her feel better about his/herself.

Take me, for example. When I am confronted by a cute pair of shoes or some colorful household item, I get kind of...well...impulsive, spendy, and irresponsible. Sometimes, my willpower can overrule that temptation, though passing through t ...more

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Jan 29, 2017 Penny rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, chick-lit

I can always count on Sophie Kinsella for a light and fun entertaining read.

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Jan 17, 2020 Saumya rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is one of the most amusing books I have ever read. People who are not personally keen on shopping would also love this.

The entire novel is a rollcoaster of emotions. There is not even a second when one gets bored. There is some or the other interesting thing happening one after the other.

The plot seems original. The events could be real and so do the actions and thoughts of the characters. No one is perfect in this book and everyone seems real. The protagonist is the best part of this thoug ...more

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Aug 10, 2007 Tara Murphy rated it did not like it · review of another edition

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't relate to the c ...more

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Feb 15, 2017 Tweebs♥️ rated it liked it · review of another edition

My curiosity with this book has finally ended.

In my humble opinion, the movie is a million times better.

No....seriously, trust me.

IT

IS

I'm just going to promote the movie and convince you guys to watch it.

Why? Well kids....

1)

2)

Yeah I was pretty much hoping those pictures proved my point so like, Watch. This. Shit. Now

Y'all won't regret this !! I promise, you'll thank me. Okay, just thank me in the form of a $500 gift card to my local book store so I know it's real ;) ;) ;) ...more

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Feb 08, 2015 Vicki rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: humor, chick-lit

If you saw the movie before reading the book, you will not find many similarities in the movie and this book. the movie takes much of its content from the second Shopaholic book.

I liked this book, I found it fun and quite humorous. I have to say I enjoyed the movie more than this first book.

The character is a fun girl who has a real issue with her shopping habits. She is not very good with her money. This is a cute book.

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Aug 16, 2020 Alayne Emmett rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This was a re-read for me, I read this book years ago when it first came out. Loved it then. So when the opportunity came up for me to read this again I couldn’t pass up on the chance to enjoy Becky Broomwood’s funny adventures again.
Yes, it is funny and at times you think, what is she doing!!!! But, it’s a lovely read and it was definitely the right time to read it again.

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Jan 16, 2018 Obsidian rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I do re-read this book every couple of years. Probably because it was my first glimpse of Becky Bloomwood and I liked her a lot. I remember being in my 20s and spending with my credit card like I wasn't going to have to pay the bill. And I remember the juggling I did to pay down bills and the stress I would feel when I had to choose between eating something that was not soup or paying my JC Penney card down (starting off in government I had to buy new clothes...seriously people, instead of a wed I do re-read this book every couple of years. Probably because it was my first glimpse of Becky Bloomwood and I liked her a lot. I remember being in my 20s and spending with my credit card like I wasn't going to have to pay the bill. And I remember the juggling I did to pay down bills and the stress I would feel when I had to choose between eating something that was not soup or paying my JC Penney card down (starting off in government I had to buy new clothes...seriously people, instead of a wedding trousseau, we need to fund young men/women clothes when they go out into the workforce) so I wouldn't get a screeching call about being sent to collections.

What makes "Confessions" so fun for me is that Becky is a mess. She's working at a job she hates (writer at Successful Saving) while trying to pay down her bills due to how much she loves shopping. And it's not just Becky loves shopping for clothes and accessories. It's pretty much any old thing. This of course is when Becky loses me cause I loathe shopping at the mall and every Christmas I promise myself I am just going to buy online and ship to my family. And every year I wait to late to do that (delivery fees are criminal) so I have to brave the crowds and try my best to not hip check people into kiosks.

While Becky doesn't love the job she is in, she does love she gets to go to presentations dealing with banks and investment firms. Due to Becky not really paying attention at her job, she realizes a tip she gives a family friend could end up harming them and starts to get her life back on track.

We do get a whole case of characters in this one who we will continue to read about throughout the series.

We have Becky talking about Luke Brandon who I would say is an earlier prototype of Christian Grey without the BDSM.

Becky lives with her best friend and flatmate Suze who manages to have her life somewhat together more than Becky.

And we also have Becky's parents who are just as messy as Becky. Becky's neighbor's son who everyone thinks that Becky is into.

I will admit there is very little development of the characters besides Becky and Suze and Becky's parents in this one. Luke is very one dimensional and stayed that way for me throughout most of the books. Besides being rich and tall, I don't get what was so interesting about him.

The writing is okay. Nothing spectacular, but honestly, sometimes I want to read a fluffy book that makes me root for a character. Do I think this is going to go down as some classic over the years? Doubtful? But it is an enjoyable book. ...more

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Sophie Kinsella has sold over 40 million copies of her books in more than 60 countries, and she has been translated into over 40 languages.

Sophie Kinsella first hit the UK bestseller lists in September 2000 with her first novel in the Shopaholic series – The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (also published as Confessions of a Shopaholic). The book’s heroine, Becky Bloomwood – a fun and feisty fin Sophie Kinsella has sold over 40 million copies of her books in more than 60 countries, and she has been translated into over 40 languages.

Sophie Kinsella first hit the UK bestseller lists in September 2000 with her first novel in the Shopaholic series – The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic (also published as Confessions of a Shopaholic). The book’s heroine, Becky Bloomwood – a fun and feisty financial journalist who loves shopping but is hopeless with money – captured the hearts of readers worldwide. Becky has since featured in seven further bestselling books, Shopaholic Abroad (also published as Shopaholic Takes Manhattan), Shopaholic Ties the Knot, Shopaholic & Sister, Shopaholic & Baby, Mini Shopaholic, Shopaholic to the Stars and Shopaholic to the Rescue. Becky Bloomwood came to the big screen in 2009 with the hit Disney movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy.

Sophie has also written seven standalone novels which have all been bestsellers in the UK, USA and other countries around the world: Can You Keep A Secret?, The Undomestic Goddess, Remember Me?, Twenties Girl, I’ve Got Your Number, Wedding Night, and My Not So Perfect Life, which was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for Best Fiction in 2017.

In 2014 she published a Young Adult novel Finding Audrey about a teenage girl with social anxiety and her madcap family, and in January 2018, Sophie published her first illustrated book for young readers about the charming adventures of a mother-daughter fairy duo, Mummy Fairy and Me (also published as Fairy Mom and Me).

Sophie’s latest novel, Surprise Me, published in February 2018, presents a humorous yet moving portrait of a marriage—its intricacies, comforts, and complications. Surprise Me reveals that hidden layers in a close relationship are often yet to be discovered.

Sophie wrote her first novel under her real name, Madeleine Wickham, at the tender age of 24, whilst she was working as a financial journalist. The Tennis Party was immediately hailed as a success by critics and the public alike and became a top ten bestseller. She went on to publish six more novels as Madeleine Wickham: A Desirable Residence, Swimming Pool Sunday, The Gatecrasher, The Wedding Girl, Cocktails for Three and Sleeping Arrangements.

Sophie was born in London. She studied music at New College, Oxford, but after a year switched to Politics, Philosophy and Economics. She now lives in London, UK, with her husband and family.

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