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A very weak 3* for this, and that's only because the last 70 pages somewhat redeemed the title character. This is total fluff, and that's not a bad thing, but when I read fluff, I want to at least like the main character. Becky is self-centered, self-indulgent, childish and immature, and she goes on that way for almost 3/4 of the book. She even cons her own parents!
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A hilarious read! Great for the weekend while I was feeling a little bit lazy to do anything. Now, on to Book 2!
The main character in this book, Becky, is obsessed with shopping. She has to have the best of everything, and she cannot stop. Whatever happens in her life, she either rewards herself, or consoles herself with shopping. In this way, Becky is no different from any other addict, be it alcohol, drugs, food, or whatever. She has all the classic addiction symptoms, lying, denial, hiding from others, etc. It is very interesting to look at addiction in this somewhat "benign" setting, although her shop
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This book is definitely not for me. Having seen the film, which I did find quite funny on the whole although the ending was predictable and overly soppy, I had higher expectations for this book. The plot was okay but predictable with nothing new or unexpected happening. The heroine started annoying me by page 7 and by the end of the book I actually wished that her creditors had caught up with her and that she had to actually face her problems rather than manage to avoid them and then pay them of
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This one just didn't do it for me. I kept getting frustrated at how she continued to spend and spend. Get a little willpower for crying out loud. Even though the movie got horrible reviews, I enjoyed it much more than the book. I give it a C-,
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I had gotten this book for a book club. I really hated how self-centered this main character was. Even when she was "helping" people she was still thinking of herself. I don't like that fact that people read this book and think that it is o.k to act and treat people like that. It is sad, just plain old sad.
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