Confessions of a Shopaholic

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Summary: The Original Shopoholic!
Review: Sophie Kinsella's Becky Bloomwood is someone that most, if not all women, can identify with. Yes, even if it's just a little! I loved this book so much, I've read all of Kinsella's others, and they are all hilarious, comical, and touching all at the same time. It's a great light read, and a real page turner.

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Summary: Dreadful
Review: I liked Sophie Kinsella's "Can you Keep a Secret" as a matter of fact, I LOVED IT!
but... this book was only a great disappointment... perhaps if i had read shopaholic before secret...
I don't think anyone who is truly responsible with their money can stand the character, let's just say i'm not going to continue reading the other books... nothing in it happens, just her spending money and irresponsibly not thinking about all the bills she isn't paying... it's funny for the first few chapters but then... a great bore.

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Summary: a delightful, hilarious bit of fluff
Review: Rebecca Bloomwood is a twenty-something living the high life in a trendy part of London. She wears designer clothes and eats at famous restaurants, and her job writing for a financial magazine allows her to attend champagne receptions thrown by investment companies. But she hates the job, and she has no boyfriend, and - worst of all - she's cursed with an incurable spending addiction and mountingly uncontrollable debt. She tries everything - spending less, earning more, throwing the bills away - but her creditors are persistent and eventually she must apply a little of her professional knowledge to her own affairs.

"Confessions of a Shopaholic" is addictive, absorbing, and amusing. It's a fast read and, while some elements of the plot are predictable (there are some very strong parallels to Bridget Jones' Diary), others are unique and the book does not suffer from its formulaism. The characters are amusing and well-drawn and the writing is smooth and clear. This is a one-night read - one very pleasant night.