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Summary: If you need inspiration on your next shopping trip
Review: This is a nice, fluffy example of genre fiction. The prose is bubbly, a touch over the top, and very upbeat. It is a pleasant book to read when you want a little pick-me-up. It borders on science fiction because, let's face it, the male object of interest is an extremely thinly disguised Richard Branson (CEO of Virgin Records) and the heroine is a sport shopper. This will not happen on our planet!I found it gave me encouragement as I was planning to do some clothes shopping and the frothy tone of the book and the sheer joy of shopping convinced me the odious task of pawing through the racks at the Jones New York Outlet might possibly be jolly good fun. But, I digress. Structurally, the book is good. There are no glitches in the plotline (a problem with genre fiction) and the story flows along nicely. The only thing that weirded me out was the borderline pathology of her addiction to shopping. The author skates along the DSM IV in a teetery way. But of course, a literary character who is uncomplicated can be so boring.
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Summary: More Fun With Becky
Review: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan is a lot of light, fluffy fun. Becky's story of her travels to New York is hilarious. Imagine her awe at discovering the sample sale concept, pancakes for breakfast and all sorts of other non-essentials that so many of us take for granted. As in the first novel, Becky's shopping habits get her in trouble, but her quick thinking, as expected, will surely save the day. This one is fun and feather light, nothing taxing, the perfect light reading.
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Summary: too much stupidity
Review: I thought I would enjoy this book since I did enjoy the first one. However, I've decided to stop reading this book halfway through. Rebecca's stupidity is just overwhelming and annoying in this book. The author seems to have gone overboard in this one. The stupidity isn't cute or funny but just downright annoying.
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Summary: Wonderful book!!
Review: I think the reason I love this book is because EVERYTHING is marvelously realistic -- and that's probably why it's so funny! She's a loveable character who has numerable faults, yes, but how can you blame her? The Prada shoes were 50% off, after all! I highly recommend all three of Sophie Kinsella's novels, but especially this one -- it's cute, romantic, hilarious, energetic, and un-put-downable!
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Summary: Becky Bloomwood is my Alter Ego!
Review: When I read about Becky, I think "this woman is living my life." Especially the parts about the horrible letters that come in the mail from the creditors and they mean way her banker treats her. I totally identify with Becky's passion for shopping. How I wish there were a pen pal club where all of us "Beckys" could share with each other about all the lies we've told, all the debt we're in and where/when the next great sample sale is going to be. I can't wait for the next book in this series to come out and I hope Sophie Kinsella keeps writing about Becky forever.
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Summary: BECKY IS BACK!!!
Review: I was so happy when I heard that there was going to be a sequel to "Confessions of a Shopaholic" because I had just missed Becky SO MUCH! This book is in no way a letdown, so don't worry! The plot of this book is that, overall, Becky seems to be flying. She has a great boyfriend, a wonderful television career, but...shopping is still her weakness! Becky is actually very much in debt. That doesn't stop her from going with her boyfriend Luke on a trip to New York. And how could Becky go to New York and not shop? Becky is still full of cute rationalizations, like that "foreign money doesn't count, so you can spend as much of it as you like." However, Becky goes overboard in her shopping sprees, and something happens that effects a lot of people - including Luke. I'm not going to give away the ending, so READ THE BOOK! It's just as hilarious, and it's nice to know what is happening to Becky Bloomwood, because I missed her so much! If you liked this book, be sure to read the original "Confessions of a Shopaholic," and read the third one coming out in March called "Shopaholic Ties The Knot." Also check out books written by Sophie Kinsella's real name, Madeline Wickham.
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Summary: Shopaholic Takes DC!
Review: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, by Sophie Kinsella, is a story about a 26-year-old British woman, Becky, who loves shopping. In fact, she loves it so much; she comes into quite a little bit of debt. Luke, Becky's boyfriend, and Becky go to New York for Luke's job and a possible new job for Becky. But getting herself into debt causes a lot of trouble, and not just for her, but for Luke as well.
When I first picked up this book, I remembered a girl who had read the first book, Confessions of a Shopaholic. It sounded like a good book, and I had initially meant to read that one. But the bookstore only had a copy of the sequel. So I figured, you usually don't need to read the first book to understand the second book, so why not? I didn't really realize how long it was though. I thought Shopaholic Takes Manhattan was an extremely long read. I liked the book a lot, don't get me wrong, it's just that it was kind of hard to really get into it when I had to read it quickly. However, it was still pretty enjoyable to me. Becky is British and adores to shop. When she arrives in New York City, she is in awe at all of the stores, and all the customs we take part in which most people take for granted, as on page 143, "...And oh God, look at that window display over there! And we're just walking straight past Armani Exchange and no one's even pausing...(while on a tour of New York) what is wrong with these people? Are they complete philistines? And on page 134,"...I mean pancakes for breakfast. It's pure genius isn't it?".
I think this book relates to my life a lot. I love to shop and I would die to go to New York City to shop. I know I would have had as much fun as Becky did in Manhattan. "This expensive, glossy world is where I've been headed all along. Limos and flowers; waxed eyebrows and designer clothes from Barneys. These are my people; this is where I'm meant to be."
I'm guessing the theme of this book is, "Do something because you want to do it, and that you are passionate about it". I agree with this, because the author is right. If you do something just because it's there, it leaves a hole inside of you. Sure, you can put on a happy face and make other people believe that you're happy, and maybe even make yourself believe that you're happy. But deep down inside there's this hole that will always be there. I think this definitely relates to my life because right now I'm trying to decide which road of after school activities I want to do next year. I could either do marching band again next year, because it looks extremely good on college applications, (not my first choice of activities, however) or I could take part in volleyball, which looks ok on college applications, but not as good as band. I know I should do what I want to do, which would be volleyball, but I really want to go to a good college. So I'm torn.
I would say this book is an acquired taste. It definitely wouldn't be the first choice for guys, but some girls might not want to read it either. I enjoyed the book very much, and although some girls my age might not enjoy it quite as much, there are probably those that would. In the end, I would recommend this book to girls who love fashion and comedy. 612
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Summary: Best of the best!!
Review: This book is every bit as wonderful as Confessions of a Shopaholic. As in that book, you'll groan and laugh at Rebecca's blunders...then applaud her as she comes up with some very creative solutions to her problems.
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Summary: Funny, entertaining, but too much fluff
Review: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan is a cute little breeze of a book that entertains lightly and is best read while gorging on an extra large box of bon-bons. The main character, Becky Bloomwood is so ditzy and irresponsible it is hard to feature her in the role of financial journalist that she is cast. We are entreated to a variety of shopping extravaganzas that are quite vicariously delightful, but this book would have been far more satisfying had the author made some sort of stab at the underlying cause of Becky's addictions.
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Summary: this book rocks
Review: a funny classic, it should be in everyone's bookshelves... becky bloomwood is sooo funny, you wish she were you!
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