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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Karena bacanya baru sekarang, maka buku ini masuk kategori buku "jadul", hehe.. Berasa nostalgia karena bertahun lalu saya udah baca buku kedua dan ketiganya. Akhirnya baru kemarin baca yg ini.
Saling jadulnya, saya malah ketawa saat Becky pake bawa MacBook segala waktu mau ketemu Luke. Kebayang Yah, bahkan buat orang amrik barang itu saking kerennya jd ngerepotin.. 12 tahun yg lalu :p
Tapi akhir buku ini membuat saya menarik kesimpulan bahwa bukan cuma becky, tapi luke jg ternyata ...murahan :)
Saling jadulnya, saya malah ketawa saat Becky pake bawa MacBook segala waktu mau ketemu Luke. Kebayang Yah, bahkan buat orang amrik barang itu saking kerennya jd ngerepotin.. 12 tahun yg lalu :p
Tapi akhir buku ini membuat saya menarik kesimpulan bahwa bukan cuma becky, tapi luke jg ternyata ...murahan :)
Truly, one of the most inanely silly books I've ever read. But the character is so...just....awful with money and so different from myself that I found myself rather fascinated to see what she'd do next, like a trainwreck I couldn't help but watch happen.
It was a fun book, but I read it 17 years ago, so not sure if how much I's enjoy it today.
*Sigh*
I am so disappointed. I started this book and I was really enjoying it. Granted it is a light, fluffy type of read but most definitely fun! You feel for Becky Bloomberg and her quite substantial shopaholic tendencies. You feel for her when she is trying to work through lifes little nuances and be taking seriously while avoiding the real problem.
The problem I have with the book is completely related to the ending. I hated the ending. I don't like Luke Brandon at all. He seems like a pompous jerk and I'm bummed that Becky ends up with him. I think she was completely warranted in the way that she felt about him treating her. Yes he apologizes eventually but blah... I hate it. It also seems like an annoying knight in shining armor story.
The other problem I have... everything just resolves itself too easily. Derrick Smeath doesn't care that she has avoided him for half a year and doesn't show up for their meeting. Becky does end up basically miraculously coming "into some money" by the job she gets on the tv show. Okay that is great and everything but it all just seemed to easy. It seemed like she never really dealt with her problem but just happened to get a job where she is going to have the money to pay off the debts. Had that not happened would she really have dealt with it ever? I don't know.
So yeah... disappointed.
I am so disappointed. I started this book and I was really enjoying it. Granted it is a light, fluffy type of read but most definitely fun! You feel for Becky Bloomberg and her quite substantial shopaholic tendencies. You feel for her when she is trying to work through lifes little nuances and be taking seriously while avoiding the real problem.
The problem I have with the book is completely related to the ending. I hated the ending. I don't like Luke Brandon at all. He seems like a pompous jerk and I'm bummed that Becky ends up with him. I think she was completely warranted in the way that she felt about him treating her. Yes he apologizes eventually but blah... I hate it. It also seems like an annoying knight in shining armor story.
The other problem I have... everything just resolves itself too easily. Derrick Smeath doesn't care that she has avoided him for half a year and doesn't show up for their meeting. Becky does end up basically miraculously coming "into some money" by the job she gets on the tv show. Okay that is great and everything but it all just seemed to easy. It seemed like she never really dealt with her problem but just happened to get a job where she is going to have the money to pay off the debts. Had that not happened would she really have dealt with it ever? I don't know.
So yeah... disappointed.
Harmless, but not a great story or especially well written.
I was surprised how much I liked this chicklit book. I'll definately continue with the series.
Not a huge fan of British authors, but Becky Bloomwood is a ridiculous character who says hilarious things and has no common sense, which makes me feel better about myself.
I personally love the Shopaholic series because they are light-hearted, funny, and just a great “beach read.”
And suddenly, standing there in my parents’ garden on a Monday afternoon, I’m plunged to the lowest ebb of my life. What have I got going for me? Nothing. Not one thing. I can’t control my money, I can’t do my job, and I haven’t got a boyfriend. I’ve hurt my best friend, I’ve lied to my parents—and now I’ve ruined my neighbor.
Rebecca Bloomwood is an awful person for a protagonist. One could really self-reflect when they find themselves relating to her. She's soooooo self-absorbed beyond belief, delusional, arrogant, ignorant, envious, and a liar (a compulsive one, I think). I spent half of the book thinking about how I'd like to smash her head on something thick and solid to cram some senses into her brain. That's why it's very satisfying when her life just breaks down and she sinks into the bottomless pit; the moments when she realizes how shitty she was.
That was glorious.
True victory.
Honestly, I don't think I'm satisfied with how the story ends because it's just too easy,
Spoiler
with Rebecca, now having enough money in her account all thanks to those TV job offers to pay back her humongous credit card bills and debts, just send Derek Smeathe every penny she owes while being in a hotel room with Luke BrandonTo be honest, the movie adaptation in 2009 was just too good. Isla Fisher makes Rebecca Bloomwood, as silly and self-centered liar that she is, much more sympathetic and grounded. Not to mention Hugh Dancy as Luke Brandon is just lovely. But I truly appreciate the tweaks and turns at the storyline because all the good things that happens in the movie adaptation are pretty much nonexistent in the original novel material.
It's a very easy read.
But seriously, if you find yourself relating to Rebecca Bloomwood here.. some introspection sessions might be needed ASAP.