your_geekygf 's review for:

Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
4.0

If you're expecting a book like the movie, don't read this book.

If you're looking for a tale similar but not the same as the movie, read this book!

I love the Shopoholic movie and as a Shopoholic myself I had to add this one to my list!!!

What I didn't realize was this novel is actually based on a British character who lives and works in London!! This was a fun twist as I love British culture and the accents and the language and all of that! I love English books!

This made Becky all the more lovable because her charming personality was elevated by the "poshness" of her being an English woman!

Her antics from the movie are brought to light hilariously and in much more detailed descriptions and they kept me turning the pages for more!!

If you've seen the Shopoholic movie, you know that the climax is when Derek Smeathe confronts her during her TV appearance....this scene was done in the film pretty close to how it was in the movie but a little bit BETTER.

If you love shopping, this is a hilarious ode to shopaholics everywhere and the rationale Becky uses is the same that I tell myself