Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by nedjemet
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
4.0
I don’t normally like airheaded characters, but there’s something so wonderfully charming about Rebecca Bloomwood that I can’t help but love her. She's constantly making the wrong choice or saying the wrong thing and yet I was still rooting for her. I still wanted her to win even though people like her - those who spend themselves into debt simply due to poor impulse control - normally drive me mad.
I wasn’t surprised, though. This isn’t my first Sophie Kinsella book and I know how her stories work. They’re modern fairy-tales, plain and simple. The things that happen to her heroines are the stuff of myth and insane luck. These women get the happy endings, the charming prince, and the fantasy life that us mere mortals can only dream of, but what else would you expect from chick-lit? Don’t enter this genre looking for Shakespeare, enter it looking for a good time.
That’s exactly what Kinsella provides, too. I always find myself laughing and smiling when I read her novels. Plus I always find it interesting to read books written by non-American authors. It’s fun to glimpse the everyday culture of another country, especially when it’s through the eyes of someone who lives there. (For those of you who don't know, Kinsella is British so all of her novels, or at least the one's that I've read, are set in England.)
With that being said, if you’re someone who struggles with debt, then maybe you should try [b:The Undomestic Goddess|33722|The Undomestic Goddess|Sophie Kinsella|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386924271s/33722.jpg|2914] or [b:Can You Keep a Secret?|33724|Can You Keep a Secret?|Sophie Kinsella|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1330464293s/33724.jpg|2888997] instead of this one because Rebecca spends the majority of this book struggling with the fallout that comes from having both a major shopping addiction and too small an income to support it. It makes for a good story, but I could see her struggles really stressing out certain readers. If that premise doesn’t bother you and you just want a fun, easy read full of enjoyable characters, then definitely give Confessions of a Shopaholic a try.
I wasn’t surprised, though. This isn’t my first Sophie Kinsella book and I know how her stories work. They’re modern fairy-tales, plain and simple. The things that happen to her heroines are the stuff of myth and insane luck. These women get the happy endings, the charming prince, and the fantasy life that us mere mortals can only dream of, but what else would you expect from chick-lit? Don’t enter this genre looking for Shakespeare, enter it looking for a good time.
That’s exactly what Kinsella provides, too. I always find myself laughing and smiling when I read her novels. Plus I always find it interesting to read books written by non-American authors. It’s fun to glimpse the everyday culture of another country, especially when it’s through the eyes of someone who lives there. (For those of you who don't know, Kinsella is British so all of her novels, or at least the one's that I've read, are set in England.)
With that being said, if you’re someone who struggles with debt, then maybe you should try [b:The Undomestic Goddess|33722|The Undomestic Goddess|Sophie Kinsella|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386924271s/33722.jpg|2914] or [b:Can You Keep a Secret?|33724|Can You Keep a Secret?|Sophie Kinsella|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1330464293s/33724.jpg|2888997] instead of this one because Rebecca spends the majority of this book struggling with the fallout that comes from having both a major shopping addiction and too small an income to support it. It makes for a good story, but I could see her struggles really stressing out certain readers. If that premise doesn’t bother you and you just want a fun, easy read full of enjoyable characters, then definitely give Confessions of a Shopaholic a try.