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Karen

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella


Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
OMG...and WOW. I read this book in one day (a vacation day, mind you). This was so enjoyable. The main character, Rebecca, is a shopaholic who gets herself into some debt trouble and of course, she ignores, lies, continues to shop and with the whole snowball effect there's some serious anxiety. Of course her profession just happens to be Journalist, who just happens to write about finance. This hit home for me...because I'm an Accountant...and as they say, we numbers people are the worst when it comes to our own checkbooks, and ain't it the truth...lol. I laughed a lot during this read. When her world was crashing down, I felt it...when good hopeful things were happening, I felt that same hope. I even felt her obsession when she was shopping...she was obsessed...and it was so fun to be in that character while reading this book.
She plays the lottery and is convinced she will win...the description of that one night...from her playing the numbers till she is watching the lottery on TV...is perfect...and so realistic. Actually going through and figuring out how much she would win, how much she had to deduct to pay off her debt, buy a flat, buy gifts for others, etc...so realistic...so funny. I know I have felt that way many a times...I was just so impressed with Ms. Kinsella's descriptions, her realism, her creations of such realistic, loveable characters (and some so not likeable at some times). This story was a roller coaster ride, and I did NOT want to get off of the ride. I'm glad there are more books because I will defnitely be reading them. To think, I almost skipped this book over just because I wasn't interested in the commercialism that has followed this book/movie.
Oh and in between chapters there are letters from Rebecca's debtors and they mention her excuses in some of the letters...what a riot. This book and this character actually reminded me a bit of Bridget Jones (books I will be reading and reviewing at some point) and I did so love those movies.
I give this book two thumbs up, five stars. It has depth in it's seriousness, it has lots of humor, it has a definite lesson in it and the character development is superb.
A highly recommended read, Confessions of a Shopaholic is a book any girl who holds a debit or credit card and likes to shop, should defnitely read.
Enjoy!
The Critical Library
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