Sophie Kinsella - Confessions of a Shopaholic

Pros: Hilarious situations, fun characters
Cons: Rebecca seems a bit dim witted at times

Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella has been sitting on my bookshelf for a couple of years.  I let my friend borrow it, and she said that she read it in a day.  When I saw that a movie with the same name was coming out, ...

Pros: Hilarious, great characters, wonderful premise, excellent writing style.
Cons: None.

Hats, shoes, gloves, clothes, suitcases, makeup, and several tons of moisturizer - - - just a little something to buy. Just a few little trinkets to ease the pain. And, really, they were on sale. It was really a good deal, or so Rebecca claims. Meet ...

Pros: Some funny moments; Interesting to watch how a shopaholic's mind works
Cons: Main character's stupidity gets really annoying; Easy, unrealistic ending

The original title of this book by Sophie Kinsella, released across the pond, is The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic. I think that title suits the story so much more, since it details the inner workings of protagonist Rebecca Bloomwood's mind. ...

Pros: Fast read, interesting topic for people who love to shop, interesting format
Cons: Annoying and unlikable main character, extremely unrealistic, predictable

In preparation for a seven-hour plane flight, a fluffy little book was exactly what I needed. Judging from the bright pink cover and title, Confessions of a Shopaholic certainly seemed to fit the bill. An additional bonus was the London setting ...

Pros: “Confessions of a Shopaholic” by Sophie Kinsella was a delightful and easy read.
Cons: Perhaps too easy & fluffy for some.

Last Friday evening, my husband was going out with his friends, and I was presented with the unusual chance to spend an evening exactly as I pleased! I was so excited. I decided to go to my favorite Italian grocery store to pick up some prepared items....

Pros: Kinsella accurately depicts shopaholics. She makes us see ourselves and still laugh.
Cons: Its not that in depth a read, and the ending is too easy and unrealistic.

Well, I guess I fall into the 15% of shopaholics that are men. When I first heard the term, I realized that it described me to a T. I guess this book falls into a category called "Chic Lit", but I'm secure enough to read whatever I want, and the ...

Pros: Fun, light reading. Laugh-out loud funny. Can I give 10 stars?
Cons: I see WAY too much of me in Becky!

How can I have just blithely led my life ignoring an entire retail sector?

~~~Rebecca Bloomwood, upon her first trip to the Harrod’s luggage department in “Confessions of a Shopaholic”.


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Pros: It's funny and easy to read...
Cons: not having reading, it that's your thing...

Shopping. It is my weakness, my vice, my kryptonite if you will. I don’t run or play contact sports, so I get my adrenaline rush from shopping. Like finding a Coach™ bag at TJ Maxx from last season for only $26.11, just thinking about it makes my...

Pros: Good prose. Some very funny parts. A fast read.
Cons: Pretty unbelievable.

I know what it's like to be a shopaholic. That's one of the reasons why I picked up this book. I know what it's like to come across a sale and buy things you don't even like simply because they're on sale. I've felt the terror when getting ready to...

Pros: Fast read
Cons: Mindless unsympathetic heroine, silly plot twists, no consequences for actions

Earlier this month, I went on a great vacation with the family to the Florida Keys. Prior to the trip, I asked my mom (who works at a bookstore) to pick up some nice fluffy books for the plane rides to and from Miami. She picked up several books for me ...

Pros: Hey, I'm a shopaholic too!
Cons: This book made my head hurt. I think I'm too smart for this.

I found myself in Walden Books located inside the glorious Empire Mall in Sioux Falls. I was searching ruthlessly for "Bottomless Cocktail: Works by Shag" (an excellent artist for those who have never heard of him). I don't know why...

Pros: Witty and fun
Cons: The internal conflict is unresolved and possibly made worse.

Last night I finished reading Confessions of a Shopaholic. It was one of the forerunners of the Chick Lit craze and, while I had been curious to see what all the fuss was about, I wasn't curious enough to bump it to the top of my list. Well, here I am in ...

Pros: Great piece of chic-lit and a good summer read
Cons: As said above, it is chic-lit, some may not enjoy

This is the second of Sophie Kinsella's books I have read. The first one was The Undomestic Goddess which I have also done a review on if you're interested. -Overview of the Plot--- Becky Bloomwood is a young financial journalist who's main ...

Pros: -Find yourself in Becky Bloomwood's shoes
-Addictive read
Cons: -Character can be just super naive and annoying
-Too easy of a read

With the recent movie entitled "Confessions of a Shopaholic" I found myself intrigued and like many movies these days it was no surprise that it's based on a book. By the looks of the trailer is seems to be one of those chick novels about dating, ...

Pros: Light, quick, easy, fun read.
Cons: None -- you're not supposed to take this kind of book seriously!

The title kind of says it all, doesn't it? If you need me to spell out the "plot", then there's really no point in reading this amusing little story.

Confessions of a Shopaholic takes an inside look at one Becky Bloomwood,...