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Confessions of a Shopaholic (Shopaholic, #1)
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This is my first time reading a book written by Sophie Kinsella.
"The great thing about you, Rebecca, is you've got the common touch. We see you as finance guru meets girl next door. Informative but approachable. Knowledgeable but down-to-earth. The financial expert people really want to talk to" (pg. 279).
Sophie's writing is very entertaining and humorous. I laughed out loud more than once! This book has a fresh voice. I enjoyed this story being told in a first-person narrative, seeing life through Rebecca Bloomwood's eyes. I thought the personal letters from the bank was a nice touch!
In "Confessions of a Shopaholic," Rebecca Bloomwood works as a financial journalist for "Successful Saving", a money magazine but she is struggling personally with debt and managing her finances. She has a "fake it till you make it' outlook on her job and doesn't take her articles or work responsibilities seriously (doodling in her notepad during work events).
As a reader, you are inside the mind of a shopaholic who convinces herself that an expensive purchase is considered an investment, her attempts at staying clean and not spending - just to fall off the wagon, screening calls (or answering in a foreign accent) from debt collectors and bank managers, having her card publicly declined, making up bad excuses (even bringing her fictitious Aunt Ermintrude into this!), how empty this addiction leaves Rebecca.... and ultimately her sinking to rock bottom.
"I've 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 neighbors" (pg.224).
Rebecca is inspired by the scandal surrounding Flagstaff Life to debate Luke Brandon on a morning show on national TV which consequently opens a new career opportunity, money to pay off her debts and adds a new romance in her life.
I thought in the book that Rebecca took too long in figuring out her situation and moving in a positive direction for redemption and change. It's on page 286 of 312 where she has an epiphany that she needs to grow up and to stop running away and regain control of shopping temptations.
The book is rated R, primarily for language.
"We all fail to appreciate each day just how much we already possess. Light, air, freedom, the companionship of friends... I mean, these are things that matter, aren't they?" (pg. 71).
Is the Book "Confessions of a Shopaholic" better than the Movie version?
Find out on my Blog Series titled: Book Vs Movie ->
https://www.sunshinerodgers.com/movie...
"The great thing about you, Rebecca, is you've got the common touch. We see you as finance guru meets girl next door. Informative but approachable. Knowledgeable but down-to-earth. The financial expert people really want to talk to" (pg. 279).
Sophie's writing is very entertaining and humorous. I laughed out loud more than once! This book has a fresh voice. I enjoyed this story being told in a first-person narrative, seeing life through Rebecca Bloomwood's eyes. I thought the personal letters from the bank was a nice touch!
In "Confessions of a Shopaholic," Rebecca Bloomwood works as a financial journalist for "Successful Saving", a money magazine but she is struggling personally with debt and managing her finances. She has a "fake it till you make it' outlook on her job and doesn't take her articles or work responsibilities seriously (doodling in her notepad during work events).
As a reader, you are inside the mind of a shopaholic who convinces herself that an expensive purchase is considered an investment, her attempts at staying clean and not spending - just to fall off the wagon, screening calls (or answering in a foreign accent) from debt collectors and bank managers, having her card publicly declined, making up bad excuses (even bringing her fictitious Aunt Ermintrude into this!), how empty this addiction leaves Rebecca.... and ultimately her sinking to rock bottom.
"I've 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 neighbors" (pg.224).
Rebecca is inspired by the scandal surrounding Flagstaff Life to debate Luke Brandon on a morning show on national TV which consequently opens a new career opportunity, money to pay off her debts and adds a new romance in her life.
I thought in the book that Rebecca took too long in figuring out her situation and moving in a positive direction for redemption and change. It's on page 286 of 312 where she has an epiphany that she needs to grow up and to stop running away and regain control of shopping temptations.
The book is rated R, primarily for language.
"We all fail to appreciate each day just how much we already possess. Light, air, freedom, the companionship of friends... I mean, these are things that matter, aren't they?" (pg. 71).
Is the Book "Confessions of a Shopaholic" better than the Movie version?
Find out on my Blog Series titled: Book Vs Movie ->
https://www.sunshinerodgers.com/movie...
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Reading Progress
August 23, 2024
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Started Reading
August 23, 2024
– Shelved
September 28, 2024
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