Confessions of a Shopaholic

By: Sophie Kinsella

A truly hilarious, easy-to-read chick lit by the fabulous Sophie Kinsella. Any girl who has the urge to shop can relate to Becky Bloomwood's line of reasoning "why I have to buy it now."

As incredible as it is to believe, there are real people out there who would be in a more serious deep-shit than Becky. "Stupid," one may think but it's true!

I like Sophie's style of writing...simple, direct and natural. The exaggerated scenarios are truly page gripping while entertaining. There are countless times I wanted to shake Becky because of the trouble she's getting herself into. As a credit card user myself and having been hounded by two banks, I know how scary and embarassing it would be to be black-listed by banks.

What would one get out from reading this book? Well, apart from amusement, a sense of self-restraint when it comes to impulsive buying. It is not always funny to be in debt over credit cards. You may also find yourself frustrated over the things Becky gets herself into. As a college graduate and a finance journalist, you'd think there's more sense in her but the author is clever enough to point out that in the real world, there are such educated people putting themselves in the bank's wanted list...only, not all gets the saving grace Becky gets.

Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
ISBN-10: 0385335482
ISBN-13: 978-0385335485
First Printing: 2001