‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ is the first book in the popular Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella. This chick-lit novel is one of the funniest books I have ever read. It is light, fluffy and simply fun to read.
Rebecca (Becky) Bloomwood, a financial journalist, is in a serious amount of debt due to her shopping addiction. She lives with her best friend Suze and loves to shop. Inspite of being deeply in debt, she can’t resist shopping. She shops when she is happy or bored or feeling low or stressed or angry. Shopping is like her escape mechanism. And so she keeps on accumulating more and more debt.
The serious issue of ‘credit card debt’ has been dealt here in a most hilarious way. I felt pity for Becky when she is constantly receiving letters regarding her credit and at the same time, I was so annoyed when she goes shopping the very next moment. Her constant lies and daydreaming cracked me up every time. Her justifications for all her purchases made me laugh. Becky is indeed an endearing character inspite of her follies and her terrible financial problems.
As a person who loves to shop and never bothers to look at prices, it is easy to fall into a financial crisis. I feel Becky’s pain in wanting to buy everything she sets her eyes on. At the same time, I can empathize with her financial woes. There was a time I had faced similar situation and it took me a year to get out of credit card debt. Thankfully I learnt my lesson early and never repeated that mistake again!
The book is hilarious and refreshing. It is also a super fast and easy read, so it is perfect for a weekend or a holiday. It’s cute, it’s heartwarming, and it made me laugh. Highly recommended to readers who like light fun books with irresistible, hilarious heroines!
Title: Confessions of a Shopaholic
Originally published: 2000
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Followed by: Shopaholic takes Manhattan
Genres: Comedy, Humour, Fiction, Chick lit
Page Count: 368
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Fantastic review. I want to tell you, my daughter has started writing a note daily after reading your post about journaling which I showed to her. Thanks for that
Thanks Meenakshi..I hope your daughter is enjoying journaling!
I agree.. It is a fun and hilarious read. I liked it too. Didn’t like the movie so much
I haven’t seen the movie but movie adaptations rarely do justice to the books.
Neat review – This is such a popular book, but I’ve never read it. Might have to give it a go as a change from my usual type of read, as it sounds quite light & fun. I’m glad you managed to get out of your credit card debt & never go back! 🙂
Caz
This one was quite hilarious and I am quite addicted to the series now (having read the first three books back to back).