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Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
written by Sophie Kinsella
Studio : Dell
by Dell
Release Date : 2004-03-02
Publisher : Dell
Released : 2004-03-02
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780440241812
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 318 reviews)
List Price : $6.99
Our Price : $3.13
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Product Description |
“This expensive, glossy world is where I’ve been headed all along. Limos and flowers; waxed eyebrows and designer clothes from Barneys. These are my people; this is where I’m meant to be.”
–Becky Bloomwood
Universally beloved by readers, Sophie Kinsella’s national bestseller, Confessions of a Shopaholic, introduced the irrepressible one-woman shopping phenomenon, Becky Bloomwood. Now, in this hilarious follow-up, Becky and her credit cards are headed across the Atlantic....
With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, Becky’s biggest problem seems to be tearing her entrepreneur boyfriend, Luke, away from work for a romantic country weekend. And worse, figuring out how to “pack light.” But packing takes on a whole new meaning when Luke announces he’s moving to New York for business–and he asks Becky to go with him!
Before you can say “Prada sample sale,” Becky has landed in the Big Apple, home of Park Avenue penthouses and luxury department stores.
Surely it’s only a matter of time until she becomes an American TV celebrity, and she and Luke are the toast of Gotham society. Nothing can stand in their way, especially with Becky’s bills miles away in London.
But then an unexpected disaster threatens her career prospects, her relationship with Luke, and her available credit line! Shopaholic Takes Manhattan–but will she have to return it? |
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"This expensive, glossy world is where I've been headed all along. Limos and flowers; waxed eyebrows and designer clothes from Barneys. These are my people; this is where I'm meant to be." --Becky Bloomwood Universally beloved by readers, Sophie Kinsella's national bestseller, Confessions of a Shopaholic, introduced the irrepressible one-woman shopping phenomenon, Becky Bloomwood. Now, in this hilarious follow-up, Becky and her credit cards are headed across the Atlantic.... With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, Becky's biggest problem seems to be tearing her entrepreneur boyfriend, Luke, away from work for a romantic country weekend. And worse, figuring out how to "pack light." But packing takes on a whole new meaning when Luke announces he's moving to New York for business -- and he asks Becky to go with him! Before you can say "Prada sample sale," Becky has landed in the Big Apple, home of Park Avenue penthouses and luxury department stores. Surely it's only a matter of time until she becomes an American TV celebrity, and she and Luke are the toast of Gotham society. Nothing can stand in their way, especially with Becky's bills miles away in London. But then an unexpected disaster threatens her career prospects, her relationship with Luke, and her available credit line! Shopaholic Takes Manhattan -- but will she have to return it? |
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Becky Heads for the Empire State! |
OK, so this is not as good a read as the original "Confessions..." novel, but that's fine, nothing is as good as the original these days, right? And Becky Bloomwood is still a lot of fun to read about and her hi-jinks are still a hoot, right?
This is true, but whereas I was absolutely tickled reading the first novel, I found myself getting just a little bored with this story ... but just a little!
This time out, we find Becky, our girl-about-town, enjoying life as a featured financial guru on a top morning news show in Britain. She's gotten her act together, so her bills are paid (basically) and she's living up to all the financial advice she's given out on the show (kind of). She finds out that her boyfriend Luke Brandon is heading to NYC to open up a new location for his PR company and he asks Becky to come along. Once she's there, she's completely taken with NY's fashion scene - 5th Avenue is a dream come true for her! Before long, all the lessons that she learned about managing her money have been thrown out of the window. Just as she's really getting the hang of shopping "sample sales" and finding out all the really great new merchandise in the city, she finds herself, once again, in financial trouble and this time, she just might lose her livelihood!!
We get reacquainted with some favorite characters in the original "Confessions..." - Becky's roommate Suze is still around and has a new love interest and we get to hear loads about Becky's parents and their neighbors, once again. We don't really get to see Luke from a personal point of view, but we do see him more clearly through Becky's eyes as she describes the struggles that he goes through in getting the new location off the ground. We are also introduced to Elinore, Luke's real mother and see them bridge the gap that's made all the more huge since she didn't raise him, as she moved to the States when he was just a child. We are also treated to some new characters that help the story along, but even they aren't enough to make this book seem less shallow.
In the first book, we were mesmerized and a little shocked while watching Becky shop up a storm and a whole lot of debt. This time around, it just doesn't have the same thrilling effect. In fact, Becky begins to look a little pretentious and flighty, but veteran author Sophie Kinsella stirs things up a little and presents new angles and as they come in to play, happily, we do get swept up again.
While not as good as the original, this book was funny and it was nice to hear about Becky again. I, for one, am determined to ride this horse "all the way" and so I will read the other installments in the series, because I am a Sophie Kinsella fan and those things that I did not love about this book, haven't changed that. This is a cute book and worth picking up, I'll give this "one" thumb up! |
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I'm starting to really enjoy Becky! |
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When I first started to read Confessions of a Shopaholic, I thought to myself - what's all the hype? The book dragged a bit, but the last few chapters really made me get on the Shopaholic bandwagon. I had to find out what happened next between Luke & Becky. This book was so much better than the first in my opinion. Still typical Becky and I admit, I too felt frustrated with her at times, but then you just can't help to like her and love what she has with Luke. |
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The Audioversion is Outstanding |
LOVE Emily Gray's reading of the book. She really brings Becky to life and is quite entertaining...hillarious. A real treat.
I read the first book and did audio for the second. I may go back and listen to the first as I enjoyed it so much. |
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Blabber of a Shopaholic |
My guess is that Sophie Kinsella had in mind a specific group of readers when she created her "Shopaholic" series. And that group does not include me.
Do you recall the girl from "American Pie" whose stories began with the now famous line "This one time, at band camp..." Well, this is what it felt like when I was reading this book. It's as if someone sat next to me and began babbling in my ear a totally meaningless, not even to mention boring, story.
It was bad enough that I had to believe that her character, who cannot even balance her checkbook, was actually a financial adviser on some TV show, but I also had a hard time pretending that this character was unique enough for me to care about her spending frenzies.
I will say that this series will make a fine sitcom, if someone comes up with punchier one-liners. So, one star for a sitcom potential and another one for the fact that this is a mindless read - which for some simply means a vacation for one's brain and that has some advantages.
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Great book, warm and funny companion |
I bought this book for my daughter who is 16 years old, after listening to Ms Kinsella at amazon.com. My daughter has cancer and has been convalescing in Houston, over the last year. She is tough. She laughs aloud as she reads this book, and she tells me that her daily plan is to go to school, do homework, read Shopaholic, go back to her studies, study her SATs, read some more Shopaholic, and chat with friends.
The magic of reading, and the magic that Ms Kinsella has poured on my daughter is unrepayable. Laughter pumps us up, and as long as my daughter is pumped up the world is a beautiful place. |
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