OH-MY-GOD!!!
I never knew that Sophie Kinsella’s novels would be such a huge hit!
They totally turned my world around in a matter of a few days. And I’ve
been happier and more excited about my life ever since. To think that I
oftentimes see these colorful books whenever I pass by Powerbooks on my
way to meet up with Peter and simply ignore them! I remember dismissing
them as shallow books for shallow readers. And now, here I am obsessing
about her work. Golly!
This
is most probably brought about by the materialistic culture we were
brought up in. Well, with the advent of numerous shopping malls,
tiangges, bazaars and opportunities for low-cost traveling like what
Jetstar, Tiger Asia and Air Asia offer, it’s really much easier now a
days to live a trend-setting, jet-setting kind of life (for the lower and upper middle class, at least), while still trying to make both ends meet.
So
who wouldn’t be charmed by the character of Becky Bloomwood? She’s a 25
year old shopaholic yuppie, who is average in most respects like the
rest of us, struggling to make the most of her day-to-day existence, has
normal problems, hopes and dreams. But alas! Towards the end of this
addicting series, she finds the love of her life, a prince charming in
most respects, and her problems are instantly solved (or so she believes).
It’s so easy to be caught up in her life, hoping that ours could be
like hers too. Well, in some cases, I feel we are the same. There’s a
kindred spirit simmering between pages. And if you want to escape, even
for a few minutes in between breaks, from all of our life’s daily
travails, and feel good about something for once, then this book is the
answer. Enjoy all forur books - Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, Shopaholic Ties the Knot and Shopaholic & Sister.
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