I Watched Confessions of a Shopaholic

A couple days ago I finished the book Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it.  Having liked the book so much I was excited to watch the movie which I did yesterday.

Source:  IMDb

I'm happy to say that I really enjoyed it.  Even though it was quite different from the book, it was still very cute and very funny.  I loved Isla Fisher as Rebecca Bloomood, and I'm happy to hear that there will be a sequel to the movie as well.  I'll definitely see it.

If you've missed it, give this movie a try.  It's light and sweet and very funny.

My Thoughts On "Confessions of a Shopaholic"

Source:  Goodreads

Confessions of a Shopaholic is about Rebecca Bloomwood.  A young woman whose job as a finance journalist bores her to tears and even worse pays little.  Even so, she is addicted to shopping and continues to buy things that she can't afford (nor does she need) until she stumbles across a finance story that just might change her life in more ways than one.

When I think of Chic-lit, Confessions of a Shopaholic is what comes to mind.  To be honest, I didn't think I'd like this book.  I'm not very girly and I don't like shopping that much.  I'm not into jewelry or clothes or make-up.  The only things I truly like to shop for are things for my daughter and books.  But I'm happy to say that I was wrong about this book.  It was a cute, funny book, and I really liked it.  I've read a few reviews that said this book is all that's wrong with young people these days, teaching the wrong values, etc., but I think these people are taking the book too seriously.  I mean it's obvious that Rebecca has a problem.  It's obvious that her lifestyle is making her miserable, and it's obvious that she eventually realizes that and tries to do better.  If anything I see it as a cautionary tale.  I think people relate to this book because most of us have had financial trouble in our life, and we tend to do what Rebecca did...ignore it until we can't ignore it anymore.

I really liked Confessions of a Shopaholic, and I plan to read the rest of the books in the Shopaholic series.
I know most people who enjoy chic-lit have already read this, but if you aren't a huge chic-lit fan or you just missed it somehow you should give it a try.  It was a fast, funny read, and I'm glad i finally got around to reading it.