Secretly Dreaming of Spending (The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella)

Member Name: nykied

Product:	The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella
Date:	02/10/09 (45 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Rib-shatteringly funny

Disadvantages: You'll need to rush out and buy the next book

Sophie Kinsella has been one of my favourite authors for a while, but this book (and the ensuing series) has to be my overall favourite.

In it, you meet Rebecca Bloomwood. On the outside, she's a successful journalist living in London and writing for a financial magazine, telling other people how to organise their money. On the inside, she's a person who can't manage her own money at all.

She dreads opening credit card bills, dreams about winning the lottery (even going so far as to plan how to spend the money before the draw's made) and makes lots of random and funny excuses as to why she can't meet with her bank manager.

This story takes the reader through the trials and tribulations of Becky's life, all seen through her (rose-tinted glasses-wearing) eyes. And it's amazingly funny. I've read it at least ten times and lent my copy to about 4 different people. I've not seen the film, but I can't imagine that it could be this funny.

Sophie Kinsella's writing style is very upbeat, very funny and really gets the reader involved in the lives of the characters. You find yourself wanting things to go right for even the peripheral characters and when you get to the end, you'll want more. Which is why I'm off to find my copy of the next on in the series now!

Summary: Fantastic book, easy light reading