The film uses the novels american title confessions of a shopaholic reinterpreting rebecca as an american rather than english. Shopaholic is a book series written by sophie kinsella and serves the genre named chick lit. Isla fisher stars as rebecca bloomwood, a girl with a serious problem. You wont have to shop around to find a more winning protagonist. Still experiencing the fallout from her ruined hollywood career and strained family relations, becky brandons hapless adventures in wild west america continue in a tour of apologizes, forced secrets, and shopping shame in shopaholic to the rescueshopaholic to the. Movie luke seems to me to be a better fit for becky, i didnt find the one in the book to be as compatible with her.
Nobody knows the streets of new york like a shopaholic. Confessions of a shopaholic by sophie kinsella contains spoilers background. Still experiencing the fallout from her ruined hollywood career and strained family relations, becky brandons hapless adventures in wild west america continue in a tour of apologizes, forced secrets, and shopping shame in shopaholic to the rescue. He is the villain and wants to embarrass becky on live tv. A great way to improve your reading skills starting with a light and pleasant general english book. Rebeccas a diehard fashionista with a talent for churning out readable, enjoyable copy. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine. The movie character lives in new york while in the book, she lives in england. Get ready to hit the streets of rio for a great vacation filled with shopping and parties galore. Differences between confessions of a shopaholic book vs. Kinsella, who has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, is also the author of dozens of romantic comedies, including confessions of a shopaholic which became a 2009 movie starring isla. Sophia, kinsella, queen of chicklit drama merged with sidesplitting comedy and author of the ever popular and movieized shopaholic series hasnt penned another adventure with becky brandon nee bloomwood since late 2010. The book sentence for a while i hover disconsolately beside a display of mugs, watching as an australian women buys a pile of books on a sculpture.
Here are my thoughts on the shopaholic series by sophie kinsella. Below is a list of sophie kinsellas books in order of. She works at a fashion magazine where becky had wanted to work. After a chance encounter, twentysomething writer rebecca bloomwood isla fisher leaves her boring job at a trade publication behind for a stint at successful savings, a money magazine she hopes will be a stepping stone to her dream job at voguelike style tome alette. Shopaholic to the stars is expected to be released in the autumn of 2014. Hogan, the film stars isla fisher as the shopaholic journalist and hugh dancy as her boss. People who like confessions of a shopaholic 2009 movie. Confessions of a shopaholic is a chick lit novel, but teen readers developed a strong interest in it when the movie came out. Praise for sophie kinsella and confessions of a shopaholic kinsellas bloomwood is plucky and funny. It is full of surprises, beautifully written with parts that are laughoutloud hilarious and lumpinyourthroat touching and characters that you will adore and others you will despise.
The novel follows becky as she tries to find herself among her friends and tries to find herself in the busyness of everyday life. Confessions of a shopaholic book vs movie books n bitches. My sentence the disconsolate girl could not be cheered up because of her poor test mark. The movie seeing becky bloomwood come to life in a movie was something i dreamed about ever since i wrote the first book and it was optioned. Shopaholic hits the restart button is becky coming back.
The book wasnt bad but i didnt love it enough to watch the movie. Let us for a moment dismiss the string of adjectives associated with this film silly but charming, superficial, mediocre and lighter than air and focus, instead, on the core dilemma around which the comedy revolves. Millions of readers have come to adore new york times bestselling author sophie kinsellas irrepressible heroine. Shopaholic is a series of novels written by the uk author sophie kinsella, who also writes under her real name madeleine wickham. An fbi agent is determined to catch a man who bilks and murders wealthy women, but the chase goes slowly. The movie luke seemed a lot more kind and generous and it doesnt hurt that he was played by hugh dancy. Dec 02, 2019 here are my thoughts on the shopaholic series by sophie kinsella. The first in a series, confessions of a shopaholic is getting a new marketing push because its now a movie starring isla fisher out february 2009. Other than that he still finds interest in becky as he does both in the movie and book. After finishing the book obviously i wanted to watch the movie again to compare. Luke brandon position in the movie as beckys boss unlike in the book luke is beckys arch enemy. See the complete shopaholic series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. In the glamorous world of new york city, rebecca bloomwood is a funloving girl who is really good at shoppinga little too good, perhaps.
Everyone who is on study leave trying to learn the ropes of their respective subjects and instructing. Whats the difference between confessions of a shopaholic the book and confessions of a shopaholic the movie. The first book in the series, confessions of a shopaholic, was adapted into a feature film starring isla fisher as an american version of the character. If confessions of a shopaholic has taught me anything, its that credit cards can be a dangerous game. Sophie kinsellas shopaholic to the rescue readers lane. The one in the book seemed kind of pretentious and i hated how arrogant he was. This is a fiction genre which deals with the issues of womanhood in the modern world in a lighthearted and comic manner with a pinch of romance. Becky bloomwood is so far in debt she dreads opening her mail, but her answer to everything is to shop. Prada, ravel, dior and chanel, but she lives off the wages of a lowonthetotempole financial writer for successful savings, a lowon. As rebecca shows throughout the movie, purchasing products on a credit card almost makes them. Sophie gives the inside scoop on creating her muchloved character becky bloomwood and writing the bestselling shopaholic series. Theres something odd that happens when a book is turned into a movie tv series. A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in new york city to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur. New events that happen during the film the conflict in the book with derrick s.
The book was written in 2000, and originally published as the secret dreamworld of shopaholics, under madeleine wickhams pen name sophie kinsella. One of my very favorite books ever from start to finish, this book is so great. Becky bloomwood is the personification of the expression living beyond ones means. Its just a filler to make up the amount for free shipping, i said. Confessions of a shopaholic is a 2009 american romantic comedy film based on the first two entries in the shopaholic series of novels by sophie kinsella. That said, i think sophie kinsella made a fortune for herself by getting her book a movie script. Jul 25, 2018 kinsella, who has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, is also the author of dozens of romantic comedies, including confessions of a shopaholic which became a 2009 movie starring isla. Shopaholic series in order sophie kinsella fictiondb.
Jul 26, 2016 if confessions of a shopaholic has taught me anything, its that credit cards can be a dangerous game. Each book typically centers around a large shift in beckys personal or work life and. Confessions of a shopaholic movie tiein edition kinsella, sophie on. Oct 27, 2010 confessions of a shopaholic let us for a moment dismiss the string of adjectives associated with this film silly but charming, superficial, mediocre and lighter than air and focus, instead, on the core dilemma around which the comedy revolves. In 2009, sophie kinsella saw the first film based on her writing as isla fisher and hugh dancy starred in confessions of a shopaholic, a romantic comedy movie. Confessions of a shopaholic quotes by sophie kinsella. Confessions of a shopaholic weaknesses plans rebeccas biggest weakness was procrastination, she always waited until the her initial plan was to get another be a journalist at a fashion magazine called ellete. Mar 20, 2011 i didnt really get the whole shopaholic story to be honest. Jul 20, 2009 hollywood tweaked the first book in the shopaholic to fit their needs and, as a result, youll find that the movie lacks the same wit the book contained. Confessions of a shopaholic has a message that never stops. Confessions of a shopaholic ebook by sophie kinsella. Hollywood tweaked the first book in the shopaholic to fit their needs and, as a result, youll find that the movie lacks the same wit the book contained.
Recently, ive been on a sophie kinsella kick and blasted through the highly entertaining confessions of a shopaholic in anticipation of. The series mainly comprises of six books and all of them are international bestsellers. Labels and products galore in frothy bookbased romcom. Our quirky, spendaholic, goodasgold, lovable character has been on the fritz. Becky finally is able to find her space, realizing. Feb, 2001 an fbi agent is determined to catch a man who bilks and murders wealthy women, but the chase goes slowly. The shopaholic series began in 2000 with the secret dreamworld of a shopaholic, which was also published as confessions of a shopaholic. Before turning to fiction, wickham was a financial writer, just like her creation becky bloomwood. Its main character, drex easton, is an fbi agent in pursuit of a serial killer, but for him its personal. Rebecca bloomwood, sophie kinsellas endearing main character in confessions of a shopaholic. Confessions of a shopaholic is the tale of rebecca bloomwood and her journey through financial stress and growing up. With isla fisher, hugh dancy, krysten ritter, joan cusack.
In the movie derek smeath is polite and works out a deal with becky in the end to pay off her credit card debt. Today ive read and seen confessions of a shopaholic. There are in a serious relationship from the start. Rebecca bloomwood is a shopping addict who lives in new york city with her best. Meet becky bloomwood, americas favorite shopaholic a young woman with a big heart, big dreamsand just one little weakness. Confessions of a shopaholic book vs movie add a difference. The film adapts the two books the secret dreamworld of a shopaholic and shopaholic abroad which in the united states were known as confessions of a shopaholic and shopaholic takes manhattan respectively. In the movie, dollars and cents are used, since the film is set in new york city of the united states of america.
The shopaholic book series by sophie kinsella includes books confessions of a shopaholic, shopaholic abroad, shopaholic ties the knot, and several more. In the movie becky is from england and lives in london. In the book by sophie kinsella, becky bloomwood has a job writing the financial column for successful saving. The books follow protagonist rebecca bloomwood, an idealistic, but intelligent and hardworking financial journalist through her adventures in shopping and life.