The continuation of Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, features the same old Becky Bloomwood. A London financial journalist who talks on a show called Morning Coffee about how people should control their finances. But guess what? Becky is in a lot of financial trouble herself! Again, her shopping craze takes control of her as she moves to Manhattan with her entrepreneur boyfriend, Luke Brandon. I mean, like who can stand those designer brands: Prada,Tiffiany's, Gucci, Armani Exchange... It is a shopaholic world in New York Manhattan! But soon she discovers that things isn't going so well—hershopaholic habits are going overboard, her job interviews isn't turning out the way she expects, and things are coming between Luke and her relationship. Everything seems to be going the opposite way; will they get better for poor Becky?
I find the main character very believable. One example is when Becky flips through a magazine; she reads an interview about her boyfriend saying that Luke was single. “A hurt anger [begins] to rise through [Becky] as [she stares] at Luke’s confident, arrogant gaze” (Kinsella 102). And she called up Luke and shouts in the phone—“How do you think it felt for me to see that you said you [are] single? (Kinsella 105). It is very normal for her to act that way, because it seeing that makes her feel insecure especially when she still hasn’t figured out about Luke’s secret plan to move to Manhattan. At that moment she probably thinks that he might leave her. I would have felt the same if that happens to me, wondering if he cares about what I think or not. Another example that makes me feel like Becky is a realistic character is that she is a shopaholic, so naturally it’s believable that she goes crazy about designerbrands, shops a lot, and her closet is full of designer scarves,dresses,shoes,and things she’s never worn yet. Whenever she sees something she likes,she asks herself “Do I need it?” and if she does (which is most of the time in her perspective) then she purchases it. Lastly, being a shopaholic she would naturally critisize how people dress and look--'"Your hair," [Becky says] staring critically at him. "We need to do something about that"' (Kinsella 153).
This fashion-filled novel would be recommended for those who love shopping and considers it as a hobby and those who are interested in designer brand products.
Overall, I did like Shopaholic Takes Manhattan; I actually thought it is better than the first shopaholic book (Confessions of a Shopaholic). Although the book didn’t take any interesting twists and nothing the reader wouldn’t expect, it was to read and all about fashion (which I love).
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Helen Su
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-"I mean, like who can stand those designer brands: Prada,Tiffiany's, Gucci, Armani Exchange..."
I like this line. It shows Becky's real obsession with shopping and designer brands.
-"It is very normal for her to act that way, because it seeing that makes her feel insecure especially when she still hasn’t figured out about Luke’s secret plan to move to Manhattan."
Weird grammar. maybe delete the it.
-"Another example that makes me feel like Becky is a realistic character is that she is a shopaholic, so naturally it’s believable that she goes crazy about designerbrands, shops a lot, and her closet is full of designer "
Maybe and another conjunction. Ex: ...realistic character is the fact that since she is a shopaholic, it is natural for her to....
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I liked the way you introduced the book. Makes me want to read to find out whats gonna happen. Also, i liked the way you woven your quotes into your essay.
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The first paragraph made me want to read and find out what happens in the end. But since i also like fashion it makes me want to read the book.
"I find the main character very believable." You might want to avoid using "I" in an essay, maybe you could use "Becky Bloomwood is a believable character..."
ReplyDelete"It is very normal for her to act that way, because it seeing that makes her feel insecure especially when she still hasn’t figured out about Luke’s secret plan to move to Manhattan." In the quote you said it seeing, which i think is a typhoo so you should change it to "It is very normal for Becky to act that way because it makes her feel...."
"Although the book didn’t take any interesting twists and nothing the reader wouldn’t expect, it was to read and all about fashion " It's confusing when you said "it was to read and all about..." Maybe this you could change it to "Although the book didn’t take any interesting twists and has a predcitable plot, people who enjoys reading fashion should like it"
Over all, I liked how you joined you quotes and your analysis because it's smooth and understandable.
After reading your essay, I will consider this book because I like looking at pretty clothes and magazines so i think i'll enjoy it!
jenny tang
"Another example that makes me feel like Becky is a realistic character is that she is a shopaholic, so naturally it’s believable that she goes crazy about designerbrands, shops a lot, and her closet is full of designer scarves,dresses,shoes,and things she’s never worn yet."--really detailed, great:D but sounds wierd right now maybe you can change to this: ...is that she is a shopaholic, so naturally, it is believable that she is crazy about designerbrands, shops a lot, and has a closet full of designer scarves,dresses,shoes,and things she’s never worn yet.
ReplyDelete"And she called up Luke and shouts in the phone..." dont start sentence with And?(minor mistake:D)
haha nothing else really...:P
goodjob:Dand great read, love the beginning part haha sound like back of the books:D
hehe great, i wud almost read it cuz of this:D:D:D:D:D
-“How do you think it felt for me to see that you said you [are] single? (Kinsella 105).
ReplyDeleteFor this quote, I believe you've forgotten to put " after single?. Other-wise, I thought you did great in introducing the quotes and analyzing them. Also, for this quote:
-'"Your hair," [Becky says] staring critically at him. "We need to do something about that"' (Kinsella 153).
I wouldn't suggest to use a quote at the end of an intro-analysis, but what you did with this quote is great, because your previous explanation pretty much cover what this quote is trying to refer.
-Your introduction caught my attention, the way you've describe the main character of being a shopaholic is very interesting. I like the quotes you chose are very interesting and meaningful which relates to the main idea of the story plot line.
-Yes, definitely. I'd like to read this book after your reviews on "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan. :) (Since, it's very convincing, and makes me want to find out more).
[Hannah]
hehe, 3rd comment is by adam, sorry always forget to post name:p
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