Confessions of a Shopaholic
Sophie Kinsella, 2000
Romance Graphic novels & humourContemporary fiction
A financial journalist with a maxed-out VISA and a wardrobe full of justifications lets you in on every beautiful, doomed lie she tells herself. A brisk, witty first-person voice keeps the money trouble light, though the self-justifying spiral leaves a faint unease.
Feels like humor, unease and curiosity. About identity, society and home.
Who it’s for
You may enjoy this if you like comic contemporary fiction about shopping, debt and the stories people tell themselves. The narrator’s cheerful denial and mounting bills can wear thin if you want a heroine who faces money squarely.
Why read it
Kinsella’s comic timing makes a familiar money mess sting and amuse at once, giving you a sharp, human look at denial.
A page from the book
Three years into a career, still certain someone will notice you're faking it.
Of course, I still know nothing about finance. People at the bus stop know more about finance than me. Schoolchildren know more than me. I’ve been doing this job for three years now, and I’m still expecting someone to catch me out. Sophie Kinsella.Kinsella wrote the novel as a stand-up comedy routine about debt; it became the first of a nine-book series and the film starred Isla Fisher.
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Questions readers ask
- Is Confessions of a Shopaholic for me?
- You may enjoy this if you like comic contemporary fiction about shopping, debt and the stories people tell themselves. The narrator’s cheerful denial and mounting bills can wear thin if you want a heroine who faces money squarely.
- What is Confessions of a Shopaholic like?
- A brisk, witty first-person voice keeps the money trouble light, though the self-justifying spiral leaves a faint unease. Feels like humor, unease and curiosity. About identity, society and home.
- What should I read after Confessions of a Shopaholic?
- If you liked Confessions of a Shopaholic, try The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger), Bossypants (Tina Fey) and The Nanny Diaries (Emma McLaughlin).
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