shopaholic and sister
by sophie kinsella
355 pages
5/5
ok, this the the last book (so far..) and i loved it! a bit unrealistic, though. read it and you'll see. but this one, though it was weird, it had a good message. it was the most "touching", i should say.
so, becky bloomwood is back.not that she ever left, but you know. i mean, becky brandon. in shopaholic ties the knot, she married luke brandon (a bit of a fiasco, their wedding). they are on their round the world honeymoon, which they planned to be for a year. ten months have past. becky is picking up a little something here and there. well, a big something. no. big somethings. like the hand carved dining table with ten chairs (ten?) and um.. oya the other table also with ten chairs. and the twenty silk dressing gowns from hong kong (SUCH a bargain) and the... the huge wooden girraffes from malawi that her husband forbade her to buy. not to mention a real angel handbag. 2000 euros.
they decide to go home a little early, (two months) cuz becky wants to surprise everyone. but she's the one surprised when she gets home. first of all, her parents are acting all weird. well then, at least she has suze (her best friend) oh, but then suze has this new best friend who is better that becky at just about everything. and well, two truvkloads of the souvenirs becky bought on their honeymoon is piled into the apartment.
but then her parents give her a huge surprise! becky has a long lost sister! (long story) she dreams up what shes gonna look like, when they can give eachother makovers, maybe they could shop together and giggle while sharing their secrets. turns out, jessica (the sister) is nothing like that. she hates shopping. she hates spending. she's all save save save. "oh, did you know you could save eighty pence just by doing this? and that?" and not only that, but her marriage is in tatters (thinks becky).
i think the message that this book gave out was that, no friend can replace an old friend; it's just not the same. and also, it shows that you dont have to be blood related to be sisters. or... brothers maybe. and, understanding eachother lets you learn more, even if youre totally not interested.
would have been 48 hours
can be published in newsletter
--Jessica--
3 comments:
Jess,
You do not sound in as love with this book as you did with others in the series.
i never really thought of the shopaholic as having morals.
You bring up interesting points.
P.s. Do you have a sister? you would love my sister. Everyone does.
Catherine
really? well, ya. i mean, this book isnt bad or anything, its still really good, but just a little .. out there. not as realistic as the other ones. maybe i was too tired to sound in love with it.. i dont know!
yeah, maybe it wasnt supposed to have a moral and i just understood the book that way. but i think it does. the other ones in the series were just situations, and this one was more of a life changing experience for becky.
no, i do not have a sister. i wish i did, though!! i have a older brother whose 16 and a younger brother whose 9. i've always wanted a sister. but then again, if i had a sister, i would probably be wishing for brothers, you know?
--Jessica--
Jess,
You were correct about the moral.
I think sometimes people wish that they had different things instead of being happy with what they have.
i know someone who dreamed of getting married and things did not work out because she was so disappointed after the let down of the wedding.
P.S. Brothers can be okay, too.
Actually, my mom and I are very close. I was blogging and i had forgot to call her today. I called her quickly and told her what i was doing.
It is so cute. My mother has no idea that I am on the web or my work for the library goes on the web.
I hope you have a good friend in your mom. A girl needs her mom.
Catherine
Post a Comment