Shopaholic Takes Manhattan.

Funny barely begins to describe this book for me. At first glance it is superficial, but after a second or two to think about it, I think Kinsella iis really highlighting some basic human instincts. We like to get what we want, when we want it, and we are good at putting the misery (i.e. paying for it!) out of our minds and convincing ourselves we can go on being selfish with no harm to anyone....more

Funny barely begins to describe this book for me. At first glance it is superficial, but after a second or two to think about it, I think Kinsella iis really highlighting some basic human instincts. We like to get what we want, when we want it, and we are good at putting the misery (i.e. paying for it!) out of our minds and convincing ourselves we can go on being selfish with no harm to anyone. But, in the end, those of us that have a thread of responsibility in us buck up and pay the piper. Becky is me, and she is you, too.   hide

It's benign fluff. However, there is a time where you just want an entertaining read, and this fits the bill. Not as well written as the first, but still a nice break from the normal fare I lean to.

I loved this book the most out of the whole Shopaholic series. Why? Probably because it dabbled a bit on how Becky Bloomwood was struggling with the "how" and "why" of her life and not just buying everything off the rack. Funnily, this book actually made ME think about my own life and what I want out of it. Read this during an entire plane trip and couldn't put it down :)

Barely tolerable chicklit. Plot summary of all the Shopaholic books: Becky spends wayy too much money on total crap, ignores it, gets really stressed out, bad things happen to her, THEN! She gets some amazing new job/$ making opportunity, pays her way out of debt, and all is well!!! The consumerist mentality of these books is sickening. But I like books set in New York. Hence the extra star.