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Shopaholic & Sister [Abridged] [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Sophie Kinsella (Author), Katherine Kellgren (Reader)
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Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) returns with a vengeance in bestseller Kinsella's fourth Shopaholic novel. Her 10-month globe-trot with hubby Luke was a shopping spree disguised as a honeymoon—heck, Becky will walk across hot coals for an aquamarine necklace (and thereby trick her Sri Lankan yogi into thinking she's achieved enlightenment)—but the problems of the real world (sort of) surface once the happy couple lands back in London. ("Luke's penthouse has its own lift right to the front door, which is just so cool!"). Even lovely Luke's patience is supremely tried when those two truckloads of purchases show up. What's worse: Becky's best friend, Suze, has found a new best friend, and her parents have discovered another daughter. Seems Dad had a fling with a train stewardess back in the 1970s—and Jessica was the result. Becky is over the moon, picturing heart-to-heart talks, shopping excursions, sisters' nights out and so forth—so she's totally unprepared for the actual Jessica, a frugal environmentalist who (gasp!) actually hates shopping. Prattling Becky tries to charm her sis, but it doesn't seem to be working; meanwhile, Luke is preoccupied with his job, and then there's that stranger from Milan whom Becky owes for getting her that impossibly perfect Angel bag... what does he want with Luke? Of course everything will work out in the end—and there will be a nice message about the importance of friends and family—but this installment isn't as winning as its predecessors.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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Newlywed Becky Brandon, depicted by Katherine Kellgren with a charming English accent, carries her penchant for shopping to comedic extremes in Book Four of the Shopaholic series. On a ten-month globe-trotting honeymoon with Luke, Becky maxes out credit cards and her husband's patience in avant-garde shops around the world. She returns home to find her best friend has a new best friend, her marriage is on rocky ground, and she has a new grown-up sister. Each well-drawn character is distinguished through accents, vocal tone, nuance, and personality. Good delivery, especially timing, enhances the comedic story line to bring it to a warm conclusion. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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4.0 out of 5 stars Falls slightly short on the Becky-ness, Oct 26 2009
This review is from: Shopaholic & Sister (Paperback)
Alright, by the fourth book Becky is just wrapping up her year-long around the world honeymoon with her husband Luke, and finally they're heading back to England. Of course, Becky couldn't resist her favourite activity while on the Grand Tour, and as we all know, there are definately consequences for buying TOO much...

However, the shopping doesn't exactly stay the main focus. Instead, a "sister" is introduced, and Becky tries to bond with this new sister (Jess) with her own unique ideals and her "Becky-factor". Unfortunately, things don't always go as they plan...

Well, there was the extremely short summary of the book, which is also the two main points of the review. I feel that after three books, shopping itself is just not going to hold up. I mean, its fun to watch Becky shop in the first two books, blowing off most of her money in exchange for luxuries that most of us could only DREAM of (I loved the part where she was at Barneys, anyone else?), but its starting to get old. The third book managed to redeem itself by the craziness of the wedding, which while still involving some shopping, actually has another direction for Becky. Becuase a person could only shop so much before its just plain tedious.

Another thing is that while Becky is still warm and friendly, with her completely unique approach, her "simple" outlook and solutions are rather tiring. I mean, after going through nearly bankruptcy and saying several times that shopping should NOT be the main focus of your life, you'd think that she would actually TAKE her own advice and grow up a bit. For this book, Becky's character just feels flat as she continues to be the girl that lives her life based on her whim. That seems like a contrast from the Becky that FINALLY learned a lesson in the last book, where she should appreciate her marriage more etc. etc.

As for the character Jess, she just serves as a complete opposite of Becky that allows the latter to befriend the former. While I'm reading the book, I don't know who I'm disappointed/bored by more: Becky or her sister.

The book does have its usual quirks, and there is stil some humour along with a side story that is more enjoyable than the whole sisterly bonding, but its not quite the earlier books of the series. It seems like the author is trying to branch off into more "serious" topics while keeping the book light and easy, and managed to not quite reach the target for both goals. I personally think that she should keep it as a chick-lit, because that's the real shining point for the SHOPAHOLIC series.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not a Jess fan, Jul 20 2007
This review is from: Shopaholic & Sister (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm sorry but im really not fond of Jess. I like the idea that they were different but Jess was just plain out annoying and rude sometimes. this was my least favourite book in the series. I think the series could've been just fine without this book. I must say that i did enjoy parts of the book (the parts that did not involve Jess)and it really did make me laugh.
I was even surprised that Jess had a part in shopaholic and baby. i was like, what is she doing here, i thought she said she didnt know for a fact who her dad was. oh well, overall it was okay.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved them all, Feb 10 2007
This review is from: Shopaholic & Sister (Paperback)
There's a series of these "Shopaholic" books, and this one is my favorite. As a matter of fact, I believe she's got a new one as we speak. No, this isn't great classical literature, but it is good fun without a lot of things to turn you off. Also recently read two other books I loved which were David Sedaris' "Naked" (not what it sounds like) and Jackson McCrae's "Katzenjammer" which is set in NYC and totally wacked, in a good way. If you like humor, you'll love all the "Shopaholic" series. Also try "The Devil Wears Prada"---book and movie.
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2.0 out of 5 stars She should have stopped while she was ahead
As much as I loved the first 3 Shopaholic books, I felt like this one was just unnecessary, almost as if Sophie Kinsella was trying to squeeze every last drop out of this series... Read more
Published on Aug 3 2006 by Katherine Dabrowski

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read, but unneeded continuation of series
Shopaholic & Sister, like all the previous Shopaholic books was pure pleasure to flip the pages through although like Shopaholic Takes Manhatten, it was unneeded. Read more
Published on Nov 20 2005 by Cordelia Kwon

4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this book as I had a long lost sister!!
I enjoyed this fastpaced, and very entertaining novel. I have a long lost half sister, due to adoption, that I met in adulthood. Read more
Published on Sep 24 2005 by J. Gallant

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK
This was an amazing book!! I finished the book in 2 days and I feel like I'm exactly like the lead character Becky! Her thought flow process is exactly like mine!! Read more
Published on Aug 8 2005 by Nisha

5.0 out of 5 stars Can I be Becky's sister?
Shopaholic just keeps getting better! With every book I fall more in love with Becky Bloomwood. I only hope that Sophie Kinsella will continue her fine series. Read more
Published on Jun 11 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars So hilarious!
Honestly, the Shopaholic books were the first 'girly' books I've ever read. They were so funny! I started off with Shopaholic & Sisters until I realized that there were a... Read more
Published on April 23 2005 by Mickolene Czarnecki

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Most
Thank you so much, Sophie!! Superb book! This is the best book. If you feel like your finances have hit rock bottom and you can't get out of bed, for God's Sake, grab this book... Read more
Published on Mar 9 2005 by Cat Harvey

5.0 out of 5 stars Just shopping around and found a great book!
SHOPAHOLIC AND SISTER is one of the best things I've read all year. Becky and Luke Brandon , newly wed of England's well known sales rep, have just returned from their year-round... Read more
Published on Jan 30 2005 by Starkweather,

1.0 out of 5 stars Shopaholic & Sister
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I have read all of her books and this one by far is the worst!(...) This storyline in the beginning books was very funny, Sophie has not been able to keep up the pace,... Read more
Published on Nov 23 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Fourth and hopefully final?
While the flighty yet well-meaning Becky is back in similar style to the first three books, Kinsella's choice of contrasting her with the ultra-practical, unbelievably thrifty... Read more
Published on Nov 15 2004 by Elizabeth

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