SHOPAHOLIC
Alicia Pickworth
Assignment 1
FINALLY, A TRUE BOOK AFFAIR!
SHOPAHOLIC TIES THE KNOT BY SOPHIE KINSELLA
‘Shopaholic ties the knot’, written in 2002, is the third instalment in Sophie Kinsella’s shopaholic series, written about Becky Bloomwood and her adventures in how she survives in her financial world.
Firstly, at the end of the previous Shopahloic book Becky's best friend, Suze, has her wedding. Becky is shocked when she catches Suze’s bouquet and finds a marriage proposal from Luke in it, this is where this book starts off. The book opens with Becky living with her boyfriend Luke in Manhattan where she has finally found her suited career as a personal shopper at Barney’s and is happily helping her best friend Suze plan her wedding.
A dilemma verging on narrative slapstick arises quickly. Becky's mum, who has been waiting for this day since the day Becky was born, begins to plan an outdoor ceremony in their back garden in England, while the control freak mother-in-law offers to splash out for a posh, glamorous wedding in New York's Plaza Hotel. What's a girl to do? Well, according to "The Realistic Bride," a resource Becky consults for help, "No matter how insurmountable the problem seems, there will always be a solution! So don't worry." And that advice would work just fine if the problem were something small, like a shortage on glitter for the bridal shower favours. Becky is torn between the two weddings but Becky has to attend two weddings, on the same day, in two different countries! Wait until you read the resolution!
There isn’t much new ground covered in Shopaholic Ties the Knot, as Becky fails to grow up, show much intelligence or make any admirable decisions. As with the other two books, the reader can only watch helplessly as Becky tries her best to ruin her own life. And, even more predictably, Becky gets saved in the end without really having to pay for the stupidity she displays throughout the book. This isn’t a deep book but their foibles
Assignment 1
FINALLY, A TRUE BOOK AFFAIR!
SHOPAHOLIC TIES THE KNOT BY SOPHIE KINSELLA
‘Shopaholic ties the knot’, written in 2002, is the third instalment in Sophie Kinsella’s shopaholic series, written about Becky Bloomwood and her adventures in how she survives in her financial world.
Firstly, at the end of the previous Shopahloic book Becky's best friend, Suze, has her wedding. Becky is shocked when she catches Suze’s bouquet and finds a marriage proposal from Luke in it, this is where this book starts off. The book opens with Becky living with her boyfriend Luke in Manhattan where she has finally found her suited career as a personal shopper at Barney’s and is happily helping her best friend Suze plan her wedding.
A dilemma verging on narrative slapstick arises quickly. Becky's mum, who has been waiting for this day since the day Becky was born, begins to plan an outdoor ceremony in their back garden in England, while the control freak mother-in-law offers to splash out for a posh, glamorous wedding in New York's Plaza Hotel. What's a girl to do? Well, according to "The Realistic Bride," a resource Becky consults for help, "No matter how insurmountable the problem seems, there will always be a solution! So don't worry." And that advice would work just fine if the problem were something small, like a shortage on glitter for the bridal shower favours. Becky is torn between the two weddings but Becky has to attend two weddings, on the same day, in two different countries! Wait until you read the resolution!
There isn’t much new ground covered in Shopaholic Ties the Knot, as Becky fails to grow up, show much intelligence or make any admirable decisions. As with the other two books, the reader can only watch helplessly as Becky tries her best to ruin her own life. And, even more predictably, Becky gets saved in the end without really having to pay for the stupidity she displays throughout the book. This isn’t a deep book but their foibles