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Shopaholic and Sister

kdk January 7, 2004
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I’ve been long intrigued by Sophie Kinsella’s Shopaholic books—but I

was reluctant to pick up a copy. Part of me—the part of me that studied the classics and

has always hated any male who dared to comment about “chicks and their shoes” in front of

me—didn’t want to encourage the stereotype of women as shopaholics. But another part of

me—the part that still loves to hang out at the mall anyway, the part that can’t get

enough of chick lit—was the part that won.



And both parts agree that

they enjoyed reading it.



Becky Bloomwood Brandon has been honeymooning

around the world with her new husband, Luke, for ten months. Along the way, she’s picked

up a few little mementos—handmade dining room tables with ten matching chairs, huge

giraffes, Chinese silk dressing gowns, a bronze Buddha, a papoose carrier, porcelain

urns—most of which her husband knows nothing about. When she returns to London, she

expects life to return to normal. But her parents seem anything but excited to see her,

and her best friend appears to have found a new best friend (and an obnoxious one, at

that!).



Then Becky discovers that she’s got a long-lost sister named

Jessica. Becky’s convinced that Jess will quickly replace her old best friend—until she

actually meets Jess, a penny-pinching nature girl who hates shopping and chick flicks.

Determined to become best friends with her new sister, Becky plans a disastrous sisters’

weekend.



Meanwhile, Becky realizes that the honeymoon really is over.

Luke doesn’t exactly react well to the two trucks of souvenirs that arrive at their home.

And when Becky tries to help him with his business, things get even

worse…



Becky Brandon is like Bridget Jones with a

platinum card (and a wedding ring). She’s sweet and well-meaning but almost totally

clueless. Yet no matter how many times she messes up, you can’t help but love her

anyway. I laughed from the beginning of the book—when Becky achieves spiritual

enlightenment in Sri Lanka—to the end. And though I don’t live in an expensive

penthouse—and none of my friends own helicopters—I could still relate to Becky’s

experiences and mishaps.



My classics-loving side may consider

Shopaholic and Sister a guilty pleasure, but my chick-lit-loving side sees it as a

pleasure, pure and simple.

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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it. Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course. As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com). Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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kdk

Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.

Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.

As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).

Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.

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