I flipped through that Shopaholic book and felt like I was reading an "I Love Lucy" episode. I hate "I Love Lucy." The infantalized woman who insists on lying to everyone so she doesn't get yelled at for doing dumb things. "Oh, I can't confess that all my credit cards are maxed out and I agreed to have Hubby do something without asking him first."

I lack the chicklit gene. And compulsive shopping sounds as boring as Dan Quayle.

I enjoyed them Aimee. Have you read Ties the Knot?

Personally I relate to the character in her overspending ways (though I'm not nearly as bad)...

Are they fluff? Absolutely.

But sometimes that's nice...

plus I like the ways that Becky gets out of her scrapes.

She's like Bridget Jones, except obsessed with money instead of weight...

What about you?

Have you read Ties the Knot?

I've "knot" yet.

t slaps knee and guffaws mightily

I loved the first one but Manhattan irritated me until she finally got a clue. I overspend as well. I am lucky in that I only have one $400 credit card. I have been finding that I am enjoying British novels more and more than their American counterparts. Jane Green is a new favorite.

I enjoyed the Shopaholic books despite the fact that I almost always wanted to slap Becky. Hard.

I did, however, enjoy Kinsella's Can You Keep a Secret, without the urge for slapping.

I'm with Alicia on the shopaholic books, though I couldn't read Ties the Knot because the plot description on the back sounded entirely too painful to read. Can you Keep a Secret is still quite fluffy, but all-around better.

Yeah... I get the urge to slap her too... that's the only part of the books that I'm not that keen on... BTW I finished & Sister today... it was cute, as expected

Deconstructionistas, Jaques Derrida has died.

According to radio news, J.K. Rowling says someone's gonna die in the new book.

Bwah! Connie, I was just about to post that.

Big surprise. Someone's died in the last two. It's a thing.