Wow, I never thought I would use a dictionary or Google as much as I have this past week. Confessions of a Shopaholic is set in London and it has been very hard to get used to the lingo used in the book. I am constantly looking up what words mean if I cannot decipher them from the context. It is becoming quite annoying for lack of a better word. I loved the movie but I am finding it harder to stay focused on what I am reading because I am always stopping. On a more positive note, it is a humorous story and I do get a laugh at some of the words the main character, Rebecca Bloomwood, uses. Her struggles that she has within herself considering her shopping addiction is very hilarious. She is always battling with herself on items she should or should not buy. She also has a bank sending her letters constantly to try to get the debt she owes them. She gives them many different excuses for why she cannot pay them. She does have a job as a financial journalist which seems to make her a hypocrite.
I have been trying very hard to read at least four days out of the week. So far I have managed to squeeze in the time to enjoy reading! However, I am going to be looking for another book to read because I am just not as interested, as I hoped, in Confessions of a Shopaholic. My plan is to find another book by Kristin Hannah because I really enjoyed Winter Garden. I was also able to make some really good connections with the story and it really touched my heart. I felt very good after I read that book and highly recommend it!!
Hopefully, my "lingo" experience is over for a while. I did not mind so much having to look up the words I was unfamiliar with but it has just become too much and I have lost interest.
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