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I'm an incurable book junkie. I admit it. I read when I'm stressed. I read when I'm bored. I read when I should be washing the floor or doing laundry or cooking dinner or writing.

Oh yes, I'm also a writer. I've been writing online for about 5 years, and in that time I've met some fabulous people, many of whom I now consider friends. Some are writers, some designers, others just like playing around on the internet... but many of us seem to have this weakness for a great piece of writing; this inability to just put the book down and tend to real life.

And why should we have to? Books are wonderful. And even speaking as someone who makes the majority of my income creating content to be read online, there's just nothing like a good, worn, tired old paperback to snuggle up with on the couch. Or the latest hardcover from a favorite author. Or a well-loved book passed down through several friends, finally landing in your lap and resting securely there for as many hours a day as you can devote to it.

Yes, I suppose I am a bit of a book junkie. So here, in The Book Lovers Reading Room, I invite you to stay, play, read, and share your favorite finds so the rest of us can gorge on them, as well.

Miranda

Textbook Sale

Confessions of a Shopaholic, by Sophie Kinsella

Kinsella's Shopaholic series are my go-to books for filling time or picking me up out of a bad mood.

The Shopaholic books are never heavy... I don't have to think too hard, they don't make me ponder the meaning of life; they're just plain clever and fun. These are the books I'll throw in my bag to take for the long wait at the doctor's office, to distract me from the screaming children (usually my own) and help pass the time.

Becky Bloomwood is just so over the top that I can't help but love her character, even though I'd often like to grab her by the shoulders and say, "Give your head a shake, girl!"

That's the beauty of it though... isn't is always fun to read about people more ridiculous and screwed up than you are? Kinsella's writing style is great, too, always keeping it light, mocking Becky's commercialism and utter lack of depth, yet somehow still making us fall in love with her.

I've read each in the series... some more than once... and feature the original here, Confessions of a Shopaholic. Even if you haven't read it and don't think it's your style, just give it a shot. You will, at the very least, get a few good laughs out of it.

Get started with the Shopaholic series: Sophie Kinsella 3 Book Set: Confessions of a Shopaholic/Shopaholic and Baby/The Undomestic Goddess


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