Blog post #5 - Book vs. movie

            The book and the movie are similar in many ways but also very different. In both the book and the movie, Rebecca has an overwhelming urge to shop, despite her increasing overdue bills and over-the-limit credit cards, which lands her in a personal financial mess. Working in the financial industry gives her the opportunity to meet Luke Brandon, the handsome British man from a wealthy background. That's where the similarities end. In the book, Luke Brandon is the head of Brandon Communications and works with the financial institutions that Becky writes against. In the movie, he is the editor for a magazine called Successful Savings, where Becky is employed. Another major difference is that in the book, Becky’s roommate, Suze, has no idea how deeply in debt Rebecca is in and doesn’t find out until nearly the end. In the movie, Rebecca’s roommate knows the financial predicament she’s in and tries to help her get out of debt. For example, Suze tries to encourage Rebecca to organize her clothes and to separate her clothes; one pile to keep and another pile to sell, with the hope that Rebecca can earn money to put towards her debt. For me, the difficult part of reading the book was trying to convert pounds and quid to dollars. If I were to read or watch “Confessions of a Shopaholic” again, I would choose to watch the movie because it’s more realistic and it was easier to follow along.