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Loading... Twenties Girl: A Novelby Sophie Kinsella
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Even though it's not the pinnacle of novel writing, I enjoyed it for what it was, fluff. Sometimes you just want to read something that's entertaining and light. I liked the ghost and 1920's aspect of the story even though I don't really care for ghost stories. ( )When Lara Lington's Great Aunt Sadie dies she doesn't even want to go to the funeral, but it turns out that Sadie's ghost is hanging around and attaches herself to Lara, ordering her to find a unique dragon-fly necklace that is nowhere to be found. As Lara and Sadie hunt for the missing necklace, Sadie forces Lara to make a few moves with which she's uncomfortable, but in the end both women come to some amazing ends. Ever so slightly too long, and just a tad bit predictable, but still great fun and memorable characters. After a little while reading, it becomes easy to get lost in this alternate reality including ghosts. The situations are hilarious, as usual in Sophie Kinsella books. This was a satisfying read. While a different style for Kinsella in my opinion, this was an excellant book. The main character goes on a journey of self discovery as well as learning about her great aunt and her past. She also comes to realize that her life requires many changes and her dead great aunt helps her with this while driving her crazy :). This book is funny and endearing. It was great and I am sure we will see many more great books from this author. I would give this book a 3.5 if I could, as it was slightly better than expected, but not much. Twenties Girl was a quick, fun read with little lasting substance and only a few jokes. Much like Remember Me? By Kinsella, the main character is rather obnoxious at times, lying about serious issues like work and even murder (well, a ghost named Sadie is to blame in Twenties Girl, but still...). I found the ending was rushed and would have been a better work in general if the nuances of Sadie's life were stronger throughout the novel, rather than thrown in when convenient to the plot.
[T]he newest addition to Sophie Kinsella's growing library of comedies about plucky women unafraid to dust themselves off from the last caper before heading off to the next.
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