Advantages: funny , Romantic , Good storyline , Good characters Disadvantages: Too short!
...Baby (2007) .
* Can You Keep a Secret ? - The Cover *
The cover is lilac all over. At the top of the cover in large white capitals is the name " Sophie Kinsella". Underneath in a small black font ; " Best selling author of the fabulously popular shopaholic series". In pink font beneath that is " Can you keep a secret?". There is a picture on the front which consists of a cartoon girl with her back to the audience standing in a purple snow globe ... ...* My Opinion of Can You Keep A Secret ? *
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Can You Keep A Secret ? The story line was so different and well thought out. I liked the characters ; my favourite was Emma because her honesty got her into so much trouble at times , and I liked her funny narrating throughout the book. My least favourite character was Kerry because she was so bitchy towards Emma , and therefore because I liked Emma , I didn't like Kerry. The ...
xdonzx 20.03.2008
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Advantages: Good story, believeable characters, easy to read Disadvantages: Probably not going to teach you anything new
...Shopaholic and Baby. Can You Keep A Secret
Firstly, the cover of the book looks very girly. It is a lilac colour with the name of the author and the title of the book written across the front. There is a picture on the front of the book which is a cartoon character (female) who is stood with her back to the audience. She is stood within a purple snow globe which is surrounded by silver stars.
Characters Emma Emma is the main character of the book ... ...of 'the perfect couple' with her boyfriend Connor and they are just about to move in together. Emma lives in a bit of a dream world, always thinking that something big is going to happen to her and is always waiting for it to happen. She works for The Panther Cooperation which is a company that sells a cola type drink. Emma is your typical female in her twenties, with lots of little secrets which she slowly reveals throughout the book.
Connor As ...
daylehall 27.12.2008
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...be – non-put-downable, laugh-out-loud funny, not predictable in any way, shape or form. Definitely recommended.
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Can You Keep a Secret? By Sophie Kinsella
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zoe_page 09.05.2003
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Advantages: Quick, easy read, funny, girly front cover Disadvantages: only 364 pages!
...But deep down we can identify with her because she does worry about her friends and upsetting the people she’s close to. Emma’s thorn in her side is Kerry, her cousin who was brought up with her when her parents died. Emma feels that she always has something to live up to with her cousin, who has her own travel agency. Around Kerry, Emma is made to feel inferior by her parents. One example of this is when it’s Emma’s mum’s birthday. Emma buys what ... ...by Kerry, who’s spent more money. Emma then feels her own present is useless when her mother gushes over Kerry’s gift. Thus you feel that Emma spends all her time trying to get things right at work, so that her parents will be proud of her. Jack Harper becomes a central character as he gets to know Emma and we realise that he, too, has a big secret. But will he tell Emma what it is? And will he reveal what Emma said to him on the plane?
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kirstymack80 04.07.2003
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Advantages: Easy-to-read Disadvantages: Not hilariously funny
What’s a girl to do? One minute you’re sipping champagne in business class on a plane, reading a Cosmo article on ’30 Things to Do Before You’re 30’, the next minute your plane hits turbulence and is plummeting out of the sky.
If you were Emma Corrigan (the central character), you’d start spilling your secrets to the handsome stranger sitting next to you: “I haven’t climbed a mountain. I haven’t got a tattoo. I don’t even know if I’ve got a G-spot”. ... ...About how she feels about her family, her colleagues, her body and her boyfriend.
The flight lands safely and Emma forgets about the incident. That is until she runs into the handsome stranger at her workplace. It turns out that the handsome stranger is the uberboss/founder of the company. And he has an excellent memory when it comes to her secrets!
WHO SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT READ THIS?
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Maia 22.05.2003
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Advantages: Great characters, entertaining read Disadvantages: None
After speeding through the past two Sophie Kinsella books I had the last one on the book shelf to make my way through.
Sophie Kinsella is one of my favourite authors she always seems to write in a way that I find really entertaining and has me hooked like a gripping drama.
This book is about Emma Corrigan, in her mid twenties she shares a flat with her best friend Lissy and spends most of her time cursing her cousin Kerry who is always showing ... ...hold down a job and after a year she is sticking it out as a Marketing Assistant but appear quite keen to keep this job and work her way to a promotion, however this looks gloomy when Emma is sent to secure a deal for Panther and ends up spilling the cola all over the potential client and to make matters worse on the journey back from Glasgow she finds herself sat in business class next to a nice american minding his own business but when the plane ...
KELLYLOUJ 02.01.2009
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Advantages: Good read, easy to follow, cheap Disadvantages: Not something you could read again and again
...book, and from what I can see has nothing pre-decimalisation, so I had to wait a few weeks before I could get my hands on a copy. As it turned out, my other half, Mel (Miss_BooBooKitty, go and give her a read) was kind enough to buy it for me one day in our local Ottakers. With a cover price of £6.99, and a £2 off sticker slapped on the front, this wasn’t a bad price at just under a fiver.
Overview
Emma is like every girl in the world. She has ... ...seem much better if she can somehow get so much off of her chest.
Fortunately the plane lands safely, and though shaken Emma is otherwise ok, albeit shocked that she is still alive. She says goodbye to the stranger that now knows her innermost thought, thankful that he is just a stranger whose path she will never cross again, and is taken by surprise when met at the airport by her boyfriend Connor, who it turns out was so worried about Emma when ...
SeasonTicketless 12.07.2003
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Advantages: Romantic, amusing at times, warmed to main character Disadvantages: Slightly predicatable at times
Everyone has their little secrets – secrets that NO ONE should EVER know; and Emma Corrigan is no exception:
She’s really a size 12, not a size 8 like her boyfriend Connor thinks.
The G-string that he bought her is so tight it’s hurting her
She once had a lesbian dream about her best mate (and flat mate) Lissy
She feeds her annoying colleague’s plant orange juice
She secretly replaced her mum & dad’s ... ...when they were on holiday
…the list goes on, but you get the idea! Emma is the central character of the book, and I warmed to her immediately as she is a normal, slightly insecure female who seems quite likeable – generally professional and businesslike on the exterior but with quite a few minor worries in her mind.
The second chapter delves straight into the story, putting Emma on a return plane journey from Scotland where she ballsed up her big ...
carly_pussycat 20.06.2004
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Advantages: Fantastic read, great for planes, trains... anywhere! Disadvantages: None that i know, its just not long enough
...her new life? And can their friendship survive a betrayal of such great proportions?
Kerry - Emma's 'perfect' cousin. Her mother dies when she was young and so lived with Emma and her parents. She is possibly the most annoying character of the bunch and i would hate to think (but am sure) there are people that are really like this. Kerry has her own travel agency and is a bit of an air head, while Emma is always left in the background. How long ... ...And will Emma ever feel like she has a proper family again?
Of course, these are the main characters within the story that give it its charm. There are plenty others that really make the story so enjoyable! The book is an easy read, if a tad unrealistic, and like all of Kinsella's other books are best for those long train journeys home or for relaxing on the sofa with slippers and a hot chocolate!
It is definitely worth a read and compared to the ...
lauricha 13.03.2006
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Advantages: funny, good characters, good writing Disadvantages: if I have to say something it's the fact I finished reading this too quickly
...in the book and you can almost picture him from her words. She lives with two friends one who sounds very into fashion and also who sounds like someone who wants to only marry rich men and looks down on her flatmates her name is Jemima, she apparently will only say yes to a date if she knows the salary is high enough. Lissy is a barrister her other flatmate who is not as glamorous or attractive but intelligent and a bit kinder. There is then the ... ...to show her family she can be successul and it is funny on the plane when there is turbulence and Emma starts to tell a man on the plane all of her secrets. This book is a good read and now I will have to find something else to read on my holidays. I love chick lit and this definitely fits the category but it's a little different. Emma has a lot of secrets but she has let them slip and something might happen which will make her life difficult. This ...
ms19 02.06.2003
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Advantages: funny, you won’t want to put it down Disadvantages: you won't be able to put it down
...Written by Sophie Kinsella, Can you keep a Secret? is the fourth book she has written, the previous three being a series entitled “The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic”, “Shopaholic Abroad” and “Shopaholic Ties The Knot”. The cover is purple with “Sophie Kinsella” in white writing across the top and below this it says “Best selling author of the fabulously popular Shopaholic Series”. Below this is the title “Can you keep a Secret?” in pink writing. ... ...plane, but I'm sure you can guess what happens.
Her Family - Emma dreads visiting her parents as they always put her down in comparison to her cousin Kerry, who runs a travel agent. Her parents adopted Kerry following the death of her mother and proudly display her trophies, etc. I am not going to say any more about it as it will ruin the plot for you and it is definitely a book you should try and read. It is a truly wonderful piece of chick-lit ...
Leigh1 20.05.2003
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Advantages: A laugh a Minute, the sort of book you can get right into and don't want to put down. Disadvantages: None!
...an aeroplane.
As you can imagine, there is a twist to the story. The aeroplane doesn't crash, it would be a short book if it did, and Emma suddenly realises all her secrets are out. But who would the stranger tell? He doesn't know any of her family or friends so she must be safe?
The book follows a roller coaster journey with Emma, as her work and home life are turned around totally over the next few weeks. You can get right into her character ... ...to life tale of a mid - 20's woman trying to find her right path in life. Well worth a read, I think every woman can relate to this story, and laugh at themselves as well as the central character whilst enjoying some time out with a very good book! ...
sarahlewis31 29.05.2003
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Advantages: A hilarious read which makes you laugh out loud Disadvantages: Not one to read on the bus, not the best plot lines.
What would you do if you were on a plane (and you hate flying) and it hits severe turbulence, not just a little bit bumpy but where the air hostesses are being knocked off their feet and bleeding as the hit their head and the plane is plummeting? Well you might panic and think you were going to die, that certainly was what Emma Corrigan thought was going to happen. Panic makes people do different things, if I am scared I go very quiet, however fear ... ...In fact she ends up telling the man sitting next to her everything about herself, not just what her name is and what food she likes and who her family is but her deepest darkest secrets. The secrets that not even her best friend knows and the kinds of secrets you wouldn't ever tell anyone it's far too embarrassing to admit.
Secrets like the fact that she is wearing a G String at the moment but hates it because it is so uncomfortable. Which is probably ...
AJ26 26.05.2006
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Advantages: Very easily absorbed, Eyecatching glitzy cover Disadvantages: only that up to now, I'm waiting for a follow up. Very, very hard to put down
...a month ago - I can honestly say that I wonder to myself what joys come next. Fingers crossed Sophie Kinsella concludes this novel with a follow up......
By the way, this is the first novel I've read by this aurthor!
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?
This story is about Emma, a twenty something year old, trying to make something of herself hoping to be promoted one day as Marketing Executive, or even Senior Vice President of Marketing within 'The Panther ... ...as PEPSI/The COCA COLA Company. Emma's Parents were always much more prouder of 'Kerry', Emma's cousin who they kind of adopted after Kerry's mother had died - it was said to Emma that she had to be extra nicer to her new sister as she had gone through her loss. But as time grew through the years, Emma's nose was getting more and more 'push out' by her parents and no-one could do no better that 'Kerry'! This story begins where Emma had been sent ...
GillyPooh78 18.04.2003 (29.04.2003)
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Advantages: Very Funny Book great Chick Flick Disadvantages: Very easy to read over to soon!
Can You Keep A Secret by Sophie Kinsella
The Story:
Emma Corrigan has many little secrets, just as every girl does, we are not talking huge life changing secrets, Emma is an ordinary girl with an ordinary life. She lives with two girlfriends, works in an office and desperately wants a promotion and is going out with a boyfriend she's not sure she wants to be with. Sounds like many women I know, myself included (except the boyfriend bit because ... ...be thinking, but can you imagine how embarrassing it would be to reveal your private and personal secrets to a stranger on plane just to find out that the stranger is in fact your boss and owner of the company? My Thoughts:
I have now read several of Sophie Kinsella's books and I have enjoyed them all, I particularly like her humour and find it easy to relate to her characters. Emma is an average girl who shops from Oxfam because she owes her parents ...
LIZKEMPO 09.10.2006
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