So normally I don't do this, but I saw the movie before I read the book. When I watched the film, I had no idea that it was originally a novel until I found it at a bookstore. So, as the case usually is, the book is very different from the novel. Rebecca Bloomwood never writes under the alias of "The Girl in the Green Scarf", but she does write an article that makes her debut on television and pay off her debt to the credit card company. The book is written in her point of view as she struggles to deal with everyday problems at work, and her ever growing debt. On one hand, the voice of the book is charming and chatty with wordy explanations, especially about shopping trips, but on the other it goes a little too far with the tone. Becky is highly opinionated, and the book reads like a diary where she tries to record her budget, life and her dreams. She is very imaginative and builds things up immediately with the assumption that everything will go her way, so it's difficult for her to deal with her shopping bills and credit card even though she is convinced that her life will magically get better with hardly any work on her part. Finally, reality steps in when Derek Smeath, the credit card company manager contacts her in person to make sure she will pay of her debt, and her sort of crush Luke Brandon is not happy with the article. This novel had it funny moments, awkward moments and downright ridiculous moments. Comparing it to the film however is not a good idea.
In the film, Rebecca had to work much harder to pay off her debt, and she has many other realities she has to face, including getting over her shopping addiction. The story balanced differently in Rebecca's
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