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Summary: does not speak for me or any other 30ish single woman I know
Review: I have to say I found this book rather disappointing (the movie was a little better). I picked it up because it was about a single woman in her 30s like myself, but after I got about halfway into the book I started to feel very alienated. I just couldn't relate to Bridget at all.Some of us over-30 single women do actually lead healthy lives, even if society seems to like to think otherwise. I guess this book disturbed me because no one seemed to notice - least of all the author - that Bridget might be an alcoholic and compulsive overeater. Of course, I don't blame her for wanting a man in her life. That's a perfectly normal, healthy thing. But I did not find the way Bridget seemed to deal with it by drinking, eating lots of junk food (her diary records the number of calories and "alcohol units" she consumed each day in nauseatingly tedious detail), and reading trashy self-help books amusing. Instead, it depressed me. The thing that bothered me most about Bridget was that she appeared to have very little sense of herself. Everybody's opinion of her seemed to count much more than her own; whether they were her corny, busybody Smug Married friends, her idiotic interfering mother, her cliche-ishly "player" self-satisfied boss she was foolish enough to sleep with, or his bitchy yuppie girlfriend. Normally I'm not a violent person, but I thought these characters were so insufferable that I found myself wanting to stuff them all inside a cannon and shoot them to the moon. I guess I'm biased for this reason, but I kept waiting for Bridget to "see the light," realize her own self-worth, and come to the same conclusion about these cretins; maybe at a 12-step meeting or something like that. But it didn't happen, even when she found a boyfriend. One thing I did like about this book was the British slang and humor. I loved the terms like "emotional f*ckwittage." Those were the parts that did make me laugh. No doubt I come across as this uptight prude to a lot of people who luuuuv and "identify with" Bridget. Well, I'm sorry, but I've never found shallow, dysfunctional, stereotypical people interesting.
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Summary: Why do I love this book so much? Because it tells the truth!
Review: I will admit that when this book first came out, I thought it was about a model. Then a friend told me she loved it, I read it and laughed so hard!! I saw the movie in the theater, loved it, and of course I now own the DVD. Fielding writes with no holds barred, not afraid to put exactly what she is feeling in ink, and as it turns out, she is pretty much right on just about everything. All women obsess over their weight, why that guy hasn't called, if they look fat, and why is everyone else happy but me?! Bravo, Helen for writing one of the best and funniest books I have ever read. It is now one of my top 5 favorite books of all time.
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Summary: I can't see what all the fuss is about
Review: I'm annoyed that I spent $1 to reserve this at the library. I had to force myself to finish it. If this is the sort of character that young women today relate to, I fear for our gender. To say that Bridget is shallow, sophmoric and simplistic would be an understatement. This book was supposed to be hilareous but I only managed a weak chuckle once near the end of the book. I gave it two stars because it is slightly better than the worst books I have ever read.
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Summary: RUN DON'T WALK TO GET THIS BOOK!
Review: A year in the life of a singleton. This book is soooo great! A complete trip~you will laugh out loud and never want it to end. This is the number one book i recommend to all my girlfriends. if you didn't like the movie, it's ok, b/c the movie was loosly based on the book. Like i said run don't walk to get this book.
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Summary: A book for all women
Review: About three months ago I went to the movies to watch "The Bridget Jones's Diary". I simply loved the picture! Bridget is so funny and, at the same time, she has something that connects all the women in the world to her. Maybe it's the way she cares about her weight, or because she's always unhappy with her job, or even her lack of boyfriends.
After watching the movie, my best friend gave me the book and the CD of "Bridget Jones". I told him that he could not have given me a better present. I read the book in three days, and soon after finishing it, I bought the second one, "Bridget Jones: the edge of the reason", which is also really funny, but different from the first one.
Well, "Bridget Jones's diary" tells the story of a woman named Bridget Jones, who lives in London and is thirty-something years old. She doesn't have a boyfriend, and her mother is always trying to arrange a date with some guy she doesn't know. She's also a little overweight, and that's a huge problem to her, as she's always on a diet (even when she doesn't need one). She smokes a lot, and drinks a lot too. She can't quit any of these habits, although she always says that she will.
And that's the story. As you may see, there's nothing of exceptional. But that's why the book is so interesting. What happens to Bridget may happen (and already happens) to any girl in this world. Highly recommended!
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Summary: i luurrrrrrrrrrved it
Review: what a great book. it's a pretty quick read, ideal for vacation or before bed, and you'll want
to finish it sooner rather than later. bridget has such a distinctive voice, one that i really identified with, and the narrative really
IS laugh-out-loud funny. sometimes you wish bridget would suck it up and behave
properly, but what fun would that be, anyway...and if she was very proper the reader would
miss out on phrases such as "pretending Perpetua was a Mexican cheeseplant," etc. any woman who has made it into her late 20s or 30s without being married, becoming a
mother, holding down a fabulously successful job, making scads of money and living a
glamourous lifestyle will find something in the book that speaks to her.
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Summary: A Literary Masterpiece!!!
Review: Where do I begin???? I'm angry that I can only give this amazing novel 5 stars...it deserves at least 5 times that amount! Bridget Jones is one of the best female characters ever created! She's witty and hilarious, and heart-warming at the same time. A year in her life would be one of the most hectic experiences a person could have, and yet she handles it with grace (and wine and self-help books). She flies through a "f**kwit" boyfriend, a beastly human rights barrister being forced down her throat by a mother who runs off with a rather nasty fellow with a gentleman's handbag, a new job with a boss who starts most sentences with "I'm thinking...", and a permanent weight crisis that never seems to be resolved. Overall, this is a wonderful book, especially for any "Singletons" who are sick and tired of hearing "How's your love life?". If you don't laugh at Bridget and her escapades, there must be something wrong...maybe you didn't read her right. Anyway, pick up this jewel...you'll be glad you did!
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Summary: A modern classic
Review: This charming story of a talking rabbit and his adventures in the magic forest have rapidly become a modern classic. Kids everywhere will delight with the eccentric and colourful characters we meet along the way - especially Mr Frizzle the Walnut-Catcher! - although the plot is sometimes laboured, and the vocabulary a bit challenging for the 6-to-8-year-old reader. Nonetheless a bedtime treat. More please!
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Summary: Had me laughing the entire time.
Review: I had this book in pile to be read and figured I needed a bit of humor at the time so I started this book. From the start of book it had me laughing. I love the way the story flowed and how it told the story of a woman who is very much like a lot of woman I know. Single, overweight, and a chain smoker. I wished at times I could be right there with Bridget in the story and be living where she lived and meeting the people. I love her friends and of couse Mark, Daniel and her parents and all of there friends. I can't wait to start on the next book and will most likly be laughing just as hard as I did with this one.
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Summary: Laugh Out Loud Funny
Review: This book was smartly written in diary form which is a nice departure for a novel. It is at times a little outlandish, but the realism of Bridget's character keeps the book grounded. This is a book that you can't put down, and that keeps you laughing. This book is a must for any single woman who is still looking for Mr. Right and yet keeps getting Mr. Wrong. Read this one, you'll laugh.
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