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Bridget Jones's Diary : A Novel

Bridget Jones's Diary : A Novel

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Why??
Review: Why do so many people love this book?? I just don't get it! I' m not sinlge, and I've never been into counting calories, but I don't think I would have appreciated it even if I didn't have those "disadvantages". The only reason I finished it is because it's coming up in my book club now with the film and everything. If it wasn't for that, no way. It's no fun, it's boring, it lacks uplifting qualities like beautiful language or vivid characters or interesting plot. If you want to read about relationships, pick something else. Anything else. Please!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Loved It!!!
Review: Get it! Read it! Then read the sequel!!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Too Funny!
Review: I found this book really funny and a great, easy read. Mostly wanted to read it before the movie came out and am very glad I did. Bridget finds the right guy (though I wish there had been more time spent on him!). She is everygirl! Light and enjoyable.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This book is great!
Review: This book is one of the best books I've ever read! If you like books that will keep you laughing than this is the book for you! Even though I'm only 15, I could easily relate to many of Bridget's mishaps throughout the entire story. I can't wait to go see the movie and read the second book! This is a definately a book that's hard to put down once you start reading it. My overall rating - V.G.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: It's a Fad
Review: Good book or no? It's an OK contemporary comical abstract of a modern woman's conflicts and struggles. Alrighty, that about sums it up. The book is easy to read, not too serious, not too deep, good for a laugh. It's NOT Jane Austen, I guarantee you that.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The books, the movie, and the reviewers
Review: Okay, Bridget Jones is not great literature. If you are looking for depth and life changing revelations, this book is not for you. Yes, the plot is from Jane Austen, which Helen Fielding makes perfectly obvious from the BBC series and Darcy references. That doesn't take away from the book's charm, and for me, actually increased the fun. (By the way, Pride and Prejudice is not exactly deep literature, either, but I love Austen.) Yes, Bridget is definately insecure and disfunctional. To argue her faults misses the point. How interesting are perfect characters? I don't think she was meant to represent "every woman" or act as a moral compass. She's a character, and a surprisingly three-dimensional one, given the format of the book. She is a mess and I liked her and I enjoyed reading about her. I've read both books and have seen the movie and thought they were all very fun. Wasn't that the point? The character really resonated for me, perhaps because I'm a 30-something singleton who is a few pounds heavier than the media ideal, not dating anyone, and definately indulging in some of Bridget's vices. Should women stop obsessing about their weight, their calorie, alcohol, and cigarette intake, and their dating status? Of course! But a lot of us do, and it doesn't matter if you belong to this category, because Bridget is a character, not a reflection of the reader's life. It's possible to have a good career, good family, and good friends and still have insecurities. If anything, Bridget is a wonderful balance of bad and good, functional and disfunctional, pessimism and optimism. She's fun and funny and a really good companion to have when you aren't participating in your own social life. And that, dear reviewers, is my definition of a good book. I liked both books, but preferred the second because it developed Mark Darcy and the relationship more. The movie was a good adaptation, and wisely did not try to mirror the book. The casting was perfect, and I did enjoy the Hugh Grant/Colin Firth references in the book. Why the four stars? Like Bridget, the book is not perfect. But who wants to read a perfect review?

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: see the movie, skip the book
Review: I never thought I would promote a movie over a book... but I can't help it. I read Bridget Jone's when it first came out, and found it fairly unthrilling. There was so much hype surrounding its humor, and I couldn't wait to laugh out loud. It struck me as man obsessed, and a bit dull. The movie, however, I adored! It was funny, and made Bridget seem more real and loveable. I must add in that I think what the media did in regards to Renee Zewelleger's weight was absoulutely despicable. She wasn't fat at all!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: a great laugh
Review: I can't see why anyone would give this book any less than 5 stars. I'd give it more if I could.

I love the format of the book, how it is all written as a diary. The heroine is as wacky as they get, and Helen Fielding really hits the nail on what women have issues with. After I read this book I immediately bought the sequel, which is equally as good.

If you're a woman, you definitely have to read this book. It's fun, light, summer reading, and it goes really quick too. I just have to say I was never much of a book person until I read this. This book has re-introduced me to the wonderful world of books.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Saw movie, had to read book
Review: After seeing this in the movies, I had to read the book! At first, the choppy sentences and British language was a little hard to read, but I quickly fell in to a comfortable speed and understand and totally loved this book. It made me laugh out loud at times and feel like this book was written about me! It is the story about the life of a 30-something single girl, but this presents it in a hilarious way and makes us realize that we all do silly things to impress friends and men!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: enough with the insecurities!!
Review: At the beginning of this novel I was surprisingly pleased with the funny way she spoke of the insecurities that plague allmost all women in this day and age. We all have the fat day, the too many drinks day, the hate all men and wish they would all spontainously combust day etc. I found myself laughing out loud at certian points relating to the character. But, then about half way through I started to get quite annoyed. I mean her largest weight, once translated from stones to pounds, is like 130lbs, and then the book started to wear on me like a friend that constantly complains ablout her weight searching for you to tell her, no hon you look great. I became bothered by the fact that this women could not find anything about herself too be happy about, that she could not find any measure of peace alone and that only in finding of a man would her life be fulfilled. By the end of the book I felt that she had become a character that bothered me, so I couldn't root for her, instead I felt like grabbing her and yelling, "suck it up for gods sake"!!


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