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Summary: This Book Is So OVERRATED! Don't get taken in!
Review: Am I the only person in the world who is sick of hearing every new book compared to the Bridget Jones Diary? Reviewers have even shortened the book title to BJ or BJD. For as much praise the book is getting, you would like that an unpublished Jane Austen manuscript.Don't get takeninto the Hollywood hype. This book isn't that great! Pick up a copy of Jane Green's Mr. Maybe. Or if you have to, rent it on DVD. Atleast you get to look at Hugh Grant and Colin Firth for your money.
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Summary: If you liked the first book, you'll like this one also
Review: Though the first book was better, this sequel is something you can't put down either. Although some of it was a bit to unrealistic, like when she spent time in prison. I doubt they are that nice. Little things like that sort of ruined the mood for me while I was reading it. With that aside, this is another good book worth reading. If you love to laugh and be entertained by a good story, read this one.
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Summary: Amusingly Twitty
Review: I listened to the audio version of this book. The narrator did a terrific job, but I still didn't enjoy it as much as the original. Bridget is such a ninny that at times she becomes downright annoying. She's hopeless at her job, chronically late, and insistant on listening to advice from girlfriends who steer her in the absolutely wrong direction. She gives a builder who she knows does terrible work money to do a major job (and ends up with nothing more than a hole in her wall), gets a plum interview with Colin Firth (a wink-wink tie-in to the movie), asks him ludicrous questions and then can't get it together to actually write the article she's contracted for, and that's not even mentioning her adventures in Thailand. I also don't think her character was consistant in regards to Mark Darcy. A girl like Bridget wouldn't have let him simply drift away after a misunderstanding, but would have probably plagued him with phone calls. Surely one of her self-help books would have instructed her not to give up on the relationship so easily. There are funny bits, however, such as Bridget surviving prison by teaching the inmates Madonna songs. The book is set up for another sequel - I just hope this time she isn't such a twit.
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Summary: A Sequal That's Twice the Fun
Review: I knew I would never love a book like I did Bridget's Diary, but Helen Fielding proved me wrong. This sequal had me laughing too many times to count. It is a hilarious look into Bridgett's life the year following her first diary. We see the same folks-- including Mark Darcy, Shaz, Jude & Vile Richard-- and some new ones are thrown in there too. Poor Bridgett's life is just a series of downs, but her drunken/self help kind of attitude just keeps you wanting more.
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Summary: A little out there
Review: Wonderful book, but I thought it was a little far fetched when she was in the prison. I don't think they are that nice, but then again I've never been to a prison in another country. Maybe the pushup bra would be a great addition to any woman wardrobe, even if it were just a potato sack. Besides that, the book was wonderful. I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: Worthwhile Fluff -- pure reading enjoyment!!!
Review: If you've read any of my other reviews (click on my name above to see them!), you'll know I don't read "fluff". But I got a few laughs from the movie, and decided to give this book a go, without even having read the first, or Fielding's earlier novel, "Cause Celeb". All I can say is I laughed from start to finish. This book's terse diary-entry format and its guileless, often-clueless heroine reminded me of an Adrian Mole book more than anything else -- only all grown up (and yes, I KNOW there are "adult" Adrian Mole books, but I didn't enjoy them...!). Life can get pretty depressing on a steady diet of "literary" fiction and non-fiction. Sometimes, I need a break, and a book like this is the perfect opportunity to immerse myself in pure reading enjoyment. Since reading "Edge of Reason," I have reserved the first Bridget Jones book from my local library, and am waiting on the edge of my seat for (hopefully!?) the THIRD installment in Bridget's madcap adventures.
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Summary: Great Fun!
Review: I love this book! I was in the airport and a man said, "My wife read that book and she laughed her head off." I immediately bought it. This is laugh out loud fun. A refreshing change from the typical 'relationship' stories. Bravo Helen!
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Summary: what a surprise to find such a great sequel!
Review: oh geez this was a *great* book. have had it for nearly two months now and have read it more times than i care to admit. have recruited every last person i know to read both bridget jones diary and now, the edge of reason. what an amazing surprise to actually find an author who can not only write a fantastic novel, but a fabulous follow-up... am planning upon reading 'cause celeb' by same author when i've a moment's peace. i hate to admit it, but i - and so many of my friends - just absolutely related to bridget's plight... naturally, i know where germany is, but i sure as hell can still rattle off calories for even the most inane and odd foodstuffs, as well as get totally lost in the conflicting advice of weird love-life problems. oddly enough, the boyfriend and i both enormously enjoyed this book as we read it aloud on a road trip, sometimes even having to stop our routine to laugh without dignity at the well unfolding story. every last page is wholly well composed. there can be only one... erm, two... erm, bridget jones. accept no substitute.
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Summary: A Disappointing Sequel...
Review: I so enjoyed the first of the Bridget books that I eagerly plunked down the ... sticker price for the second (hard cover) edition, not wanting to wait for its paperback debut. What a waste. While the first book was chock full of quirks and oddities unlikely to challenge your typical "Singleton", there was still a lot in "Bridget Jones" to relate to. But... "Edge of Reason"? Initially I had given this sequal four stars; however, the next day I reread it and immediately changed my rating (must not have been paying much attention the first time... either that or I was still too busy chuckling over "Bridget Jones' Diary" to notice what drivel I was reading). African tribesman in modern suburbia? Accused drug smuggling? Thailand jails? Death threats? This book was truly beyond reason... in it we lost the "everyday" character that all over-30 singles can relate to. Instead we were "treated" to implausible, poorly strung-together, forced plotlines that completely overplayed the book's hand. The underlying romance with Mark Darcy is a farce... he tells Bridget that he loves her (and she, of course, is in raptures) yet manages to believe a conniving shrew over Bridget, mistrust her at every turn and eventually leave her with no option but... to leave. The staid, trustworthy Mark of the original installment would not jump to such ludicrous conclusions... and he would certainly be smart enough to see through Rebecca's acts of sabatoge. The re-introduction (though mercifully brief) of Daniel serves no real purpose to the novel, except to demonstrate Bridget's continual stupidity when it comes to men. Her mother, again, is over the top but, somehow, her antics aren't as interesting in this novel. Probably because somehow, Bridget is always on the outskirts of them... not actively participating in damage control, as she was in the first book. If you have somehow managed to avoid this book (and judging from the reviews out there, not many have - and yes, I realize I'm in the minority with this one), I would suggest - at best - only borrowing it from the library. Even in paperback, it's not worth it otherwise.
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Summary: don't read before going to bed....
Review: You'll never get any sleep! This book is a laugh and guffaw out loud, sure to wake the neighbors. I don't recall the first book as funny as this one, or maybe It's the groove of enjoying Helen Fielding's thoughts as Bridgette. Her relationship with Mark Darcy continues, as does her obsession with the scale. I found myself wiping tears off of my giggling cheeks as I never put it down and finished it before the sun came up...Enjoy!
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