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Summary: I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants!
Review: This was a perfect follow-up to "Bridget Jones's Diary", maybe even funnier and more outlandish than the first if you can believe that! There was one point I was laughing so hard it made me cry and I could barely see the pages through my mirth! I even read it out loud to my friends and family. If you thought Bridget was faced with horrors in the original, you will be pleasantly surprised by this new onslaught. Anyone who has ever had a crush on a movie star will sympathize with Bridget in this novel. Plus, I definitely want to re-think how I am writing my Christmas cards this year!
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Summary: Disappointed but I still enjoyed it
Review: Fielding was clearly under some deadline pressure with this one. It's still full of laughs and some parts are done very well, but there numerous inconsistencies and many hastily written parts. Some parts, expecially toward the end, were downright sappy or stupid. It's a shame because I felt so involved with the characters after the first book and the movie. It would have been nice if more thought was put into the writing. For instance, surely more explanation is needed for how Darcy could have NOT meant he was breaking up with her during their first visit to Rebecca's villa, and NOT sleeping with her, especially since he constantly hangs with Rebecca for the next 5 months. Since we're talking fantasy here, it also would have been better to see Bridget accomplish at least a couple things (overcome alcohol problem, quit smoking, get a job on her own, show up for work on time, at least manage to not miss a flight to interview Firth, etc.) As much as many of us identify with at least some part of her challenges, virtually everyone can point to something they accomplished or didn't completely mess up. As it is, she comes off as too pathetic. I hope they do a better job with the movie sequel.
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Summary: Not appealing the second time around
Review: I enjoyed the first Bridget Jones's because many of us could relate to the fumbling and vulnerability that encounters one's life when it comes to romance, sex, relationships and careers. In the sequel Bridget did not evolve at all, she just seemed to making the same mistakes over and over again. I don't why the most of the reviewers found her being incompetent, and suffering perpetual low self-esteem such an enduring quality. How many times can you shoot yourself in the foot? And the same foot at that! Bridget wasn't faced with any new challenges, instead Fielding just recycled the old ones from the pervious book and made them even more ridiculous to the point you couldn't even take it seriously nor was it funny. I yearn for the day when more women writers create a heroine whose life does not revolve around reducing flabby thighs and snagging up a male partner before her eggs dry out. Thank god for the public library because if I spent my money on this bookI would have been mighty pissed.
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Summary: Good, Not Great
Review: Although I loved Bridget Jones Diary, I found this one lacking something. Mainly, it was any originality in the first half of the book. It was more of Bridget messing up, disfunctional friends and family, etc. It wasn't even really funny as the original book had been.In the middle, however, Ms. Fielding got her second wind, threw in some plot twists and the laughs started up again. While not as funny as the first book, it still had some great moments and is worth a read.
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Summary: i love bridget
Review: out of all the girlie novels i read, i relate and feel closest to bridget. i actually liked this one a tad more than the first ms.jones novel. helen fielding..your amazing!
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Summary: Bridget delivers the laughs
Review: This is one of those rare books that required me to stop reading because tears of laughter were making it impossible to continue. Yes, it's silly and implausible but that's also what makes it so charming and hilarious. The section concerning Bridget's discovery of the "Asian boy" in Darcy's bed had me howling, and her mother is truly hysterical. Overall I enjoyed this one even more than the first. It should also make for a great sequel in the movie department.
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Summary: I'm sorry but I can't relate to the sequel Bridget.
Review: Like most of the reviewers, I enjoyed the first Briget Jones's Diary because her insecurities and fumbling we all have been through at one point in our lives. I was really looking forward to the second one but I found this Bridget just awfully stupid! My god, how many times can a person shoot herself in the foot? The interview part with Colin I couldn't even finish because you knew she was going to screw it up. Why must Fielding make Bridget perpetually incompetent? After a while you could telegraph the plot because you knew Bridget was going to make a dumb move. I hate to say it, but she is an borderline idiot with friends who undermine her relationships and self-confidence. I couldn't relate to Bridget in this round, and I yearn for the day when more women writers will make a more complex heroine, whose goal in life is not just about reducing flabby thighs and catching a man before her eggs dry out!
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Summary: It was v.g. & i'm sorry that it had to end
Review: the sequel is definitely much better than bjd. it is more interesting n the story is more exciting with rebecca, the boyfriend-snatching ex-girlfriend who tried to wrench mark away from bridget. i kept reading on to find out what happened in the end and was very satisfied with the ending. i totally agree with cindy that mark darcy is definitely the man of our dreams, kinda envy bridget for having such a wonderful boyfriend. n i like the parallels (found in the sequel) with persuasion by jane austen. i wish helen fielding can write a second sequel soon cos i can't wait to find out what's going to happen to bridget, mark, jude, shaz etc. i recommend this book to anyone who's wanting to relax with a funny, light and endearing book.
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Summary: Better than the original!
Review: Incredible! Hilarious! Spectacular! I read this before I read the original and saw the movie, and I adored it. Especially the Mr. Darcys. :-D Definately a must read!
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Summary: Don't read this book on public transport
Review: Bridget is adorable. She's funny and flawed, proud and helpless and so thoroughly English. If you like English comedy in the Ab Fab vein, you will really enjoy both of the Bridget Jones stories.
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