Rating: Summary: Witty, romantic and hilarious read! Review: This is an absolutely fantastic book to read. If you are a Jane Austen fan, you'll enjoy this book and its sequel.
Rating: Summary: Another triumph by Fielding... Review: Helen Fielding is a comic genious. Prior to her works, I had never read a thing that made me laugh out loud. This book, and its predecessor, however, did! While it took a bit longer for me to get into this book, it is as good as the first Bridget Jones. It is an uproarious read, full of that same charm and wit as the original. Bridget Jones is again, a character true-to-form. She does the things that most of us can only wish we did [or, are glad we didn't do!]. Men and women alike will enjoy this book. Men-- it holds great insight, again, into the female psyche! Enjoy it for what it is though, a great work of literary hilarity! I can't WAIT to see the film.
Rating: Summary: Loved Bridget Jones' Diary - This ones even BETTER Review: Just to keep it short and sweet: This book brings us even more hilarious, unexpected twists and funny scenes than the last one. She continues to develop some of the most enjoyable, original characters I've seen in literature in the past few years. The movie comes out today, and I'm not ashamed to say that I am looking forward to seeing these great people come to life.
Rating: Summary: Very Funny! Review: The sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary is very funny. A quick read that you do not want to end.
Rating: Summary: Could not put this one down... loveable! Refreshing! Review: What will I do without Bridget to come home to at night? This was the best sequel I've read in ages. Helen Fielding has managed to surpass even her own first book. Bridget has gained wit and inner poise in book two and jumped many more hurdles in her attempt to remodel her flat, vacation in Thailand, and to attempt life as singleton with and w/o Mark Darcy. All the while she still has to deal with riotiously overbearing mother and whithering father, standfast friends Sharon and Jude, long suffering Tom and poor Magda, who has too many children. Between drinks and cigs and daily weight reports, one can't keep from laughing through the entire book.
Rating: Summary: My husband loved it as much as I did! Review: I liked the "Diary", but this was even funnier! My husband read it, and I read it, and we both laughed out loud. Not many books can make me do that! It's not great literature, but so what. It's funny and enjoyable and easy to read. And if you have read great literature (Persuasion, by Jane Austen), you'll have some clues about what's likely to happen next.
Rating: Summary: VG!!!! Review: I was in absolute pain and tears from laughing so hard. Pure entertainment!
Rating: Summary: Amusing up to a point... Review: Reading the first "Bridget Jones" book, I became increasingly annoyed with its heroine. I was hoping in the sequel that she would get a bit brains. Well, I was disappointed! While there are some laugh out loud moments in this book, I got fed up with Bridget's appalling stupidity and vapid self-absorption. The only reason I can think that a supposedly intelligent man like Mark Darcy would be interested in her is that it stokes his ego to be able to rescue her from her ineptitude and to be able to patronize her at will.
Rating: Summary: Even Better Than The Original! Review: This book is fabulous. Like many people I am often sceptical about sequels, whether it be books or movies. But Helen Fielding has written a funny and poignant book that had me in stitches and I was unable to put it down. Its almost 12 years since I have been out there in "singletondom", but reading this book made me feel like it was just last week. Bravo!
Rating: Summary: Love being a singleton! Review: Bridget Jones is back with full force in "Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason", along with Tom, Shazz, Jude and of course, Mark Darcy. Giving us more insightful views to this Singleton's mind. She explores even more into the depths of her neurotic-ness and tells us of her frantic diary. Possibly even more entertaining than the first diary, which I enjoyed immensely... Helen Fielding writes with much gusto and female understanding that every woman is bound to relate to. And who wouldn't fall in love with Mark Darcy... perhaps even a notch sexier than the original version. Loved the new adventures that Bridget got herself into in this book. Edge of Reason isn't just for women, you know! This time, conveniently featured are international escapades including tropical islands, drugs and even prison!! Oh, and there is this bit about a personalized live bullet that causes quite a scare! And, I was happy to read that Bridget somewhat achieves her goal of "inner poise" at one point... although, she seemed to have landed right back in square one at the beginning of the new year. Loved being with Bridget for two years in a row... hope Helen will give us some more anecdotes of Bridget and her friends! Oh... and Rebecca deserved what she got, finally!! Love happy endings for Bridget and her friends! The sequel is longer than the first but seemed twice as short... can't seem to get enough of Bridget. Can't wait to see how Colin Firth is going to play a modern version of himself in the movie!
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