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Summary: Even better than the first book!
Review: I really love this book, and if you liked Bridget Jones's Diary, you will love the edge of reason! Once again Helen Fielding takes the story to it's top, and the result is very funny! For exampel Bridget gets to do an interview with the star from her fave tv show, and it all turns out really wild (and v funny!) This book is a must, so be sure not to miss it!
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Summary: Why does this book keep getting panned?
Review: After reading "Bridget Jones Diary," I couldn't wait for the follow-up book. The first review I read of it was in People magazine, and they had nothing positive to say. I debated buying it, and finally couldn't resist. I am so glad I ignored the reviews! I found this book as witty and laugh-out-loud funny as the first, and actually related to Bridget even more than last time. She finds herself very in love with Mark Darcy, even after her evil nemesis tries to drive them apart. Helen Fielding's writing was very on-target about the trauma and pain you feel when your relationship isn't going as well as you wish it would, and still manages to infuse hope and humor into the situation. I was rooting for Bridget all the way, and hope to see another segment of her saga in the near future!
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Summary: Give us more!
Review: The book is great - there's no doubt about it. Bridget is amazingly entertaning in her honnesty, and although sometimes she's not very brilliant, Bridget takes the reader on a journey that leads to one's own spiritual awakening. Deep down, we are all "bridgets", "shazzers", or "rebeccas". I even cryed when Mark went out with Rebecca - I mean, how could he? I want a sequel, but I don't want to risk being disappointed if the third book is not as awesome as the first two... Anyway, I would advise "The Edge of Reason" to everybody who liked the "Diary".
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Summary: a great read
Review: I found this book just as enjoyable as its prequel. Beneath the humor there is something sweet and simple about Bridget Jones that make her, despite her flaws, a very lovable character. In the book, Bridget continues her relationship with the dependable Mark Darcy and is sure she has finally found the path to being loved. Reality, however, would prove her wrong. The intrusion of a traitorous friend into their lives shatter her and Mark's relationship, although it is obvious from the reader's point of view that they are still very much in love with one another. Misunderstandings, scary parents, and self help books weave in and out of the story line, adding incredible humor to Bridget's upside-down-whirlwind life. In the end it is Bridget--loyal, gullible, naive, and at times embarrassing--who perseveres. And with that Helen Fielding has restored my faith in the order of this chaotic world.
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Summary: I found it tiresome
Review: It's been a while since I read the first Bridget Jones (which made me laugh outloud and I lent out until the spine broke), but I'm quite disappointed with this new offering. It's just the same old same old. Perhaps the problem is that I'm past all the "will he call" ridiculous dating stuff and Bridget is not. I wish she'd grow up a little. I'm still reading this book (though I considered stopping) to find out what happens in the end, though I already know, but still I keep reading--but I find myself skimming and skipping pages; sometimes Bridget will just go on and on and I don't want to hear it. I think this book could have been shorter and Bridget could have used some actual character development.
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Summary: Fielding does it again
Review: This is a sequel to BRIDGET JONE'S DIARY but can also be read on its own. It is written entirely in diary form. Bridget is finally in a functioning relationship (at least for 4 weeks and 5 days) and is reveling in it. 7:30am Mark Darcy has not woken up. I know,will get up and make him fantastic fried breakfast with sausages, scrambled eggs and mushrooms or maybe eggs Benedict or Florentine. 7:31am Depending what eggs Benedict or Florentine actually are. 7:32am Except do not have any mushrooms or sausages. 7:33am Or eggs. 7:34am Or-come to think of it, milk. Bridget is funny, irritating, ridiculous and endearing as she tries to find her way to true love. Her family and girlfriends, plus a builder who just manages to put a big hole in her wall and then leaves not to be heard from again, all add to the confusion. Throw in ultra thin Rebecca who has her eyes on Mark and you have a super read. After many twists and turns, the ending is pure magic.
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Summary: Persuasive!
Review: Once again Bridget Jones was enormously funny. Perhaps not quite as amusing as the first book for me, as I found myself frustrated by the main character's actions at several points. Nonetheless, worth repeated readings. Helen Fielding has again paralleled and parodied Jane Austin, in this case "Persuasion", in a manner that is sure to greatly amuse Austin fans. The parodies are not carried to extremes but are lighthearted and pleasurable, serving to remind us that social situations may change over the centuries but that people do not. Bridget continues to flounder through life in an enormously entertaining fashion.
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Summary: Somewhat Disappointing
Review: After loving "Diary", the sequel was somewhat disappointing. It followed the formula that made the first so successful, but the whole Thai prison section was a bit extreme and very unbelievable. Believability was what made the first one so good - we all could identify with Bridget, either ourselves or someone we knew. But her lack of affectedness in the prison was ridiculous - anyone would have been extremely traumatized and most likely unable to leave until they did their time. Other than that, I enjoyed the book - just not as much as the first one.
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Summary: Not the inimitable Diary, but it has Bridget
Review: If you have not read Bridget Jones' Diary first, go do so before reading The Edge of Reason. Okay, done that? Now of course you want more, but how can anything rival the Diary? It can't. But if you want to spend more time with Bridget, at least this book affords that. Whereas Bridget was a tapestry of neatly woven plot lines with echoes of Jane Austen, The Edge of Reason is like several story lines running parallel down a track, some falling down short, others overshooting the finish line, not one mixing too well with another. The timing's off. But The Edge of Reason has its laughs and it has Bridget, who in the worst moments, like in a Thai jail, always pops up a survivor. For those who don't know: the real Colin Firth is set to play Mark Darcy in the film based on Diary.
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Summary: V. Good Book!!
Review: I liked this one even more than the first installment! Although Bridget's neurosis and addictions can sometimes be over-the-top, I can certainly relate to the honesty with which she describes human obesessive thoughts and behaviours mixed in with v. large amounts of humour. The connection between lack of religion in people's lives today and the rise in popularity of self-help books speaks volumes of truth about today's society. This book made me laugh out loud (once again) and I thouroughly enjoyed drifting through another year with Bridget, her parents, Shaz, Jude, Tom and all the rest. LOVED IT! Can't wait for the next installment from Helen Fielding. She is truly a gifted writer!! Don't stop writing!
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