Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

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Summary: Not so much...
Review: I really enjoyed Bridget Jones's Diary and was looking forward to the sequel. The Edge of Reason seemed to follow the same rules as movie sequels - not as good. I guess the middle of book is what turned me off - beginning and ending were very entertaining. Still a good read but didn't live up to it's predecessor.

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Summary: Hurrah! v. good books (2)
Review: Bridget is back! I fell in love with the first diary, and reading the second was like falling in love all over again! Helen Fielding has done it again. I admit, the Thailand trip was a little bizarre and a bit far-fetched, but amusing just the same. The interview with Colin Firth was hilarious, and I was so glad to see things work out for Bridget and Mark Darcy. Also, the downfall of Rebecca, the "jelly fish" was great---it is so easy to identify with Fielding's characters. I hope she will bring Bridget and the gang (Jude, Shazzer, Tom, Vile Richard, and of course, Mark) back for at least one more diary!

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Summary: Doesn't compare to the first
Review: This book was enjoyable and a very quick read. However, I didn't find it halfway as good as the first Bridget Jones and felt some of the scenarios were a little overboard. If you are looking for another book of the "Bridget Jones" genre, there are much better ones out there!

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Summary: Funny, entertaining, wonderful
Review: Please Please Ms. Fielding, hurry up and write another Bridget Jones book! Maybe I shouldn't be so demanding but I've just finished Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason and went into total Bridget withdraw, v. depressing. Bridget Jones is one of the funniest characters I've come across, the interview with Colin Frith is hilarious, and the Christmas card part, and...well, I could go on forever! This is a very good book and the first one is great also. Please Please Please Please Ms. Fielding if you are reading this I beg of you, write more Bridget books! About a million a year would be preferable.

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Summary: Helen Fielding does it again!
Review: Bridget Jones is so very funny! Rarely do we get a female protagonist who is as real and down-to-earth as Bridget. I was v.lucky because while traveling in Europe this winter, I was able to get The Edge of Reason before it was released in the States! Despite a few less-than-stellar reviews I have read, I think true Bridget fans everywhere will agree the book was v.delightful. By the way, I had to buy some Silk Cut cigarettes from the Duty Free store before leaving the Continent!

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Summary: the edge of my seat
Review: fielding is an expert at pacing. at exactly the right moment, she changes the scene so nothing in this book-an entry, a setting, a line-wears out its usefulness. this makes 300+ pages fly.

Rating:
Summary: the edge of my seat
Review: I wasn't convinced after the first diary, but now I am. I loved this book. fielding is an expert at pacing (i wish I were), which is why the 300+ pages read like a racing 100 (one tiny exception: maybe she could have shaved the thai trip by several pages).

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Summary: A disappointment
Review: I bought this book because of the editorial reviews, but I was so disappointed with it. The stories are so trivial and boring that it was a struggle to finish reading the whole book. I lent the book to a friend who then returned it to me the next day saying that she gave up reading it after 5 pages. I would give that book to someone who is willing to pay postage.

Rating:
Summary: V. Excellent!
Review: No. of times each day that I feel my inner-Bridget coming out: 131 (v. good). I am a Bridget groupie.

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Summary: Loved it, Loved it, Loved it!
Review: I can't say it enough how much I truly enjoyed this book. The liked the first Bridget Jones, but I think I enjoyed this one more. It was perfect in respect to how absurd people think and act in relationships. I liked that there was less written about Bridgets parents and the focus was more one the friendships and relationships. I know it may seem a bit much but I'd love to see one more addition to the Bridget Jones collection. Problems with jeolousy and lack of communication last into marriage and it would be interesting to see how the "singletons" deal with the new "smug married" lifestyle. If you want a light, funny story, this is the book for you.