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Summary: What a Great Book!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was like sitting and having a chat with an old friend.
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Summary: Number of times couldn't put book down (countless)!
Review: I have waited soooooo long for this book. Thank goodness Helen Fielding has done it again! The first Bridget Jones was fab and this one comes in a very close second. Although there are times you wish you could hit fast forward, there is so much going on with each chapter, you feel that if you do, you will surely miss something hysterical. I must say....the final chapters are by far the most superior. I laughed out loud on numerous occasions and even stooped so low as to take my book to work so I could finish! Hurrah for Bridge! She's someone we've all been at some point in our lives(or currently are)to one extent or the other. It definitely is a feel good book. I passed the first one around to so many friends that I'll have to come up with a waiting list for the second. Keep them coming Helen!
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Summary: v. disappointing
Review: I really loved the first BJD but this sequel is a BIG disappointment. Very contrived and ho-hummish, the characters totally overdone. Also Bridget gets to be a bit of a whining bore, and so desperate that I found myself not really caring about what happens to her. The book feels like it was all done in a rush. I've just discovered Tiffany Trott which I thought was much, much funnier, and with a kind of whacky innocence and charm. Also Tiffany is really independent, unlike Bridget. But I hope the next Bridget will be better than this one as I used to be a big fan.
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Summary: Better than the first Bridgett Jones
Review: I can't believe it, but this was actually a sequel that outdid the first book. I thoroughly enjoyed Bridgett Jones Diary, The Edge of Reason. I think every woman, no matter what part of the world you are from, can relate to this woman and her determination of being a "better woman". As a fellow "Singleton" I absolutely could relate to Bridgett. Hurrah for Helen Fielding and Bridgett Jones.
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Summary: Laugh out loud funny
Review: I have only finished 1/3 of this book and I love it even more than her first book. This one is even better. I haven't been this entertained by a book in a very long time. I love the struggles between the married and not married friends and Bridget's constant battle with not letting anyone down now that she is finally involved. It hits so close to home. I have a library copy now but I am going to buy my own this week.
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Summary: CASHING IN?
Review: I adored the first Bridget Jones novel, so naturally was very eager to get my hands on this latest one. What a disappointment! Bridget is just silly in this one. I found myself not really caring what happened to her. And let's face it, in this sort of book, it's not like there won't be a happy ending. The whole way through, I couldn't shake the feeling that Helen Fielding was only in it for the money in this instance. Not the worst book I've ever read, but disappointing given the pleasure I derived from the first one.
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Summary: Hurrah, Bridget!
Review: This novel was a great read, it was hilarious. May I say that I think it's funnier than the original. Of course, it is not very different from the original -- she is still trying to quit smoking and trying to lose weight, but the heroine seems a little more together this time around.There was a setback, the whole death threat thing, for a minute there I thought I was reading a mystery novel (I hate mystery novels) -- but other than that, it is great! I was cracking up on the subway train on my way to work this morning while I read the chapter in which she was interviewing Colin Firth -- the actor who played Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. The people on the train were staring at me, but I couldn't help it, it was too funny. I know it sounds insane but I do wish Miss Fielding writes another Bridget Jones novel. I would happily buy all the Bridget Jones novels available! Oh -- and I loved the whole Jane Austen feel. The original was Pride and Prejudice, and this time around, Persuasion. There were also the essential Jane Austen elements, such as the gossiping, giggling, and obsession with men. Loved it!
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Summary: Fun read, but not as much as the original diary
Review: Although the reviews for "The Edge of Reason" have been general more positive than the original "Diary", I have to say that this one didn't really measure up as much as I hoped. For some reason the manic, hilarious nature of Bridget's life that was presented so cleverly and with such a tongue-in-cheek self-reflective way kinda gets lost in this book, and it just doens't ring as true. Still, the style and the humor are still there, and both "Bridget" books retain their place in my library as top-notch books to read while commuting (if you don't mind being embarressed by laughing out loud on a packed subway car).
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: I never thought this book could be as good as the original Bridget Jones book, but if anything it's even better. There are several passages in this book that had me gasping for breath I was laughing so hard! (The interview...that's all I'll say since I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't read it!) Helen Fielding has managed to create a cast of characters who are crazy and absurd enough to be constantly hilarious, but who are also human and real enough to be touching. Like a lot of other singleton women out there -- I am Bridget! Read this book -- it won't disappoint you.
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Summary: BJ's Back. Break Out the Chardonnay!
Review: It's not great literature, thank God. It's laugh-out-loud funny. Fans of the original can expect a grear evening in, reading this and roaring. So entertaining. I have never understood why Bridget is so popular in the US where it seems no one smokes or drinks and everyone goes to the gym, but maybe we Bridget clones are all stuck home alone without a Shazzer. Only thing that made me uneasy (real life intruding) is that by the end of this book HF has married off all the singletons, and then where will the rest of us be? Gaaah!
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