Bridget Jones's Diary

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Summary: Someone turned my life into a Book!
Review: This book reminds me so much of my life that I couldn't believe it! I instantly fell in love with the book and Bridget Jones.

Very well done Helen Fielding!

There is a God and he does shine down upon us quirky types too! Lah!

Can't wait to buy the next movie "Edge of Reason"

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Summary: So annoying, shallow, whiny, -- and yet we root for her!
Review: Much has been written about both this book and the movie it spawned, but briefly, the book is a glimpse into a year in the life of Bridget Jones, as revealed by her diary. She starts the year, as so many of us do, by listing her New Year's resolutions, and then uses her diary to track her progress. Her weight and alcohol, cigarette, and calorie consumption begin each entry, along with number of obsessive thoughts, times she dialed 1471 (Brit equivalent of *69 to see who last rang you), etc.

I started off thinking how shallow, ridiculous, insecure, irritating, and immature Bridget and her friends were. They seemed to earn my disdain on every page: wailing about being thirty-something and single, how men are beasts, and yet also how dull the Smug Marrieds are. And yet, as I went through Bridget's year with her, I started to almost kind of like her. And I even saw myself in her sometimes (though was loath to admit it). And I definitely started to root for her.

The diary style lets you hear a character in a natural voice, with abbreviations, slang, and cussing. It's also a good primer for British slang, though you have to get most of it from context, which was kind of fun.

In the end, it's just a silly, fun book about a character who, if you look past the high exaggeration of her flaws, is not that different from any of us.

I liked Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination, also by Fielding, a little better, mainly because the main character had a bit more depth and a bit less whining to her.

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Summary: Bridget Makes a Splash
Review: I read this book last summer and found it completely engrossing. For the most part, I felt that this book would appeal more to girls, seeing as it relates a lot of its stories to dieting and relationships. I enjoyed Fielding's writing style tremendously. She used a lot of shorthand (in a diary format), which was different for a change and made it easier for the reader to breeze through. However, the only parts I found distracting were the parts with British slang. For example, the term "fag" refers to a cigarette. Ha, that took me a while to figure out...

Overall, I thought this book was a great summer read. I'd recommend it, along with Youth in Revolt by CD Payne.

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Summary: many books in one review
Review: Wow. I'll admit I'm not a voracious chick-lit reader and I may be biased that way. I pick up a chick-lit only every now and then after I tire of reading thought-provoking books. The first chick-lit I read was by Meg Cabot and I enjoyed it because it is funny, the character is only semi-shallow, and she at least KNOWS she is semi-shallow. I also enjoyed The Nanny Diaries.

Bridget Jones's Diary, however, has convinced me never to touch a chick-lit again in my life. Bridget has a lot in common with the character from the Shopaholic Trilogy: 1) She is shallow, 2) She is oblivious/stupid 3) Her obsession in her life is very useless and... shallow.

Bridget says in the beginning (I think), that a career woman doesn't need a husband. Yet she contradicts herself by constantly wishing to have sex with her co-worker. It's especially sickening that she doesn't respect herself and lets him sleep with her after only, uh, one date? It's even worse because earlier she refuses to do something just "for fun." It only shows that she's becoming that desperate.

Her mother is no better. I find it annoying that all of a sudden she tells her husband that she's tired of being his slave and that she wants to do something better with her life, and that something turns out to be sleeping with other men. Ugh.

To sum up, this book just annoys the hell out of me.

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Summary: I want to shake her silly.
Review: I want to grab her, and shake her. Oh, AND her idiot mother. Never in my life have I encountered such a shallow character.

I don't understand the appeal of this book - the movie was cute, Hugh Grant does smarmy so well... the book, although very readable and the diary-format is fun - is a complete waste of time and money.

Bridget shows you the classic teenaged way of dealing with your problems - drink and obsess. She thinks only with her hormones, whines, and has a collection of equally shallow friends.

Seriously, I enjoyed Meg Cabot's The Princess Diaries a thousand times more... also written in diary-form, Meg's character, Mia, is at least someone who learns from her mistakes.

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Summary: That's So Me!
Review: Who can't in their late 20's early 30's relate to Bridget? I loved her....I am her...she's me...it's so now! Looking for light and laughable...don't pass this up!!

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Summary: bridget jones read by Barbara Rosenblatt is best
Review: I love this book. I have read it several times, bought the movie and watched it over 2 dozen times, and listened to the unabridged audio book several times. It is the perfect pick me up. You can't laugh any harder! I highly recommend the audio by Rosenblatt, she also reads the edge of reason, equally hysterical... She gives it the edge it needs, and a soul you can see. If you want to laugh your a** off and multitask- audio book is the way to go.

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Summary: The single most annoying female I've read about. Ever.
Review: The initial review of the novel that I had written was very, very scathing. After a bit of thought, I decided to edit it.

No, I did not finish reading the novel. In fact, I was so repulsed by it that I threw it down and refused to read further. But after a while, I realized that the reason why I am repulsed of it is not because of the fault of the storytelling itself - it's pretty well-written - but because I could not relate to the main character.

Bridget is a self-pitying thirty-something woman caught up in various woes because she cannot be satisfied in being single at her age (among other things). For some who relate to Bridget, this novel is hilarious and relevant. For others, Bridget just irritates them because they see her as weak - possibly, I believe, for being a representation of the things that they had set out against at a certain point of their life.

Age may be a factor in determining whether you will like the book or not, and I would dare to say that the level you find Bridget appealing is almost directly related to how much importance you put on sexual and romantic relationships, which of course, would be something on your mind for quite a bit if you're single and thirty.

Conclusion: you'll either love it or hate it. Don't jump to buying it anytime soon, you'd probably end up very, very irritated.

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Summary: Bridgets funner in Print!
Review: I ordered this book along time ago and have been reading bits and peices of it here and there..Its a nice little fluff read..Kinda like peeking in your naughty sisters Diary! I thought the movie was cute,But the book is so much Cuter and Bridget is a bit brighter than they make her out to be on Screen.Its really a fun fun book.I'm glad I read it and would recommend it for fans of the movie or those just looking for a nice easy read!

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Summary: Bloody Good
Review: I am an avid fan of the movie, and after seeing The Edge of Reason, I decided to read the books as well. The book is similar to the movie, but not all that much. The plot of the book is much more in depth, which I loved. I found myself laughing out loud over and over again. This book is great...bloody hilarious, and a great ending. If you've seen and liked the movie, I suggest reading the book. It is wonderful.