Rating: Summary: Good supplement to movie Review: This is a great book, whether you've seen the movie or not. If you have seen the movie it takes some getting used to as it is a bit different. A few of my favorite scenes from the movie were not included but many were. The character of Mark Darcy was not as developed as in the movie and neither was the conflict between Mark Darcy and Daniel Cleaver. That said, this is a great book if you like the british diary style of writing.
Rating: Summary: wonderful read Review: I saw the movie first and thought it was a charming little romantic comedy. Then I ran accross the book in my local library and thought what the heck. Honestly I didn't expect anything different from the movie, but This book was great! the day-by-day play of the life of a singleton who is not always 100% confident but always verbally brilliant was very amusing and releiving. It's kind of nice knowing that I'm not the only one who can say the absolute wrong thing at the worst time. Bridget is wonderful!
Rating: Summary: Hilarious Review: I really laughed my head off several times while going through this wonderful book. I love Bridget Jones, you absolutely have to get this book if you haven't yet. I hope she's writing more books about Bridget Jones. Helen Fielding is a very funny writer, she really knows how to make a reader laugh. Not many books or authors have succeeded in doing that. This is absolutely worth your money.
Rating: Summary: Quick & very Laughable Review: Very funny, especially if you're a woman. Although she's overexagerating how many drinks and cigarettes she has in a day, sometimes the amounts are so high I don't find it amusing, just worriesome. Mostly this is a very clever comedy that will actually make you laugh out loud. It is written by a British author and you'll have to get used to the language and sometimes you'll have to admit you just don't know what that word means (there is different slang in the UK than the US), which actually adds to the humour at times. Bridgette's cooking fiascos (2 of them) are probably my favorite parts in the book. The last few chapter's of the book are a not-so-good attempt at being a modern-day Pride and Prejudice, but none-the-less this is a quick read that is very funny. It really has no redeeming value though or I may have given it 3 1/2 stars.
Rating: Summary: v. tiresome Review: I didn't relate at all to the character - weighing every day & believing that 127 pounds is FAT?! Good lord, what is she, 4 feet tall? I've never counted calories & could certainly never answer on memory how many fat grams were contained in a bar of chocolate. Sloppy, irresponsible Bridget leads a tiresome life of hangovers & endless grappling with vices, giving in to "****wittage" at every turn. Mr. Darcy isn't given much of a chance to develop into a meaty character, I still had him pictured in the bumblebee socks & diamond patterned sweater at the end of the book. Why would such an intellectual want to go out with the "Blind Date" tv show enthusiast?Grow a spine Bridge, throw away your bathroom scale, go to AA, get the patch, & get a life. I won't be reading the sequel or renting the movie. BAH!
Rating: Summary: VERY DISAPPOINTING!!! Review: After falling in love with the movie,I was really looking forward to the book,especially since I heard a lot of people saying that the book was much better than the movie.And I was really disappointed by the book.It's really boring!!!The Bridget in the book is a shallow,neurotic,self-envolved person and it's is really hard to empasize with her.She goes on and on about her problems,which are really small and unimportant that it's really annoying and tiresome to continue the reading.And I don't think the book is funny at all.What supposed to be funny,the fact that she weights herself every 30 min?Or that she knows nothing about anything and working in the publishing firm never read a book,except for the sex manual? It's amazing that out of all this boring material the movie came out so interesting and kind and funny.Instead of reading a book I would recommend to rent a movie and then wait for a sequel.
Rating: Summary: I didn't like it either Review: Readers MUST relate to the heroine in order to find this funny, which means: they must find one's weight; food, drink and tobacco intake; clothes; cellulite; wax jobs; and every little frivolous emotion to be absolutely fascinating. I know that some women talk endlesssly about such issues, but no one I know wants to be within 50 miles of them. Those looking for splendid humorous fiction from contemporary British novelists should read Nick Hornby, David Lodge, and those with ambition will be rewarded with Salman Rushdie's extraordinary prose and fantastic comic view. These authors feature fully developed characters immersed in real dilemmas and within a truly universal view of humanity.
Rating: Summary: My alter-ego Review: Bridget is so dear. She is the optimistic wisher ~ who wants everything, and quickly please! She finally finds that all the self-help books in the world won't bring you lasting love. Only honesty and acceptance can do that. In the meantime, she has some very funny adventures!
Rating: Summary: The remake of Pride and Prejudice Review: This book, which as everyone knows, was also made into a movie with Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant is a fairly decent light read that would be OK to read on a train journey or a long flight. The gimmick here is that it is essentially a modern rewrite of Jane Austin's classic late 18th century novel Pride and Prejudice. Just as the earlier fin de siecle novel provides a commentary on the manners and mores of its time, so does the latter-day version which constantly has you asking "have we really sunk to this?" as we follow the adventures of our slobbish heroine. An amusing light read, and if it inspires a few people to pick up and read Jane Austin's chick lit prototype, then so much the better.
Rating: Summary: Bridget Jones's Diary Review: Enter the world of Bridget Jones. Shes is a 30 year old singleton whose life is a whirlpool of dates with men, late nights out with friends, and endless dinner parties with the smug marrieds. The book takes place over the time span of one year, and throughout the year you see the changes that Bridget slowly goes through. The book takes you into her mind, and you get to see why she does the things she does. Bridget Jones's Diary is a very entertaining and funny book that gives you a fresh look of the life of Bridget. It is very real and honest. I really enjoyed reading this book and I found myself laughing out loud and staying up late to find out what would happen next.
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