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Summary: Bridget lives inside my head!
Review: This book is fun reading for anyone, but any "Singleton" woman will recognize Bridget Jones as the woman in the mirror. A wonderful read.
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Summary: A must read for 20 and 30 something women!
Review: I bought this book on a whim. I heard it was funny, but I never DREAMED it was as funny as it is! The things she thinks and worries about are a wonderful reminder that I'm not weird- I'm like other women my age- just trying to get through life!
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Summary: When I Need a Laugh, I Think of Bridget On The Firepole!
Review: Kia Ora! (No, it's not a Britishism, it's "Hello" in New Zealand!) Okay, Yanks, so it wasn't exactly "Jane Eyre." Get over it! The book was dead funny, and a welcome diversion, though I did read the first few chapters in my doctor's waiting room and got some mighty peculiar looks! I'll admit that my own 60-something mum back in NZ didn't find "BJD" funny at all. (Last time I spend big bucks shipping her any books! LOL) As for Bridget's obsession with her weight, cigarettes, alcohol intake, etc. ... hey, the book wasn't meant to be a bloody epic. Give credit where credit is due, for writing a book that hits a funny bone with readers of all stripes. It takes all kinds to make a world (even the emotional f**kwits!) LOL
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Summary: My husband could not understand this book!
Review: Bridget Jones'Diary was one of the most entertaining novels I've ever read. I didn't find a "deeper meaning" in all of Bridget's escapades...but she surely did entertain me. After reading this book, I realized I'm not so insane after all. I would be reading a particularly funny excerpt, and begin to laugh out loud. My curious husband would ask me what I was laughing at...."Oh, Bridget just showed up at a party wearing a bunny tail, that's all!" He couldn't understand what I found so entertaining about this girl. Basically, I like her because she was so close to being like every woman....wanting everything, a husband, a job, children, a social life, a sex life....but having no clue why, or how to get it.This was a very fun book.
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Summary: A real hoot.
Review: A funny book that made me thankful I'm not like that poor girl Bridget Jones. What a victim. but that's what makes her so funny, right? Too bad the really funny lines like "machinery and pheasants in head" (hilarious) and "worry bead" (riotous) will be lost in the translation to cheesy, wanna-be-full-of-charm film. The true amusement lay in the insightful contextual metaphors. Kept me smiling with a touch of aspartame.
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Summary: Laughs: lots.
Review: I find it amazing that so many Americans just don't seem to get it. It's NOT SUPPOSED to be deep or meaningful or sensible. Bridget Jones should not 'grow up', 'take responsibility' or 'get a grip'. It wouldn't be funny if she did. And surely it's not too difficult to work out the meaning of the Britishism 'answerphone'. She is supposed to be an exaggerated character, getting into highly unlikely situations and handling it all wrong. That's why it's funny. I certainly laughed, and think the American would-be-psychologists should lighten up and enjoy it for what it is. As far as I'm concerned, it's v.g, fab and provided me with lots of laughs.
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Summary: A truly funnny book!
Review: I read this book with great delight. It is very, very comic, and elicits out loud laughter while being read. I thought Helen Fielding did a masterful job of portraying a "modern" working women who spends most of her time worrying about how to get a man. This book is also touching because it portrays Briget as a lonely person, who has doubts about her self-worth. Briget is like a British Ally McBeal, except fatter and funnier!
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Summary: Quit yer whigeing
Review: Re: poor reader reviews: no one ever said that this book was erudite; if you go into the book realizing that, you wont be disappointed by it's silliness. GASP, God forbid, there is British slang, poor, poor Ameri-centric readers, all it takes is a little imagination to figure it out. Thank goodness it has no foreign phrases to muddle their pretty little heads. As for those that complain about Briget's obsession with self-image - wake up and smell the coffee - we can all claim that feminism in the '90s has freed us from worring about our body and the need for a man, but studies show that right or wrong, time after time, that these are still real concerns for women of any age. This book is an irreverent romp through a year in the life of a "singleton", worrying about her self-image, the faithfulness of friends, the stress of family and holidays, the ever-confusing dating scene. Granted, the reader may have other concerns than "Alcohol units consumed", but it's pretty easy to replace Briget's obsessions with your own. "Starbuck's units consumed: 4" Yes, it's fluffy, yes it's banal, yes you want to throttle Briget at times, yes you want her to grow up. But goodness, it's fun. It's a guilty little pleasure, similar to Briget watching "Blind Date" on TV. It will make you feel better about your own personal obsessions and insecurities. My only disappointment (other than somewhat ragged writing that needs an editor) is the happy ending. New Rich boyfriend on Christmas and the plot tied up with a pretty red holiday bow? Not in Briget's life, and certainly not in mine.
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Summary: Laugh out loud funny, I work with 3 Bridget Jones's
Review: I had a hard time putting it down. Always another laugh in the next paragraph. I work with three 30ish girls just like this. It is so very realistic, they are asked some pretty outreagous questions. They do diet, try to quit or cut down on smoking, search for a man and they all own the very short black skirt. One of the "girls" read the book and told me how much she enjoyed it so I had to have it too. What a fun and fast read I recommend it to all who enjoy a good laugh. You will also find some of your friends and experiences in this delightful comedy. My thanks to the author.
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Summary: Witty, hilarious, hits close to home - a real best seller
Review: I just finished reading this book and found it to be absolutely hilarious. Helen Fielding really knows how to hit home. Any unmarried female in her 30s can definately relate to the problems that Bridget encounters in her love life, her professional life (which in her case tends to intertwine) and her relationships with her mother and married friends. I felt that many of the thoughts that Bridget had mirrored my own. This book was wonderful with a heartful ending. Enjoy.
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