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Summary: The book makes you feel good and bad about yourself
Review: I found this story made me realize that my mother is wonderful, I'm lucky, yet so unfortunate. Bridget in one year realizes things never ever go the way they should. I enjoyed this book because I couldn't put it down, I needed to know what was going to happen next. I found myself comparing my life to Bridget's, and saying how would Bridge, react like she was one of my friends.
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Summary: Ho hum
Review: I was so disappointed in this book. It started out well but I got sick of reading the same things in every entry. Bridget goes on and on about how fat she is, then reveals in one entry that her thighs are 19 inches. I just got disgusted at that point because it made it seem like all of her hystrionics about the rest of her life's problems were all for nothing. Yuck!
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Summary: This book is the life-story of me and all my single friends!
Review: Every man and woman has to read this book to be able to understand how we, single women of today, feel about ourselves and others. It's so funny and recognizeable, you can't stop reading it!The funniest book I've read in years!
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Summary: What a refreshing time-out from real life!
Review: I swallowed this book in a few, delightful hours, laughing out loud and thoroughly enjoying my brief escape from reality. Surely, there is a bit of Bridget Jones in all of us. (In my case, quite a lot.) I haven't seen my actual copy of the book for weeks because it is making the rounds of all the women I know. Let's face it, we all could use a good laugh! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to tally my fat calories.......
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Summary: the perfect anti-hero
Review: i am from Venezuela,35,married,with children,thin,non-smoker,social drinker and I don't have to work,so you may say that i'm more a Magda than a Bridget,but I still felt deep in my heart very much like a Bridget.Her sense of humor,her insecurities,her ups and downs makes her the perfect anti-hero wich I sometimes feel myself to be(And I think i'm not alone).My only problem with the book is a cultural one:Who are Douglas Hurd,Michael Howard and Jim Davidson? What kind of party is a Tart and Vicar? There are many elements of british pop culture that are lost to non-british citizens.Maybe because it wasn't meant to be read by a venezuelan who can hardly write in english,but still loved the book.
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Summary: What a hoot!
Review: No, Bridget is not representative of all single women in their thirties. No, this isn't one of those stream of consciousness yawns that some people think of as literature (thank heavens). Rather this is a wink and grin portrait of life in the 90's and of all the silly, stupid, ridiculous things we do when trying to manage our daily existence. If you can laugh at yourself, you'll get a kick out of it. If you can't, you'd better pass.
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Summary: Who cares??
Review: Was given this book just in time for a beach holiday, and it turned out to be just right- fluffy, inconsequential, sloppily written. (and not proof read!) Fielding is funnier when she's musing about life in general than her own boring life, but overall she's tedious. Whilst I was reading this I happened to see an article in the Singapore edition of Elle Magazine, summing it up nicely: "It's the sort of behaviour that's a given in your teens, an indulgence in your 20's and a downright watse of time in your 30's". Quite- the book is a real mish mash of every female crisis, all happening to one woman at once. As the Elle article concluded: "We've come a long way, baby, but Bridget Jones only takes us back. And some of us have been there, done that. It's time to move on". Indeed...
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Summary: If I had a bit more inner poise, I could almost BE Bridget !
Review: I was on a plane from Helsinki to London, after a miserable holiday, and the woman sitting next to me (after kindly listening to my blubbering and whingeing) said 'I think there's a book you might like.'. The bookstores at London Airport had lots of copies of the book, and I figured why not. I can only say that I laughed so much, I can't think of a better time EVER. Helen Fielding has a deft touch, and has managed to zero in on 99.9% of The Modern Women's Concerns. I keep the book on my bedside table, and just have a leaf through it every so often - partly for the pleasure of the writing, and partly to re-identify with Bridget. Listen, if Nick Hornby liked it, it's got to be good. And it is.
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Summary: I didn't like it--A Contrarian View
Review: I read the Bridget Jones Diary in Dec 97 on a beach while on vacation (an Irish friend sent it to me.) It was definitely a page turner as I swallowed it in one sitting. I most certainly chuckled a bit and empathized with bits and pieces. I understand that the book evolved from a series of newspaper columns penned in a tongue and cheek fashion so perhaps the "creation" of a book was a bit forced. I also found the book to be very RETRO. Not something a 90's liberated woman would relate too. We all whine about calories and guys and smug marrieds but we also are focused on our jobs and our achievements and certainly aren't waiting for our Prince to save us from daily drudgery. Talk about Cinderella complex! I don't know about you, but my college grad female friend's purpose in going to work isn't solely to moon over their boss. Even the "Backlash" references belie a very outdated take on what it means to be a woman in the 90s even though the author mistakenly thought that by referring to a popular feminist text (notice all popular feminist texts have been written by American women since the Simone de Beauvoir days!), she had established her character and the book's paradigm as a modern one. Don't get me wrong. I am not an old school feminist. I wear short skirts (but not as short as Ally McBeal's....), enjoy flirting with men and behave as I wish. I enjoy being feminine and accomplished. But I like to think I am in control of my life and not in search of the salvation of a 50's wife in the suburbs. Everytime I have been to a business meeting in London, I have either been denied a handshake or a a business card etc by some British male in the meeting. Definitely, feminism has about 15 years of "work" before British women are self-emancipated. (Where else would a high school graduate with no skills and 20 years younger be considered a most suitable spouse for the future king!!) (If Bridget were to pooh pooh this I would point her to the "married" who was driving hysterically through town once she discoverd her cash cow husband was sleeping around with someone more interesting. As a stay at home, financially dependent wife, her picture was none too pretty. I am not surprised it was a best seller in London--I am surprised that so many of you on this website have sung its praises. New York Times Style section ran a great critique of the book two months ago. You should read it.
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Summary: Boring Jones's Diary:Just be yourself and not as silly as BJ
Review: I was very excited to read this book as I heard rave reviews from everyone about it. I'm 28, Spanish, engaged and I don't smoke nor drink much and I'm Kate Moss' size so I guess I don't have much in common with Bridget Jones (and apparently not with many other readers either) but I didn't laugh -not once- through the book which I found pathetic. Certainly, B.J. is not a role model for 30 something single women. My single friends do not relate to this character at all, thanks god for that! and surely their lives (and mine too) are much more interesting and funnier. So do not rush to your nearest bookstore to buy it because it's a waste of time... and money. Read "The Diaries of Adrian Mole" or "The Catcher in the Rye" instead and count on a good laugh out loud. : - )
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