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Bridget Jones' Diary by: Helen Fielding

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Rating: - fantastic

i loved this book, it made me smile, giggle and laugh out loud. a novel for the single gals out there it is hilarious and so heartrendering. The author has captured the essence of females all around the world.

Rating: - ohmygoditsme !

Everyone wears bigs knickers at some point in their lives...everyone gets into drunken self pitying states and sings....everyone has cocked up at least one dinner party , and everyone has opened their mouth before putting their brain in gear....everyone can relate to this book! Anyone who hasn't done those things, and cannot relate to the book is either a) a liar or b) unnaturally perfect ! This book is SO cringingly accurate that you start to wonder weather its based on you !

Rating: - Good easy read, shame about the dates

I enjoying the fact that I confide in my friends in the same was as Bridget, although not always on the same subjects!

However, the actual days and months seem to place such an important roll in the book, what lets it down greatly is the sadness that the author does not know that VE Day was actually 8th May - the day after the Germans surrendered.

With it so popular with young readers I would have thought it proper to get the basic facts correct.

Other than that an enjoyable read but glad its not my life!

Rating: - I laughed out loud!

Saw the movie first, loved it, bought the book and wasn't disappointed, I was able to picture the book, and enjoyed it as much as the movie. Helen Fielding has a sense of humour to die for, and makes you laugh from the gut.

Rating: - Funny and insightful

I read this book in the space of one day, so it is quite light and at the same time, addictive - I think it's the diary format, because the fantastic "Adrian Mole" books have the same effect. The reason is probably because both books attempt to show a character's life: no beginning-middle-end structure, with serious moments and trivial ones, and always flowing forward.

The two are similar in more than that: they both record the ideas and actions of pretty self-obsessed, insecure, and yet also often perceptive characters. There are times when you violently disagree with them, and times when you identify a lot, despite yourself. In the end, generally it's a good idea to put aside your objections - though not abandon them - because, frankly, everyone in the books gets lampooned, most of all Bridget and Adrian themselves.

Bridget Jones is worried about her weight, but resents any comment on it and definitely does not feel good about worrying about it. Isn't that most women's attitude to weight stereotypes, or in fact, most people's attitude to any stereotypes? You recognise they're unfair and that you are worth more, but despite yourself, they still bug you. Bridget isn't very intellectually driven and thinks too much about "getting" a boyfriend. But the book isn't asking you to BECOME Bridget (although it is true that such things can have a more subtle influence) - but to understand people like her and recognise some of her fallibility and humanity in yourself. Overall, the book is quite witty, and you grow to understand and empathise with the characters. By having Bridget as a heroine and giving her a happy ending, it could be said that Fielding is endorsing the stereotypes Bridget gives in to - this is a valid enough objection. However, in many cases, her confusion and insecurity is attributed to those stereotypes, and so ... there is, quite definitely, a strong element of satire involved.

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