Bridget Jones's Diary

I've been waiting for every to read the book to one of my favorite movies. I must say that I like the book but felt the movie did a better job. The whole fiasco with Bridgets mom was ridiculous and I was ready to jump through the book and smack her. Maybe if I didn't see the movie first I wouldn't have been so upset with the book. It's still a good read and it was enjoyable. Just don't expect a big fight between Daniel and Mark to happen in the book LOL

I have seen the movie and heard people say that this story was great, but I just couldnt get into it. I found it extremely slow. I did, however, have some laughs and enjoy moments, but overall I was not a fan.

A quirky but lovable Bridget is trudging through her 30’s with a lot of well-intentioned advice from friends, family, and Cosmo. Although this book is delightfully hilarious, it hits on feelings on insecurity and the impossible standards women face: wanting to be independent but also craving companio......more

Let's review this book the Bridget way! Reading goal for 2011: 35 books (not bad) Books actually read: 38(v.g.) No. of chick-lits supposed to be read in a year: 1 (fair) No. of chick-lits actually read: 2 (including Bridget Jones's Diary) But wait a second! Who can call Bridget Jones's Diary a c......more

Like our narrator, both funny and deceptively stylish. (I have not seen the film).......more

Nov. 9, 2023 Addendum "Space is big." Douglas Adams Originally, I didn't go to the Bridget Jones movie or read the book because (pausing while trying to think of a nonoffensive way to say) they sounded totally stupid. After I read the book, I searched for a polite way to say the book probably wouldn......more

|| 2.0 stars || If you’re in the mood for a book about a pathetic and self-absorbed woman who does nothing but moan about how unattractive and fat she is (even though she isn’t), who has no sense of self-worth unrelated to what men think of her, and who is surrounded by other awful and unlikable peop......more