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dolphin866's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Alcohol, and Eating disorder
esther_richards's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Eating disorder
fitbooks's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Alcoholism
Moderate: Sexual harassment
steviewigles's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Really loved this more than I thought I would (in reading slump so diary form works for me). Did not expect Mark Darcy to have me kicking my feet. Just wish it didn’t have the diet culture that was rampant in y2k era
Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder
jeanwatts's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I loved and hated this book equally. I’ve never seen the movie but plan to after this reading simply because….well. It’s funny. It a funny book. You feel like Bridget (if you are a white woman in a western culture). And I immediately related to a lot of what she thinks and feels and how she overreacts or underreacts. For being written in the 90s…it hold up
But that’s also why I hate it. It holds up. A woman who constantly stresses about her weight, finding a man, being a better career woman, not getting drunk, being poised and graceful and good and attractive….why is this what stands the test of time? Why is a woman who writes “123 lbs., thigh circumference 18 inches (honestly, what is the bloody point) … negative thoughts: approx. 445 per hour, positive thoughts 0” funny? Why is her planning a perfect birthday by the hour just for us to read it go horribly wrong funny?
It makes me wonder what keeps women in this repetitive mindset focused on weight and jobs and men? And why do we obsess and then go the opposite and promise to stop only to go back again? The fact that this book is still relatable is an issue. Also the fact is: it’s relatable to straight, white, middle class, cis women. So for it to be the “female experience” is wrong.
At the same time….it’s….funny. And I enjoyed a lot of it.
It’s hard to balance my love and hate for this book. I will not say any more on the matter.
But that’s also why I hate it. It holds up. A woman who constantly stresses about her weight, finding a man, being a better career woman, not getting drunk, being poised and graceful and good and attractive….why is this what stands the test of time? Why is a woman who writes “123 lbs., thigh circumference 18 inches (honestly, what is the bloody point) … negative thoughts: approx. 445 per hour, positive thoughts 0” funny? Why is her planning a perfect birthday by the hour just for us to read it go horribly wrong funny?
It makes me wonder what keeps women in this repetitive mindset focused on weight and jobs and men? And why do we obsess and then go the opposite and promise to stop only to go back again? The fact that this book is still relatable is an issue. Also the fact is: it’s relatable to straight, white, middle class, cis women. So for it to be the “female experience” is wrong.
At the same time….it’s….funny. And I enjoyed a lot of it.
It’s hard to balance my love and hate for this book. I will not say any more on the matter.
Graphic: Body shaming
Moderate: Eating disorder and Dysphoria
maedayx43's review against another edition
Made it 60% before it had to be returned to library. Enjoyable most of the time but didn't love it as much as I loved the film. The beats of the movie influenced how I approached the book.
Graphic: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
quinnlindell's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Minor: Eating disorder
julialleslie's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Eating disorder
readingbusybee's review against another edition
the calorie counting was so sad
Graphic: Eating disorder
lucyisalwaysreading's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Mixed feelings, feel like a lot of what this book (and the film) gets hate for ie stuff about the dieting and everything is very different to how it’s spoken about. I think it actually shows eating disorders in a very real way.
Moderate: Eating disorder