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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
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
really liked, very funny, very charming, Bridget is so distinctive and I love her sm. loses the plot a little with the criminal element lolll but still such fun.
I think I would have liked it more if I had read it before the seeing the movie. I loved the movie and enjoyed the book.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was so funny and a riot to read. I'd recommend the audiobook; I think the narrator contributed to at least 50% of the joy I felt while reading it.
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
funny
reflective
fast-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
I enjoyed this book. I wanted to yell at Bridget pretty much constantly and shake some sense into her, but I also remember feeling very much like she did in my 20s. It was a fun read, though, and a good break in all the super sad literary books I've been reading.
Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones Diary is a cult classic, renowned in the early 2000's and one of the most well known and quoted romcoms ever since. I must have been the last women born in the 90s to have never watched the films or read the book (I did read one page a couple years ago over the shoulder of a girl on a train. This story was so popular but unfortunately this series hasn't aged well. Like the majority of film/texts produced aimed at women during these years they haven't aged well. Portraying 9 stone women as overweight and worthy of crisis dieting isn't the image we now thankfully try to present to girls. A text solely focused on discussing the themes of romance and weight are no longer popular subjects. I wonder how much this story would change if rewrote now, what other topics would occur in a woman's diary. If these topics were still in focus, would the book be trashed and condemned for not including world issues, frank ideas on society and corruption? The damage of capitalism and consumerism? Environmentalism and politics? Or could a young woman's diary still contain thoughts sounding love and personal appearance? If that is what a women wants to discuss now, is she considered a 'bimbo' or outdated? This diary format (always a favourite with me) evidences the fears and pressure women felt surrounding these topics during the 2000's - and a lot of it still resonated with me now. Some aspects are hard to ignore, the 'gay best friend' trope is one that I am so thankful to be dying out. Despite this books flaws, it was a fun read and when I fancy some more light reading, I'll pick up her other books in this series.