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A review by bubblewombat
Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
So, I have never seen the movies or read the books, and thought it would be a good idea to at least read the first book, since there's a new movie coming out. Not the best decision on my part, I need to learn that reading the book before every single movie isn't always necessary (tell that to my brain though).
I know that this came out in the 90s, and I'm aware it was a very thin-is-in kind of time, but that still doesn't make the casual fatphobia okay to me, nor is it something I want to read about in such great detail.
Perhaps I'm a bit too sensitive, because I struggled with an eating disorder for half of my life, but I couldn't stand to read the way Bridget wrote about herself, thought about herself, how others treated her etc.
On top, Daniel was insufferable, and I felt as if I'd spent eons waiting for Mark Darcy to become a love interest.
And then there was literally zero development, ZERO, they went from meeting to nothing to meeting again to nothing and then suddenly by the end of the book all is grand and he's in love with her??? Where did that come from? I also didn't feel even the tiniest spark between them, they were just so...dull?
There were some parts of the book that were okay, even somewhat funny (like Darcy staring at the bunny tail, I did smile at that) and slightly relatable, and I could see why so many people fell in love with the story, but it was just too much for me.
Hopefully the movie tackles the whole thing better, because I want to give it a chance. But the rest of the books, I'm going to have to pass on.
I know that this came out in the 90s, and I'm aware it was a very thin-is-in kind of time, but that still doesn't make the casual fatphobia okay to me, nor is it something I want to read about in such great detail.
Perhaps I'm a bit too sensitive, because I struggled with an eating disorder for half of my life, but I couldn't stand to read the way Bridget wrote about herself, thought about herself, how others treated her etc.
On top, Daniel was insufferable, and I felt as if I'd spent eons waiting for Mark Darcy to become a love interest.
And then there was literally zero development, ZERO, they went from meeting to nothing to meeting again to nothing and then suddenly by the end of the book all is grand and he's in love with her??? Where did that come from? I also didn't feel even the tiniest spark between them, they were just so...dull?
There were some parts of the book that were okay, even somewhat funny (like Darcy staring at the bunny tail, I did smile at that) and slightly relatable, and I could see why so many people fell in love with the story, but it was just too much for me.
Hopefully the movie tackles the whole thing better, because I want to give it a chance. But the rest of the books, I'm going to have to pass on.