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Helen Fielding (Author)
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Publication Date: 20 Jun 1997

Bridget Jones's Diary was first published in 1996 and applauded by critics from Salman Rushdie to Jilly Cooper. A number one best-seller, Helen Fielding's book has sold over fifteen million copies worldwide and has been turned into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Bridget Jones's Diary is followed by Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

Bridget Jones is everyone's favourite spinster. In Bridget Jones's Diary she documents her struggles through the social minefield of her 30s and tries to weigh up the eternal question: Daniel Cleaver of Mark Darcy? She is supported through the whole process by four indispensable friends, Shazzer, Jude, Tom and a bottle of chardonnay.

A dazzling urban satire of modern relationships?

An ironic, tragic insight into the demise of the nuclear family?

Or the confused ramblings of a pissed thirty-something?

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  • Paperback: 310 pages
  • Publisher: Picador; Reprint edition (20 Jun 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0330332775
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330332774
  • Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 19.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (222 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 22,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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In the course of the year recorded in Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget confides her hopes, her dreams, and her monstrously fluctuating poundage, not to mention her consumption of 5277 cigarettes and "Fat units 3457 (approx.) (hideous in every way)." In 365 days, she gains 74 pounds. On the other hand, she loses 72! There is also the unspoken New Year's resolution--the quest for the right man. Alas, here Bridget goes severely off course when she has an affair with her charming cad of a boss. But who would be without their e-mail flirtation focused on a short black skirt? The boss even contends that it is so short as to be nonexistent.

At the beginning of Helen Fielding's exceptionally funny second novel, the thirtyish publishing puffette is suffering from postholiday stress syndrome but determined to find Inner Peace and poise. Bridget will, for instance, "get up straight away when wake up in mornings." Now if only she can survive the party her mother has tricked her into--a suburban fest full of "Smug Marrieds" professing concern for her and her fellow "Singletons"--she'll have made a good start. As far as she's concerned, "We wouldn't rush up to them and roar, 'How's your marriage going? Still having sex?'"

This is only the first of many disgraces Bridget will suffer in her year of performance anxiety (at work and at play, though less often in bed) and living through other people's "emotional fuckwittage." Her twin-set-wearing suburban mother, for instance, suddenly becomes a chat-show hostess and unrepentant adulteress, while our heroine herself spends half the time overdosing on Chardonnay and feeling like "a tragic freak." Bridget Jones's Diary began as a column in the London Independent and struck a chord with readers of all sexes and sizes. In strokes simultaneously broad and subtle, Helen Fielding reveals the lighter side of despair, self-doubt, and obsession, and also satirizes everything from self-help books (they don't sound half as sensible to Bridget when she's sober) to feng shui, Cosmopolitan-style. She is the Nancy Mitford of the 1990s, and it's impossible not to root for her endearing heroine. On the other hand, one can only hope that Bridget will continue to screw up and tell us all about it for years and books to come. --Kerry Fried

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'Helen Fielding is one of the funniest writers in Britain and Bridget Jones is a creation of comic genius' Nick Hornby

'I cannot recommend a book more joyfully . . . Hilariously funny, miraculously observed, endlessly touching' Jilly Cooper, Daily Telegraph

'The best, the original, the seminal' Mail on Sunday

'A brilliant comic creation. Even men will laugh' Salman Rushdie

'Effortlessly addictive . . . [Bridget Jones's] hilarious diary presents a perfect zeitgeist of single female woes' Sunday Express

‘Wild comedy . . . observed with merciless, flamboyant wit. A gloriously funny book’ Sunday Times

‘A brilliant evocation of life as a single girl in a certain time . . . reads like Anita Loos out of Jane Austen, and any woman who has ever had a job, a relationship or indeed a mother will read it and roar’ The Times

'Bridget Jones's Diary rings with the unmistakable tone of something that is true to the marrow. It defines what it describes' Nicola Shulman, Times Literary Supplement
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Read 6 Jan 2005
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This book was fantastic! Really easy-reading and skilfully written to have me laughing out loud throughout. I could not put it down and cannot wait to read the sequel. A perfect read for teenagers and adults alike.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, yet overrated 16 Sep 2003
By Gerben Kappert
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I had to read this one rapidly as it belonged to one of my fellow travellers and she left soon afterwards, but I managed in 5 hours (two nights). Easy reading material can be concluded. Highly appreciated in the press everywhere. I wouldn't say it's brilliant, but I had to laugh out loud quite a few times while reading. In the style Adrian Mole made famous, Bridget is a thirty something, who hasn't got a boyfriend yet, struggles with her weight, doesn't have a really good job and a family full of problems on top of it. Though sometimes a bit farfetched, other parts seem fairly real life stuff, that everybody could recognize. That's probably the strength of it as well. Buy it if you've got plenty of dosh, borrow it, somebody you know must have it, it has been sold millions, if not the library will have it. It's a light and entertaining read.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and understandable. 5 Jun 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
During the year Bridget has a lot of ups and downs and mood swings. She has to live through her love problems, her annoying parents' friends, her parents' split, her mother's sudden change in lifestyle and many other situations which she finds hard to deal with. This book is ideal for women who find life difficult, it's something to laugh at and to know that there are other people with problems. Some of he things Bridget does are unbelievable. The amount of bad things she had to go through in just one year make you sympathise with and want to help this woman who is only a character in a well-written book. The smallest things like finding out how to work her Video recorder to tape a program for her irritating mother are exaggerated, making it seem like the hardest thing on earth, she gives up in the end! I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a good, comical read and especially the women who feel they can relate to the book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally hilarious. 6 Aug 2007
By Teri Wishart
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Now this book is absolutely hilarious, easy to read and easy to understand. I could read this book repeatedly but I would reccommend this for the ages of 19 to infinity and beyond. While reading this book I was doubled up laughing and if i wasn't doubled up I was choking with laughter. Thank you and I hope this helps. Enjoy the book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious easy reading 13 Feb 2007
By Suzanne Curley
Format:Paperback
If you are wanting a novel that challenges you and makes you think.... Then maybe Pride and Prejudice or Jane Eyre are more for you. But, if you want a page turner that has you doubled over crying with laughter... this is your perfect book.

Its easy to read and one of the only books i have EVER read that has made me laugh out loud.

Some books make you think "oh thats funny" some books make you smile. This book will make you unable to read because the tears of laughter are blurring your vision!

Read it!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Bridget Jones's Diary 19 Feb 2005
By "britannica624"
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This book was wonderfully hilarious! A must read! Bridget Jones is a comical charachter with many things on her mind such as to quit drinking, smoking, lose weight and get a boyfriend. This is something you don't want to miss!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly fantastic read. 8 Sep 2003
By "tj_reed"
Format:Paperback
This is quite possibly the best book I have ever read.It is one of those addictive books that you really cannot put down.Every chance I could,I would pick it up and read it.It made me laugh out loud while I was reading it on the bus!.
It makes you look at your own life,most women will be able to relate to it but most of all,it will make you laugh and laugh!.Helen Fielding is a genius for creating Brigette Jones and every woman should read this book.I loved it and have read it so many times since I first brought it in 1997.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the worlds best books, that sums us up perfectly! 11 May 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I first read this book when i was on holiday about two/ three years ago. It was my mums copy, and as soon as i had read the first page, we both knew she wouldnt be seeing that book back for a while, so we went out and bought another copy. Even though I'm only 17, I felt that Brdget Jones was someone I could totally relate to,after going through all hell with bf's and mothers, and all sorts, like her. There is a Bridget in everyone, even if they don't know it. My boyfriend came to see the film with me when it first came out, and now he too is a Bridget fan. The film is nothing compared to this book. The book is intelligently, and hilariously written, and it hits the nail everytime. If you ever wondered what the fuss was about it, go out and get a copy, you'll find out soon enough. It is one of the best books I've ever read, and the whole of my family, from my grandmother, aunty, mother and sister have laughed and cried with this book. As you go through her year, and learn more n more you will simply understand everything. Its a little source of magic you just have to uncover.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Late to the party!
I'd meant to read this book for ages, but never quite got around to it. With the recent release of the third book in this series, I decided I'd better get on with it! Read more
Published 4 days ago by Sian Matthews
3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable fluff
If you just want some light escapism Fielding is a funny and observant writer. I know that, at the time, Bridget became supposedly representative of every single woman over the age... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Crazy Punk
1.0 out of 5 stars Drivel
Out-dated 'feminist' tripe. Wanted to read this because I enjoyed the films and most books are infinitely better than their film counterpart. Not the case. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A deserving happy ending
I think it is always tricky to read a book when there is such a successful film adaptation and I have to admit, I always pictured the actors who played the characters from the... Read more
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Great read, I couldn't put the book down , can't wait to read the next Bridget Jones Diary book .
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book & couldn't put it down. It was witty & carefully played out. A fantastic read
Published 2 months ago by J. Bailey
5.0 out of 5 stars hilarious
Hilariously funny, a book that all young people will relate to. Also a very easy read but something that you can't put down.
Published 2 months ago by Gemma
1.0 out of 5 stars Boring Boring Boring
Badly written and totally boring.
Characters are artificial without soul or reality
Plot is totally non existant
One flimsy situation after another.
Published 2 months ago by john
4.0 out of 5 stars a good read
slightly different from the film. Still a good read.I enjoyed it, will look to read the next one shes done.
Published 2 months ago by Teresa
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Great to download onto I pad having already downloaded 'kindle' A good read, not exactly my style of writing but great for a change.
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