Bridget Jones's Diary

Pretty poor! Film is great - but couldn'r read many pages of this.

This is already of the last decade, which is quite a scary thought.

It is diverting fluff for a few hours. The diary form makes it easy to pick up and put down if you've had a long day at work and just want something to keep on your bedside table. Nothing profound here, although I wouldn't say I loathed it in any way.

I'm deeply amused by the fact that this is tagged as 'rubbish'.

Hm. How many female fictitious characters would you rate similarily? Emma Bovary? Hedda Gabler? Nora Helmer?

I just came across your comment KateT - you can't compare any of those heroines you listed with Bridget - they don't have trouble attracting men, they are married and have children - they want to escape marriage and children and stifling conformity - Bridget sees it as her salvation - they don't have much in common

I have to say I disagree with thebard, I wouldn't say Bridget is pathetic. I just found it hard to relate to her.

I also think my view is somewhat clouded by the film adaptation!

I'm curious. Why did you boys hate it so much?

For me, its not so much the book as it is Bridget herself - she just seems to be so (for want of a better word) pathetic!

Probably being a bit overly harsh there, but I kept finding myself thinking "just sort yourself out!!" ...

I wish there was a "not with a bargepole" button...

Henry - I think I love you :)

This was accidentally one of the first books I read when I moved to England, way before it was a film. Picked it up as it was on the front tables in Waterstones, and didn't quite get it, even if I enjoyed it. Sadly it seems I'm moving more and more towards turning into Bridget...

Very much of its time - this book has already dated. It is quite funny and was funnier then - but I think we all know the joke now and it's well past its sell-by date.