Bridget Jones's diary

After years of avoiding this book I've finally read it. I'd say my trouble was mostly an aversion to Renee Zellweger. Oh, and all of the super strange mania caused by the fact that Ms. Z had to GAIN 20 LBS FOR THE ROLL ZOMG to portray a woman who weighs 125lbs.
In any event, the book itself was humorous. Fielding did a good job of keeping the "diary" voice. This to me is classic chick-lit. The most immature, neurotic, self-obsessed, desperate thirty-something who can't seem to do anything right suddenly finds love of perfect-match who was right under her nose, and also super rich.
yea. i get the echoing of pride and prejudice, minus the whole depth of character, plot, social criticism, and well, decent prose.
if the character wasn't everything i hate about chick-lit characters it'd get three stars, but she's just so vapid and get's the dude for no real reason other than "because that's what happens in P&P." can we please do something else now?

Bridget Jones's Diary is great. It's well written and funny, but still silly enough to count as a guilty pleasure. Bridget is as relateable character as you can get, at least for a lot of us. If you are one of those rare types with self-control and a constantly stable life, you may not like this book at all. But for the rest of us it is entertaining. Also, if you got a kick out of the movie, try out the book. It's even better.