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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Written by Helen Fielding

Narrated by Tracie Bennett

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

3.5/5

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With another devastatingly hilarious, ridiculous, unnervingly accurate take on modern womanhood, Bridget Jones is back. (v.g.)
Monday 27 January:
"7:15 a.m. Hurrah! The wilderness years are over. For four weeks and five days now have been in functional relationship with adult male, thereby proving am not love pariah as recently feared."

Wednesday 5 March:
"7:08 p.m. Am assured, receptive, responsive woman of substance. My sense of self comes not from other people but . . .from . . .myself? That can't be right."

Lurching from the cappuccino bars of Notting Hill to the blissed-out shores of Thailand, everyone's favorite Singleton Bridget Jones begins her search for The Truth in spite of pathetically unevolved men, insane dating theories, and Smug Married advice. She experiences a zeitgeist-esque Spiritual Epiphany somewhere between the pages of How to Find the Love You Want Without Seeking It (can self-help books really help self?), protective custody, and a lightly chilled Chardonnay.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 5, 2000
ISBN9780375416958
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
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Helen Fielding

Helen Fielding was born in Yorkshire. She worked for many years in London as a newspaper and TV journalist, travelling as wildly and as often as possible to Africa, India and Central America. She is the author of Cause Celeb, Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination, and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. She co-wrote the screenplays for the movies of Bridget Jones's Diary and The Edge of Reason, starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. She now works full-time as a novelist and screenwriter and lives in London and Los Angeles.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    From my Cannonball Read V review...

    As you may have read yesterday, I loved Bridget Jones’s Diary. It was fun, honest, shallow, deep. Everything I want in a quick read. So naturally I downloaded the second Bridget Jones book. Still a quick read, still entertaining, probably not as great, but still fun.

    Spoilers ahead, sort of.

    This book starts with our heroine still dating Mark Darcy. There are some challenges, and they spend the better part of the year apart, possibly due to a scheming ‘friend’ who has decided that SHE belongs with Mark Darcy, not Bridget. There are bits that made me somewhat uncomfortable – basically the entire storyline involving Bridget’s mother and a trip to Africa – but there were also a lot of moments where I genuinely laughed. There’s also an entire chapter that I admit to reading with one eye closed because OH MY GOD EMBARASSING. If you’ve read this book, I think you know the chapter. Ah, Colin Firth.

    This book has a few more absurd components than the first one, and I have to say that I was a bit annoyed that the same plot device from the first book – Horrible Legal Misunderstanding Fixed by Dashing Mark Flying Somewhere To Fix It – was unnecessary and seemed to be a bit … lazy? I mean, it worked in the first one, so perhaps Ms. Fielding felt if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? I don’t know. The second half of the Thailand storyline was ridiculous, but the first? I do have to admit that I didn’t see it coming. So there’s that.

    Also, there’s a weird language issue – I don’t know if this is an England thing, and I don’t recall it from living there a year, but instead of referring to someone as Asian, the author has the characters saying ‘oriental.’ That’s … not right. And was jarring every time I saw it.

    I don’t see myself re-reading this book, but I am still excited for the third installment. I like Bridget. I don’t know if I would be friends with her, but I’m invested. She can be shallow, but I do think Ms. Fielding has written her with a good heart. She’s flawed but she’s not insufferable. I want good things for her.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Bridget Jones will always be funny, but this one almost felt as if it was trying a little too hard to top the first book in the series. Bridget gets up to her usual hijinks, quickly loses her newly acquired boyfriend due to a series of misunderstandings, and has to fall back and the support of her friends (who are batshit crazy and I love them!). Her mom is up to more awkwardness, her work life is awful and why is nothing ever normal?! Her candid diary entries always make for a good laugh. The most absurd (and to me, funniest) part of the book is when Bridget ends up in a Taiwanese prison. Only she could get herself in such a fix. There were a few laugh out loud moments and I enjoyed this story.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Disappointing
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    This book is a garbage fire. Fielding completely ruined the wonderful characters she created in the first book and this book was so incredibly frustrating that I literally threw it out my front door. I don't recommend this if you enjoyed the first book - it's utterly ridiculous crap.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Bridget is still after Mark Darcy in a silly, "makes you wonder" about Mark's tastes way. Repetitious.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Not as good as the first book, but still enjoyable.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Read from September 13 to 14, 2013, read count: 2The Colin Firth interview is the best part of this book. Most of the book, I'm just so frustrated that Bridget listens to her friends instead of ever having a CONVERSATION with Mark.I'm so curious about where Mad About the Boy is going to start. Will it pick up right where this one ends? Or will we fast forward to a few years into her relationship with Mark? Are they still together? Does Daniel make an appearance? V. excited to spend some time with Bridget again!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I loved Bridget Jones's Diary so much when I read it back in the 90s (before the movie). When Bridget Jones: the Edge of Reason was released though, I wasn't interested. I've been burned by low quality sequels in the past and just couldn't stand to read this book and be disappointed. About ten years ago a friend gave me a copy and told me it was pretty good. I didn't want to take the risk and so it sat in my basement without any thought of me ever reading it. In the meantime, the movie version of The Edge of Reason came out and it was the debacle that I expected. Although it was great to see all those lovely characters again, it was just embarrassing watching them try to make a film out of that script. My shunning of this novel was justified. Or so I thought. After my recent reread of [Bridget Jones's Diary] I thought that maybe I should give this a try. Thankfully, it's very different from the film version. Maybe it was my low expectations, but I found it delightful. In some ways I think it was better, in a literary sense, than the original. Bridget shows more character growth by the end, and there is some clever use of the Kipling poem "If". At first I was greatly frustrated by her friends sabatoging of Bridget's relationship with Mark Darcy, but as events unfolded, they redeemed themselves. Sure, Bridget really needs to toss the self help books and actually TALK to Mark (and he to her), but then there wouldn't be a story. And there were lots of laugh out loud moments. Including the scene where Bridget gets to interview Colin Firth (which unfortunately they couldn't possibly put in the movie--but they did film a version of it as an extra. Go to YouTube and search "Bridget Jones interviews Colin Firth"). In the film version, Bridget is uncomfortably cringe inducing, and I can't figure out why Mark sees anything in her whatsoever. In the book version, you see her insecurities and vulnerabilities and also see more of what he is dealing with, and they actually seem like two people that you want to cheer for. As with the first book, Bridget Jones is more relatable than in the film where she's too over the top. I read 7/8s of this in one sitting, which is almost unheard of for me, and it was a luxury I fully enjoyed. Recommended for: literary snobs with no sense of humour should stay away from this.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This book just wasn't as funny as I remember the first book. Is it the book? Or has my sense of humor really changed that much over the past 10 years?
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I tried... but the diary format drove me nuts. Maybe another time.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Have to admit--loved this storyline even more so than Book #1!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Bridget is one of the funniest, most endearing characters of the last several years.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Fantastic as far a chick-lit goes. There was a bit in the middle which, although hilarious, was kind of "what the hell?" but I thoroughly enjoyed this one and hated for it to end. Really sad how badly they mucked up the movie version, especially when Helen Fielding was part of writing the screenplay.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Not as good as the first book, but still enjoyable.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    turns out....I've outgrown a certain type of book....this one specifically.It started out with fun dialogue, but then ...dunno...just felt a bit tedious and banal, and the other books in my TBR shelf began to scream for attention. But I stuck it out and ...still...frustratingly disappointing.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Second verse, worse than the first
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    If I could, I would have given this book 2 1/2 stars. I wasn't thrilled with this book, although there were some amusing parts and I did want to finish it. If you've seen the movie, you may be surprised to see how much they changed the book.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I really liked this one! It was almost on par with the first one which was great; I was worried that this one would fall short. Bridget is as over dramatic and hilarious as ever and had me laughing out loud several times, especially at the start, which I adore in a book. I love reading about Bridget's bizarre everyday reactions with people and the interview with Colin Firth had me laughing for ages; it was hilarious. There was a few times when I got irritated and wished she'd just talk to Mark already because it was getting a bit silly but other than that, it was a really entertaining, funny and light read.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book is really fun to read. It's absolutely hysterical. I found myself cringing because Bridget was rather awkward. You also see some of the decisions she's making and wonder, "What on earth is this character thinking?" All in all, it makes the reader laugh, is a feel good book and is a great example of an excellent sequel.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Yes, it's stupid and commercial, but I LOVE it. I just reread it for the nth time. It makes me laugh out loud. And I like the sappy movie too.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    It is not as good as the first book, but it makes for a good entertainment, either on holidays, or when travelling. The plot is also revolving about Bridget's adventures in Thailand and her subsequent misfortune, but her parents, especially her silly mother, do keep a certain depth to the plot, as Bridget's mother misbehaves back home. A good holiday read, nothing more.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Gaah. I swear that sometimes I AM Bridget Jones. I mean, who doesn't love Mr. Darcy in the BBC version? And anything that is a blatant take-off of P&P you have to love. (PS - Renee Zellweger: not the right choice.)
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    It was entertaining but nowhere near as much as "Bridget Jones' Diary". However, I'm a big fan of the much flawed Ms. Jones and enjoyed seeing where her story led.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Eh. Not as funny as the original and definitely not as entertaining as Olivia Joules.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The first fiction I read after my man turned me down. I thought: "Thank you God!"
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Quite possibly one of the worst books I have ever read. The first Bridget Jones was so much better than this. Seriously, I have no idea what Helen Fielding was thinking.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This wasn't quite as good as the original but for those of us that fell in love with Bridget Jones, it gives us the fix that we need. Now Bridget is in a real relationship with Mark Darcy but is very misguided due to her many self-help books and well-meaning friends. A lovely read. V. Good as Bridget would say.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Again, I enjoyed this. Probably much more than I'd have enjoyed it prior to living in England and picking up on the local vernacular. Knwoing the exact meaning behind the things she says really enhanced it for me, especially since I wasn't constantly marking text to go back and look up things later. Actually I think I enjoyed this book as much as the first. Funny, very funny. The only thing that spoiled it a bit is the fact that I'd already seen the films. I do prefer to read a book and then see the film. That said, I will rewatch the second film as soon as I am able. I watched the original film years ago when it was released and again just after moving here.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Bridget Jones was somewha annoying and unsympathetic in the first book, and while I expected it to be much the same in the sequel, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Bridget, while still bumbling and frighteningly clueless, is more interesting in this story.She continues to be weight-obsessed and more than a little bit paranoid, but her antics seem to be a bit more realistic in spots in this one than in the first book. I really believe this falls into a very small category of stories where the second book was more enjoyable than the first.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Bridget is dating Mark, then she isn't, then at the end of the book they are back together; typical Bridget Jones shenanigans; not quite as good as the first one.