Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 5
Mad about the Boy
- ISBN:
- 9780224098106
- 9780224098106
- Category:
- Contemporary fiction
- Publication Date:
- 10-10-2013
- Publisher:
- Vintage Publishing
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x153x28mm
- Weight:
- 0.53kg
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Reviews
5 Reviews
Helen Fielding is back with another installment of one of the most loved book series, Bridget Jones. But this time, Bridget is in her 50s, newly widowed and a single mother of two young children. Though she is still fumbling through life just like how she was 20 years ago, still counting the calories and alcohol units she has taken for the day, she is now looking for love and flirting with younger men--- in the modern age.
A lot of people grew up with Bridget Jones and enjoyed snooping on her diary, laughing with her and crying with her. That made this book one of the most anticipated chick-lit releases of the year. Fielding still nails the humour and the characterisation of Bridget even if shes now in the modern age---mishaps in using the social media, anxiety over her amount of Twitter followers, email booboos--- but fans of the book who are expecting more will be quite disappointed. There is no question how brilliant Fielding is as a writer, but the plot was very predictable and boring. It needed more depth and it would have been better if she made some of the characters more interesting (like Bridgets new love interest). The ending of the story seemed to be quite rushed as well.
**[Spoiler Alert]**
In this book, Fielding had to kill one of the most loved characters in the seriesMark Darcy, Bridgets dream boy and the love of her life. It was supposed to shake up the entire plot for this installment; however, it failed to deliver.
If you are looking for a good laugh, you can pick up this book and it will definitely entertain you. But if you are one of those people who loved the first two books, this might disappoint you, but you may want to read it for nostalgias sake.
Novels about Bridget Jones are my go-to books when I need some fun reads. I just love how witty this series is. So far, Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy is my favourite.
Reading about Bridgets dating and parenting life brought a smile to my face. I even laughed out loud for the most part of the story.
I feel bad about Bridget losing her husband, but her dating a younger man in the beginning of the book was a pleasant surprise. You can actually feel her giddiness about going in the dating scene again. Most of all, it was good knowing that she is finally able to get over her depression.
Her character does her best to take care of her 2 kids, despite being a single mum while trying to juggle having a life, dating, and parenting. Unfortunately, some women cant get over their depression and inadvertently fail to take proper care of her children. Bridget isnt like that and I feel that she should be an inspiration for single mums out there.
I love this book so much that I am giving it a 4 out of 5 rating.
Bridget Jones is one of my favourite chick lit characters, so when I found out about the new instalment of her series I made sure to read it as soon as possible. According to the synopsis that Fielding released, there was going to be a major change in the plot (death of an important character) and it gave me doubts if I should read this book. But I ended up giving it a try for nostalgias sake, since I have been a fan for so long and I didnt think Fielding would fail me this time.
I finished the reading the book in one sitting and I totally enjoyed it! Bridget is now older, has other responsibilities (she is a mum of two young kids) but she is still the same Bridget we all loved. Aside from boys, flirting, dating, alcohol and calories intake, she keeps herself busy learning how to live in the modern age---sending emails, getting a Twitter account and using social media in general. Fielding is a good writer and I love her humour thats why I enjoyed this book so much.
I dont think this book is as good as the previous Bridget Jones books but it is not that bad unlike what other people say. I recommend this for people who are looking for a good laugh.
Having never read a Bridget Jones book but spent numerous hours watching the movies growing up I was looking forward to reading the next instalment in Bridgets life and seeing how the books compared to the movies. However, with Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant so permanently etched in my mind it was almost impossible to read this like a book, not a movie script. Mad About A Boy sees Bridget grown up (a young 35, well, early 50s but she runs with 35) and dating again after the death of her husband Mark (Colin Firth to those playing at home). Bridgets usual bumbling diary entries no longer deal with cigarettes and large underpants but instead twitter followers, bags of grated cheese, alcohol (she still has that one) and toy boys. Two of the best characters of the previous books, Bridgets Dad and Mark have both died and leave a real hole in this book but her crazy friends and Mum are still here in force and help Bridget stumble her way through life. Its a fun read, perfect for your summer on the beach. But the movie will be better.
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