Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen FieldingMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I know I'm about 10 years behind on things like this (popular literature) but hey, it's never too late to start reading trashy novels.
Wait--actually this is a great book. Trashy, yes, but also a hilariously tongue-in-cheek spoof on another work of great literature (Pride and Prejudice) and a very astute comic portrait of our times. Well, if you happen to be a wealthy, white yuppie living in London. Anyway.
Now I must see the film. Chick flick night, here we come.
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I used to work at a pretty trashy bookstore (if they can be described so), and I read this one Sunday when i had only a couple customers the entire day. I enjoyed it. It's one of those fun kinda brainless readings you can sit back and just enjoy, snickering at the unfortunate situations. The movie is okay, though the second book and movie, not so good.
ReplyDeleteAfter you see the movie, I would love to chat about the different connections between P+P and BJD. I found it fascinating that the book directly referenced P+P ("It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr. Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It's like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting "Cathy" and banging your head against a tree.") while the movie followed the plot more closely but without direct references (except, of course, the name Darcy and Colin Firth, which was a completely obvious reference to any BBC watching Brit at the time).
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