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Bridget Jones's Diary

By: Helen Fielding
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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Publisher's summary

The multi-million copy number one bestseller
One of The Sunday Times's top 100 bestselling books of the past 50 years

Welcome to Bridget's first diary: mercilessly funny, endlessly touching and utterly addictive.


A dazzlingly urban satire on modern relationships?
An ironic, tragic insight into the demise of the nuclear family?
Or the confused ramblings of a pissed thirty-something?

As Bridget documents her struggles through the social minefield of her thirties and tries to weigh up the eternal question (Daniel Cleaver or Mark Darcy?), she turns for support to four indispensable friends: Shazzer, Jude, Tom and a bottle of chardonnay.

Helen Fielding's first Bridget Jones novel, Bridget Jones's Diary, sparked a phenomenon that has seen four books, newspaper columns and the smash-hit film series Bridget Jones's Diary, The Edge of Reason, Bridget Jones's Baby and Mad About the Boy.

Bridget Jones's Diary was featured in 'The 100 bestselling books of the past 50 years' published by The Sunday Times on 18/08/2024

©1996 Helen Fielding (P)2013 Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd
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Critic reviews

I cannot recommend a book more joyfully . . . Hilariously funny, miraculously observed, endlessly touching. (Jilly Cooper)
Brilliant . . . any woman who has ever had a job, a relationship or indeed a mother will read it and roar. (Gill Hornby)
A brilliant comic creation . . . even men will laugh. (Salman Rushdie)

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Hmmm

I forgot how much women were required to hate themselves in the 90s.
Yikes.
Cute story, but I'm glad feminism has moved forward.

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Witty & Charming!

Number of smiles, chuckles, laughs or generally good feels while listening: 288
Days listened: 5 (well I was v. busy and could mostly only listen at night!)
Summary of book: V.V.G!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was a v. entertaining listen! Bridget Jones is a light-hearted fun/funny read/listen. Obvs books are always better than movies, but I’m still going to watch the movie ASAP! I also just finished buying the next book in the series. Can’t wait for more of Bridget’s shenanigans!

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Great performance!

Ms. Church is a very talented voice actress. Her range was amazing and added much to the story

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Love Mark Darcy:)!!!

Turns out the movie is a lot better than the book and really only enjoyed the parts with Mark Darcy:)

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Narration

I love how light this is to listen to! Whenever I want a cheerful voiced story in the background, I got to Bridget Jones. Particularly this narration by Imogen Church ✨💛✨

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fantastic narrator, great book

What made the experience of listening to Bridget Jones's Diary the most enjoyable?

the narrator sounds exactly like a Bridget would, as well as the Mother and even the guys. She does a superb job, incredible acting talent. The book jumps off the earphones :)

What other book might you compare Bridget Jones's Diary to and why?

none so far, it's the best, i read it twice in a row already

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no particular one

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A great laugh

Well written. Real laugh out loud book.
Imogen church is a perfect Bridget Jones.
Highly recommend for whoever liked the film.

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Funny book

Imogen Church’s narration really brought the book alive! She is the best narrator!! Great book

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Very entertaining!

I listened to this at work. It was very entertaining. The narrator is fantastic. Fun to listen to.

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Lots of fun!

I really enjoyed the book. The narrator made Bridget come alive. She is a neurotic but lovable heroine!

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