Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
The book is a humorous and honest portrayal of a single woman's life in London. The protagonist, a 30-something year old woman, struggles with her weight, smoking, and alcohol consumption, all while trying to navigate her love life and career. The story is told through her personal diary entries, which include her daily calorie counts, number of cigarettes smoked, and other personal anecdotes. It's a modern take on romantic relationships and self-improvement, with a healthy dose of comedy.
The 638th greatest book of all time
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- Published
- 1996
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-300
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
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(3.2)
- Alternate Titles
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- Bridget Jones
- Il Diario Di Bridget Jones
- Schokolade Zum Frühstück
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- 3rd on From Oedipus to The History Boys: Michael Billington's 101 greatest plays (The Guardian)
- 12th on PEOPLE Picks the Best Books From the 1990s (PEOPLE Magazine)
- 20th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)
- 23rd on 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman (United Kingdom) (Guardian)
- 69th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 75th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 2200th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- 100 Novels That Shaped Our World (BBC)
- 125 Best Romance Books of All Time (Parade)
- 222 Best Books of All Time That Deserve a Spot on Your Bookshelf, With Picks from Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers (Parade)
- 22 of the Funniest Novels Since ‘Catch-22’ (New York Times)
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- 50 All-Time Favorite Romance Books (New York Public Library)
- 50 Books That Defined Their Era (Guardian)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- Cart's Top 200 Adult Books for Young Adults (Book)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)