- Paperback: 42 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan; Comic relief ed edition (12 Mar 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330488570
- ISBN-13: 978-0330488570
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.9 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 381,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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No-one will be fooled by this little piece of ephemera. Bridget Jones's Guide to Life is not anything like a new Bridget Jones book. It's a revisiting of old jokes, old characters, old stories. That said, there's something curiously addictive about Helen Fielding's creation, and this bonbon should satisfy a Jones addict until the (inevitable) next full-length novel comes along. The Guide to Life is a brief (64 pages) how-to manual from the notoriously inept singleton. To wit: in her chapter on homemaking (entitled "The Fragrant Home"), Bridget gives her reader advice on the atmospheric charm of a cosy fire. "The key words here are 'in the grate.'" As to food, she largely confines herself to finding a piece of old cheese in the fridge and cutting off the mouldy bits. She does, however, get in one really useful suggestion, when she explains how to play a parlour game entitled Shag, marry or push off a cliff. The rules? "Each of the players suggests three names. The person on the player's right must then decide, if they absolutely had to shag one of them, marry another, and push another off a cliff, which it would be. It is usually best to pick three which are similar in some way." Examples: Russell Crowe, Mr Darcy, Hugh Grant. Or: Colonel Gadaffi, the Ayatollah Khomeini, Idi Amin. She then adds a caveat of typically Jonesian sensitivity: "It doesn't matter if any of them are dead as it is only a game." For those who cry foul at Helen Fielding cashing in on her phenomenal franchise, it should be noted that some of the proceeds from the book will go to Comic Relief. That's the very organisation, incidentally, that the author sends up in her non-Jones novel Cause Celeb--a smart, highly entertaining book that also makes a decent stopgap for Bridgetphiliacs. --Claire Dederer
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Exclusively for Comic Relief, Bridget Jones offers readers lots of handy hints in household management in this special edition "Bridget Jones's Guide to Life". Especially for Red Nose Day, the limited edition will be available from the 12th of March.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Caused numerous giggles, which made nearby airplane passengers look distinctly nervous. Should rate as 4 stars as it was sooooo short but it gets 5 as the money goes to a v.good cause. Pizza photos look suspiciously Southern Californian ... definitely NOT Sloaney a mini-break! Highly recommend playing "Shag, Marry or Push off a Cliff" although there should be a limit on how many times George Clooney is mentioned! Buy this book if you are currently suffering from Bridget Jones Withdrawal Syndrome, it helps!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Better than I expected, actually. Read this after watching the film and I like to think of them separately because quite a lot was different. Some parts had amazing imagery that made me cackle, and I love Bridget's tone. An added plus was the vocab I managed to pick up and now weave into my daily life (e.g. ****wittage)
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was written in true Bridget Jones style! It was witty and very true to life. The advice Bridget gives on everyday issues from cooking to losing weight is the kind of advice you want to hear and the kind of solutions you usually use! A book for all Bridget fans and especially as £2 goes to Comic Relief. p.s. it's very quick to read but small enough to fit into your handbag to look at for help when you unexpectedly bump into those smug marrieds in the street!!
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