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Book Review of Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones, Bk 1)

Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones, Bk 1)
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From the back cover:

"Bridget Jones's Diary is the devastatingly self-aware, laugh-out-loud daily chronicle of Bridget's permanent, doomed quest for self-improvement -- a year in which she resolves to: reduce the circumference of each thigh by 1.5 inches, visit the gym three times a week not just to buy a sandwich, form a functional relationship with a responsible adult -- and learn to program the VCR.

"Over the course of the year, Bridget loses a total of 72 pounds but gains a total of 74. She remains, however, optimistic. Through it all, Bridget will have you helpless with laughter, and -- like millions of readers the world round -- you'll find yourself shouting, 'Bridget Jones is me!'"