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Book Review of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
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Bridget Jones books are some of the few that actually make me laugh. I've re-read the first two multiple times, and still find myself thinking "v. good" when something goes well. So when this book arrived, I read it through in one go.
I'm honestly still not sure what to make of it. It was so sad in parts that I cried. It was heartbreaking on the topic of relationships. It was snide on the topic of parents and schools, and mildly scathing about the movie industry. The ending was sweet and good, but also sad to me. So much of it spoke of what is left after trauma and how one can't get through life alone.
Some themes from the earlier books are clearly rehashed, and it is quite formulaic in many ways. Still, unexpectedly touching.