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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

By: Helen Fielding
Narrated by: Samantha Bond
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Bridget Jones is mad about the boy – the gloriously funny and heartwarming million-copy bestseller, now a major film starring Renée Zellweger.


What do you do when a girlfriend’s 60th birthday party is the same day as your boyfriend’s 30th?

Is it morally wrong to have a blow-dry when one of your children has head lice?

Is sleeping with someone after 2 dates and 6 weeks of texting the same as getting married after 2 meetings and 6 months of letter writing in Jane Austen’s day?

Pondering these, and other dilemmas, BRIDGET JONES stumbles through the challenges of single motherhood, online dating, and achieving ‘acceptance and calm’ in what SOME people rudely call ‘middle age’.

‘In an emergency, I turn to Bridget Jones’
DOLLY ALDERTON

‘Groundbreaking, iconic…a trailblazer’
CAITLIN MORAN

‘Sharp and humorous…genuinely moving’
NEW YORK TIMES

© Helen Fielding 2013 (P) Penguin Audio 2013

 Contemporary Contemporary Romance Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Fiction Comedy Funny

Critic Reviews

Bridget's back and it's v.v. good... I laughed, I cried and most of all I loved
A fun, fast-paced, entertaining ride...I devoured the book in two days
Laugh out loud funny
Sharp and humorous...snappily written, observationally astute...genuinely moving
You'll be left feeling like you've just met up with an old pal you haven't seen for ages – and wish you could have done it sooner
Fielding is entertaining and insightful, her timing immaculate. (Nicola Shulman)
Those of us who loved her the first time will be glad to welcome her back – big pants, fillers and all. (Stephanie Merritt)
The advances of communications technology since the mid-Nineties were made for Bridget's more obsessive side. (Susie Boyt)
Bridget is a bit older, no wiser and still funny. (Katy Guest)
[Bridget’s] appeal is in her ability to pull the happy ending we’d all love from the chaos and self-doubt of everyday life. (Caroline Jowett)
All stars
Most relevant
Laugh Out Loud Funny! Get set for another fabulous instalment of Bridget Jones - with the perfect splash of parenting memes, old school Twitter vibes, and a side of toy boy!

Laugh Out Loud Funny

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I really enjoyed this book. The narrator was very good. It made me laugh often! Nice and light. Easy listening 🙂

Sweet story

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What did you like most about Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy?

When I just wanted a light read with nothing too heavy - I turned to this book and luckily it worked...

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the ending of this book. Usually books have a way of making you feel good but that you lost something. This book made me feel good and that I gained something. It was unusual for me, this ending, and yet it wasn't anything that weird or anything. I can't say why because it would ruin the read for you. Let's just say it ended nicely.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

I liked the scene in the bushes. Can't say more about that.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I would have liked to have listened to this book in one sitting but considering how long it was that was never going to be an option for me. I enjoyed the longer length of this novel and how it was so light-hearted. I didn't have to try too hard to understand it - it simply fell out and I munched it all up, with a few dribbles of chocolate on my nice white coat :)

Any additional comments?

If you're simply looking for a bit of a laugh and especially if you're hitting an older age and may be just a little bit single, I think you'll get a few laughs out of this book and maybe a few laughs about yourself in the process. Have fun with it! I did.

Just For Laughs...

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I laughed and cried out loud, wonderful performance by Sam Bond and a realistic account of life's up's and downs.

Touching and magical

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who doesn't love Bridget Jones and with children in tow a new level of laughter

lots of fun

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