To now loathe

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Bridget jones after attempting to read mad about the boy. It's utter drivel and I'm so pissed off it's tainted my view of Bridget jones I loved the first two, but this is just awful, vacuous shit. Why, Helen fielding?? Just why???

Nb: I realise I'm a lot little late in getting round to reading this, but I really wish I'd left it unread....

I purposely haven't read it. Wish she'd have done one set just a couple of years later instead!

Oh I agree OP. Mad About The Boy is toe curlingly awful.

I loved the first two. And how could she do that to Mark Darcy?

Agree , it's shite

I have read about a third of it. Utter utter drivel, so disappointed.

Read it when it came out and hated it. Reread it a couple of weeks ago, in the hope I had missed some hidden charm the first time round. Hated it even more.

Helen Fielding obviously needs to pay for a new kitchen or something. I agree the book is drivel. Surely she isn't lost for ideas a one trick pony

All drivel

It didn't even make much sense, what with Daniel Cleaver being Marks best mate and godfather to their children.

I was gutted. The characters had become caricatures of themselves. It was like she'd written the book specifically for it to be turned into a rubbish film. (Hence DC being written into it)

I hated it too.
When I read the first two I was in a similar situation to Bridget Jones – single and heading towards 30 and I totally identified with her and her daft friends but now I am still in a similar position (40 something, two kids etc) but I was so disappointed. It was unbelievable and stupid.

The most irritating thing of all was her description of the conversations with her kids. Children that age just don’t talk like that! I struggled to the bitter end but wish I hadn’t bothered.

i gave up on it.

It was like she'd written the book specifically for it to be turned into a rubbish film. (Hence DC being written into it)

Agree, the DC thing is a blatant casting choice. Shame that RZ will have to be replaced, now that she looks nothing like her old self...

Oh yeah, and it was rubbish but it got me through a sleepless night.

hooby Same!

Read BJ in my twenties and thought 'this is literally my life!'

I was so excited about this sequel especially after reading the one that was serialised in one of the papers where she had a baby by DC (what?!) I thought it couldn't possibly be worse than that.

I was wrong.

I must admit I quite enjoyed it it was Christmas when I read it, I was pissed

The thing that grated on me so much was the fact she was so shit with her responsibilities. She had masses if help, but still managed to mess everything up which is not particularly funny when it involves children. I don't know if I've just changed so much since the first books when I totally related to her and ended up on a very similar path, and am still in a lot of ways, but I just find her very juvenile with a total lack of substance.

I am now possibly more shocked at the fact I've turned into such a judgmental twat after spending my formative years as the epitome of a drunken slattern

I didn't like it either. I think she missed a really good opportunity with the whole newly married, pregnancy, new baby thing.

She does have kids..I kind of know her...

Try Hens Dancing and Summertime, both by Rafaella Barker. I loved those, but can't bring myself to read BJ#3. They are similar but different (ditzy mum character).

It sucked.

It really was shit. I kind of expected it, but was still disappointed. Bridget had become a moronic fool and a terrible mother and I took a really big dislike to her in this book. Wish I hadn't read it.

I haven't read it for this reason, I was frightened that it would spoil BJ for me. I'm glad now that I've read your post OP.

I'm slightly amazed anyone liked the first two.