Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Ha! Ha! Ha! Bridget Jones is back! Please stop reading here if you don’t want to read any SPOILERS!
I enjoyed the original books (although the second one was not as good) and I was bit nervous to catch up with the crazy Ms. Jones turned Mrs. Darcy all these years later.
In book 3, Darcy has passed away and Bridget is now a “geriatric mother” of two young children and SINGLE. Much like the past books we follow Bridget the ups and downs of dating, only this time we see her as a cougar trying to date a man who is 21 years younger than herself.
Fielding stays true to the character and points out the absurd in everyday life without making us feel guilty and with her snappy brand of humor.
Some of the details are just too real– too many plastic toys from Amazon for Xmas and the ubermom at school.
I also love Bridget’s friends (although they play less of a role in this novel than in the previous ones). And, Tom’s Paltrow obsession is too funny!
The only draw back to the book is the very end. I wish Bridget would have kept going on her own instead of finding a new man. It’s too much like the old ending with Darcy. Plus, I think it would be a good message to women that they can go it alone and don’t always have to the quickly wrapped up happy ending.
I also could have done without all the farting and vomit talk, but I’ll over look it!
The Booky Mom 