Helen Fielding has the distinction among younger British novelists of having written an enormously popular book that has changed the English language and aroused an intense controversy over the need...
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In the following review, Walker assesses Fielding's Cause Celeb.
Helen Fielding is a London-based freelance journalist, who has also produced documentaries for Comic Relief in the Sudan, Eth...
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In the following review, Bernard focuses on Bridget's relevance to contemporary women.
At Teddy's Berry Street diner in Williamsburg, Kate Christensen is fighting a hangover. Looking ...
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In the following interview, Fielding discusses various aspects of her career.
5:15 p.m. Even though resolved NOT to imitate Bridget Jones diary entry (like every other journalist), cannot resist. B...
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In the following review, Shulman praises Fielding's ingenuity and humor.
One of the least attractive developments in the current English press is the proliferation of columns exposing the de...
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In the following review, Vincent unflatteringly describes the character of Bridget Jones as a “feminist.”
What would Gloria Steinem do if she met Bridget Jones and started chatting wi...
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Sometimes, Michiko Kakutani gets tired of being Michiko Kakutani. Can you identify the imaginary alternative persona in each of the following passages?
1. "Dwight says 'dude' an awful lot, but boy...
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This week, Everyone Worth Knowing, the second novel by Lauren Weisberger—she of best-selling The Devil Wears Prada fame—arrives in bookstores, the latest offering from the gods of chick...
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