In the following review, Shalit praises Bridget Jones's Diary for its examination of popular culture and the position of single women in contemporary society.

In the following review, DiMassa compares Bridget Jones's Diary to other significant confessional writings in English literature.

In the following review, Dick notes that Bridget Jones's Diary is a precursor of other contemporary works about single women.

In this interview, Fielding and Miller discuss female identity, moving to America, and the continued success of Bridget Jones's Diary.

In the following review, Daum analyzes the role of popular culture in Bridget Jones's Diary.

In the following review, Klinghoffer compares Bridget Jones's Diary to several other contemporary works focusing on single women in their thirties, including Tama Janowitz's A Certain Age and Melissa Bank's A Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing.

In the following review, Reid highlights the phenomenal success of Bridget Jones's Diary in the United Kingdom and forecasts that the United States will receive the book with equal enthusiasm.

In the following review, French discusses the style of humor, dominant themes, and success of Bridget Jones's Diary.

In the following review, Gilbert lauds Bridget Jones's Diary for spawning a new genre of fiction by women writers which is typically comical and lighthearted, and features female protagonists who are obsessed with being thin.

In the following essay, Watson anticipates the American reaction to Bridget Jones's Diary

In the following review of Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Allardice compliments the novel's “unbeatable comic dialogue,” but wonders if Fielding is trying too hard to repeat the successful formula of Bridget Jones's Diary.