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I've been reading Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary for my Contemporary British Literature class, and have come to two conclusions.

The novel is actually quite well-written and, despite my better judgement, I find it to be very amusing.
Bridget Jones is a raging alcoholic, and by page 198, still doesn't know it.

So, quality of the writing and humour aside, how did this fictional lush become a symbol of contemporary womanhood?

Bridget Jones's Mini-Bar

Mar 15, 2003 8:30 PM

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