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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780143035367
ISBN number: 0143035363
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 320
Printing Date: April 26, 2005
Publishing house: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Sale Popularity Level: 216854
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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With the irrepressible Bridget Jones, bestselling author Helen Fielding created an unforgettable one-of-a-kind female character beloved by millions the world over. Now, Fielding gives us a sensational new heroine for a new era. From the white heat of Miami to the implants of L.A., from the glittering waters of the Caribbean to the scorching deserts of Arabia, journalist-turned-master-spy Olivia Joules pits herself against the forces of terror armed with her own pocket survival kit, her Rules for Living, her infamous overactive imagination, and a very special underwire bra. Join Olivia in her heart-stopping, hilarious, nerve-frazzling quest from hip hotel to ecolodge to underwater cave, by light aircraft, speedboat, helicopter, and horse, in this witty, contemporary, and utterly unputdownable novel.
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I have never read a more ridiculous story. I loved it. This is a quick fun read. I finished it days ago and I'm still smiling.
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A perfect beach book. A fun way to spend your time. Wild and Imagenative. "Olivia Joules" would make a great screenplay.
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I wish I could find another book JUST LIKE THIS ONE. I've never read a book that's made me laugh so hard! This was a quick, fluffy read, yet not sappy or overly romantic and sex-filled. Somehow Fielding managed to combine the perfect amounts of suspense, humour and romance, all the while appealing to those of us who know, deep down, we are really CIA operatives waiting to happen:) A perfect "escape from reality" book.
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I was pretty good! I give it 9 out of 10 supermommie pink stars. The heroine is a journalist that writes for a London newspaper and a London magazine (maybe that's why I liked it). She desperately wants to be a spy of some sort so she imagines that she already is. She travels for her newspaper/magazine article and get's into all kinds of "fun trouble". The ending was totally unexpected (although why I didn't expect it is unknown to me. I should have expected it) but good.
The reason for not getting a perfect supermommie pink star total was that the romance portion was slow and convoluted. Foreshadowing could have been a bit better and would have smoothed out the ending BUT then the ending wouldn't have been as shocking as it was. I guess I just go for the hot and heavier love scenes and this was a PG.
This book is a MUST read. If you have read Bridget Jones Diary you have to automatically move to this book next. You will laugh.
NOTE: Don't read it on the train or you will laugh out loud many times and people will think that you are crazier than you really are.
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I was sad to reach the end because I had such fun reading this! Olivia's keen British wit and the book's fast pace make it a fun escape. The reviewers who grinch that is it implausible, etc. need to lighten up. I tend to be one of those "that would never happen" people, but when you are clearly reading a silly novel, get over it. Besides, the pastiches of the cranky editors and vapid Hollywood hangers-on are both spot-on and a hoot. I would love to see this made into a movie with Ian McKellen as the MI6/professor character.
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