Books like Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding reads as wry, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Helen Fielding · 1999

Shares the comic + vvoice thread

90% genome match

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Maria Semple · 2012

Shares the comic + vvoice thread

69% genome match

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

Sue Townsend · 1984

Shares the comic + vvoice thread

83% genome match

The Bad Beginning

Lemony Snicket · 1999

Shares the comic + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Guards! Guards!

Terry Pratchett · 1989

Shares the comic + vvoice thread

69% genome match

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Douglas Adams · 1980

Shares the comic + vvoice thread

69% genome match

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite · 2018

Shares the comic + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Master and Commander

Patrick O'Brian · 1969

Shares the comic + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty · 2014

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match

The Princess Bride

William Goldman · 1973

Shares the comic + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Flashman and the Dragon

George MacDonald Fraser · 1985

Shares the comic + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Hunter S. Thompson · 1971

Shares the comic + vvoice thread

69% genome match