
Bridget Jones's Diary
Helen Fielding · 1996
The romantic comedy of its era. A shameless reworking of Pride and Prejudice that somehow recaptured everything Austen understood about how love is obscured by self-consciousness and social performance. Bridget's voice is the voice of everyone who has ever confused themselves about their own desires, and Darcy's love for her is all the more satisfying because she is so gloriously imperfect.
Romance · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.