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The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001by: Sue Townsend November 06, 2008 |
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The Adrian Mole books are some of the funniest written, and are among the very few that can actually make me laugh out loud. 'The Lost Diaries' is set in between the 'Cappuchino Years' and 'the Weapons of Mass Destruction', Townsend's two most recent novels featuring the Midlands diarist. Adrian is a single father, living on a council estate with his two sons.
All of the familiar elements are there; the endless antics of his irresponsible parents, Adrian's doomed attempts to write fiction, and his unrequited love for Pandora. It's still funny, but not all that fresh and I missed the inventiveness of 'Weapons of Mass Destruction', which managed to find new angles and material as well as the typical Adrian-angst we know and love. ... Read More: >>More Details |
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4by: Sue Townsend October 31, 2002 |
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This book is great. It's about a teenager who is obbsesed with the spots on this chin and claims to be an interlectual. This diary is about the ups and downs of a worried teenagers life.
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The Growing Pains of Adrian Moleby: Sue Townsend October 31, 2002 |
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Sue Townsend's inimitable character, Adrian Mole, again provided me with much amusement. This is his diary circa 1982, 1983. It's wonderful to see the early nineteen eighties through the angst ridden eyes of the neglected tortured soul that is the eponymous Adrian. Okay so, he is not in actuality "a tortured soul", but Sue Townsend's brilliant portrayal of Adrian Mole's overreactions, mixed in with his literary intellect, innocence, inexplicable recesses in knowledge, and accidental humour make for another fantastic read. I simply love how unique and original the Adrian Mole diaries are. I have given it a four rather than a five because I thought the first diary was slightly better. It is still a fantastic read and I would certainly recommend it.
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Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Yearsby: Sue Townsend January 30, 2003 |
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I am re-reading Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole novels prior to the next book being released in the near future and they have stood the test of time. This one, charting Adrian's life during his early 20s, deals with him working as a civil servant in Oxford to be near his former love, Dr Pandora Braithwaite, who's now a respected academic. As usual, Townsend's biting social satire comes through every page and some bits made me laugh out loud. Throughout the story, Adrian remains as naïve as ever and even relationships with two very different women fail to fulfil him. As for his burgeoning writing career, well, that's still very much in the pipeline as his seminal work `Lo! The Flat Hills of my homeland' fails to impress the literary world.
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True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole, Margaret Hilda Roberts and Susan Lilian Townsendby: Sue Townsend January 30, 2003 |
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OK, the little clips and letters that make up the Adrian Mole part of the book are a bit far-flung and lacking in structure, although what is 'mediocre' in Sue Townsend terms is still 'genius' in general terms, in my humble opinion, and still worth a read.
However, this volume also includes a hilarious little diary of the young Margaret Thatcher - exaggerated and unsympathetic, but very skilful nonetheless. There are some thinly disguised Tory politicians of the day (or so I assume, having been at playgroup at the time the book was written) in it, but even if you don't know the political scene of the 80s well, like I don't, you should still find it completely laugh-out-loud funny. It also includes Sue Townsend's own accounts of a solo ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destructionby: Sue Townsend September 01, 2005 |
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I am an avid fan of the adventures of Mole and especially loved the the great "Capuccino Years" but this is a bit dissapointing:- Mole is at his most feeble and the constant crammng in of contemporary themes such as Iraq, MRSA, credit culture and environmentalism seems more than a little forced.
Mole desite his lower-middle class small-mindedness has often evoked affection from readers rather than disgust but Adrian has gone from a pretentious adolescent to now a selfish middle-aged serial monogamist. I lost sympathy with the midlander half-way through the novel. Now he is a hybrid of David Brent and Alan Partridge. In that regard the main character, and the book as a a whole, is a victim of Townsend's friendly fire. >>More Details |
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Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Yearsby: Sue Townsend October 19, 2000 |
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I guess it's ok, but I only laughed out loud max two times - and this is supposed to be the longest book yet. Not nearly as funny as The Wilderness Years and The Small Amphibians.
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Queen Camillaby: Sue Townsend September 06, 2007 |
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This book had many funny moments and I found myself laughing out loud at the dry, British humour. However, it was also very childish with a below average style of writing, better suited to a younger generation.
All-in-all its an easy, unchallenging read, perfect for pre bed-time. >>More Details |
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Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman: (aged 55 2/3): (Aged 55 2/3)by: Sue Townsend April 24, 2003 |
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A collection of Townsends articles written for Sainsbury's magazine. They have no common subject, she just writes whatever happens to be in her mind. An extremely accomplished and witty writter, she makes you laugh in one article and cry the next. Her strong character shines through as she battles with amongst others getting older and becoming blind. Formidable penmanship from quite a lady.
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4by: Sue Townsend October 31, 2002 |
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My mum read this book when she was young, and reccomended it. I read it, and it was BRILLIANT! I think that it almost mirrors The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime (that is not written in diary format and the main character has got Aspergers Syndrome, but still).
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