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The Lost Diaries Of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001 (2008)

by Sue Townsend(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0718154894 (ISBN13: 9780718154899)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Michael Joseph

series

Adrian Mole

review 1: Oh Adrian, where would we be without your endless pretentious waffle? Some funny moments in this one, but I could do without the 'joke within a joke' references to Sue Townsend 'stealing Adrian's life and pretending it's fiction'. Remember how nauseating it was in 'Ocean's Whatever' (can't remember which one it was; I erased it from my mind as soon as I left the cinema) when Julia Roberts played Julia Roberts? Bletch. Not funny, or clever. Luckily this instalment redeems itself, and just about manages to be both.
review 2: I grew up reading the Adrian Mole diaries and remember them being very funny. It has been some years since I looked at them and so when I found this in the library I was eager to read it. What I have learnt is that what was funny in my l... moreate teens is no where near as funny in my 30's! I am not sure if this is because the style is slightly different in that it mentions world events quite frequently compared to the original books (This book was originally serialised in a British newspaper)or my sense of humour has changed. Probably both.The character has not developed very far from the original books unfortunately but what was funny when written from the perspective of a teenage Adrian is not as funny from the perspective of a 40 year old Adrian. His parents constant splitting up and getting together is starting to get a bit boring now as is the 'relationship' with Pandora. Pandora could have been completely left out of this book and it would not have been any poorer for the exclusion.As much as I have loved the Adrian Mole diaries I hope that Sue Townsend has learned from this and will not write about Adrian again so people remember the character fondly.I am glad I did not buy this book and only borrowed it from the library as I would have been disappointed if I had purchased it. On the plus side it is a quick read as it is not a particularly long book and does not require any thought to read it. less

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