Advantages: funny without trying to be, some relatable teenage experiences Disadvantages: the eighties references might seem a bit dated to the modern teenager
...make your audience laugh at the expense of your main character", and whether it is Adrian's belief that he is brighter than average or Sue Townsend's wonderful way of putting her character's thoughts down on paper I don't know, but between the two of them they conjure up some priceless lines. Having borrowed some classic literature from the library, Adrian comments (apparently seriously), "I read a bit of Pride and Prejudice, but it was very old-fashioned. ... ...what is so wonderful about The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. I have bought or borrowed every single Mole book that Sue Townsend ever wrote, but as he gets older through the course of the series he obviously becomes more aware of himself and - in his own way! - more mature, but I find the teenage Mole somehow endearing. My first introduction to him came when, in Year Eight, our English teacher gave us an excerpt from the October diary entries detailing ...
KateHurst 02.11.2009
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Advantages: Hilarious Disadvantages: not a long book - would have loved it to have been longer
...there are other books in the series.
I am so glad I did as there are things in the book that I dont think I would have "got" as a child. He has got to be one of the funniest characters I have ever read about in a a fiction book. He is innocent and wise, observant and obsessed with himself, dumb and a genius. Adrian lets the reader peep into his world through his diary. Aged 13 3/4 he strongly feels he is a 'misunderstood intellectual' and spends ... ...him and his father for the creep Mr Lucas next door and observes that he will grow up to be a disturbed man owing to his disturbed childhood. He is also ashamed at his father being on the dole. He is madly in love with his classmate Pandora and frequently mentions his love and his emotional 'unions' and 'reunions' with her. I will refrain from telling you much more or it would only spoil the rest of the book for you.
This book will make you smile, ...
leet1978 27.10.2008
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