The Adrian Mole Diaries : The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 : The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
6 journalers for this copy...
(First Published in 1982)
The book's main character, Adrian, is a cross between Holden Caulfield and Bridget Jones. Written as a diary, it is a very quick read.
From the back cover:
"Adrian Mole faces the same agonies which life sets before most adolescents: trouble with girls, school, parents, and an uncaring world. The difference, though, between young Master Mole and his peers is that this British lad keeps a diary--an earnest chrinicle of longing and disaster that has convulsed more tham five million readers since its two-volume initial publication. From teenaged Adrian's obsession with intellectuality after understanding "nearly every word" of Malcom Muggeridge brodacast to his anguished adoration of a lovely, mercurial schoolmate, from his view of his parents' constantly creaking relationship to his heartfelt but hilarious attempts at cathartic verse, here is an outrageous triumph of deadpan, and deadly accurate, satire. ABBA, Princess Di's wedding, street punks, Monty Python, the Falklands campaign--all the cultural pageantry of a keenly observed era marches past the unique perspective of Sue Townsend's brilliant comic creation: A Mole, the unforgettable lad whose self-absorption only gets funnier as his life becomes more desperate."
Forty Too's note: This book is great! Am planning to offer as a bookring.
The book's main character, Adrian, is a cross between Holden Caulfield and Bridget Jones. Written as a diary, it is a very quick read.
From the back cover:
"Adrian Mole faces the same agonies which life sets before most adolescents: trouble with girls, school, parents, and an uncaring world. The difference, though, between young Master Mole and his peers is that this British lad keeps a diary--an earnest chrinicle of longing and disaster that has convulsed more tham five million readers since its two-volume initial publication. From teenaged Adrian's obsession with intellectuality after understanding "nearly every word" of Malcom Muggeridge brodacast to his anguished adoration of a lovely, mercurial schoolmate, from his view of his parents' constantly creaking relationship to his heartfelt but hilarious attempts at cathartic verse, here is an outrageous triumph of deadpan, and deadly accurate, satire. ABBA, Princess Di's wedding, street punks, Monty Python, the Falklands campaign--all the cultural pageantry of a keenly observed era marches past the unique perspective of Sue Townsend's brilliant comic creation: A Mole, the unforgettable lad whose self-absorption only gets funnier as his life becomes more desperate."
Forty Too's note: This book is great! Am planning to offer as a bookring.
Looks like this is going to ba a mini-ring first, then a ray going to Europe...
If anyone else would like to join, please PM me!
Tiredngrumpy--FL
Sweetpea0678--FL
back to Me--NJ
Brujula--France
Into the wild...
The rules are "the usual." Please journal when you receive the book, then after you've read it. Please PM the next person on the list for their address. Then please journal again once you've mailed the book to the next person.
Enjoy!
If anyone else would like to join, please PM me!
Tiredngrumpy--FL
Sweetpea0678--FL
back to Me--NJ
Brujula--France
Into the wild...
The rules are "the usual." Please journal when you receive the book, then after you've read it. Please PM the next person on the list for their address. Then please journal again once you've mailed the book to the next person.
Enjoy!
Sent on 9/21 to Tiredngrumpy in Florida.
Happy reading!
Happy reading!
Received this today and mean to start reading it right away. I've been looking forward to it.
Poor Adrian Mole. He's having a miserable adolescence and I giggled, chuckled and guffawed all the way through it. This is a very funny book. I enjoyed all the historical references, and heaven knows I was reminded of my own miserable teenage years. A very enjoyable read.
I have PM'd Sweetpea0678 for her address and as soon as she answers I will send the book on to her.
I have PM'd Sweetpea0678 for her address and as soon as she answers I will send the book on to her.
Mailed to Sweetpea0678 on 10/4/04.
Got today will start as soon as I can. got a few bookrings in front of it. Thanks.
I enjoyed reading this book. Feel sorry for Adrian. Sometimes he seemed to be the adult in the family rather then his parents. I am really glad I got a chance to read this book. Thanks for sharing.
Will mail out to the next person, will make journal as soon as I do that.
Will mail out to the next person, will make journal as soon as I do that.
Journal Entry 9 by sweetpea0678 at Book Ring in book ring/ray, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Monday, November 8, 2004
Released on Monday, November 01, 2004 at about 11:00:00 AM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Book Ring in Bookring, Postal Release Controlled Releases.
RELEASE NOTES:
I mailed this book out on November 1. Media Mail.
RELEASE NOTES:
I mailed this book out on November 1. Media Mail.
Returned safe and sound : ) Now ready for a trip to La Belle France!
Arrived safely in my mailbox today, along with bookcrossing stickers!
Thank you FortyToo!
It might take me a while to read it, I already have a pretty big mount to be read...
I'll try to make a ray or a ring with it here in France!
Thank you FortyToo!
It might take me a while to read it, I already have a pretty big mount to be read...
I'll try to make a ray or a ring with it here in France!
Journal Entry 12 by Brujula from Valenciennes, Nord-Pas-de-Calais France on Friday, October 20, 2006
I finally read this book! I can't believe it took me so long!
I rather enjoyed Adrian Mole, and reading about his life.
Now I will ask if someone else is interested in reading it, and if nobody wants it I'll leave it in the wild.
Thanks for sharing this book, FortyToo!
I rather enjoyed Adrian Mole, and reading about his life.
Now I will ask if someone else is interested in reading it, and if nobody wants it I'll leave it in the wild.
Thanks for sharing this book, FortyToo!
Journal Entry 13 by Brujula from Valenciennes, Nord-Pas-de-Calais France on Thursday, November 2, 2006
The ray goes on in France:
Magmot
Icila
and then... who knows? Maybe into the wild?
Magmot
Icila
and then... who knows? Maybe into the wild?
Parti chez magmot à l'instant...
Désolée pour ce retard!
So, the ray goes on to magmot. Sorry it's taken me so long to get this book moving again.
Désolée pour ce retard!
So, the ray goes on to magmot. Sorry it's taken me so long to get this book moving again.
Bien reçu!
Pas de problème, je me suis trouvé quelques autres rings pour patienter :)
Très chouette lecture, façon Bridget Jones, du journal d'un adolescent "very peculiar", hypocondriaque mais super débrouillard.
Et comme chez Bridget Jones, il fait des listes (notamment , chaque année, pour ses cadeaux de noël) et c'est souvent ca le meilleur!
Merci beaucoup pour cette lecture et je me renseigne : on m'a dit qu'il y aurait d'autres tomes
Pas de problème, je me suis trouvé quelques autres rings pour patienter :)
Très chouette lecture, façon Bridget Jones, du journal d'un adolescent "very peculiar", hypocondriaque mais super débrouillard.
Et comme chez Bridget Jones, il fait des listes (notamment , chaque année, pour ses cadeaux de noël) et c'est souvent ca le meilleur!
Merci beaucoup pour cette lecture et je me renseigne : on m'a dit qu'il y aurait d'autres tomes
Bien reçu!
Pas de problème, je me suis trouvé quelques autres rings pour patienter :)
Pas de problème, je me suis trouvé quelques autres rings pour patienter :)
Bien reçu et merci pour les bonbons ! J'ai toujours du mal avec les 7 dans les BCID. ;)
Arrived safe with a lot of sweets.
Arrived safe with a lot of sweets.
It was a very enjoying reading but I gave in in the second part. Too long on the same scheme.