A fourteen-year old Bridget Jones-esque girl chronicles her crazy life in this hilarious book. Georgia gets into the most hilarious situations and faces realistic teen worries including: having parents that don't understand her, trying to get the boy of her dreams (the Sex God), dealing with younger siblings, standing up for herself, surviving the latest bit of torture inflicted by her teachers...
It goes on and on and it's all too funny.
I loved this book. I loved the narration and her witticisms. I especially enjoyed reading through the 'dictionary' of all the British slang sayings at the end. Can't wait to read the rest of this series. ( )

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging is a hilarious look into the diary of a 14 year old English school girl. Georgia has some interesting adventures with her ferocious cat Angus, does some teen age stalking of the boys or "Sex Gods" and deals with a seperation from her father. You will laugh out loud at her attemps to use a razor to shave various unwanted hairs from her body. This is the first in a series of three books and includes a protagonist written glossary of terms just for American readers who don't know English-slang. Great light hearted book. Read by Kristy Fall '09.

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"Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Book Review)." Horn Book (2000) 20 Nov 2009

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Very hilarious. Kept me laughing the whole time

Georgia Nicolson records her often hilarious exploits of her fourteen year old life. She struggles through trying to find a way to hide her large nose, learn how to kiss and get Robbie (AKA the Sex God) to notice her.

This was a fun read but it did take me a while to get into it. By the end, after knowing the characters I was really enjoying the story. The book a was a bit smuttier than I was expecting but I guess it has been a long while since I was a teenager. There was British swearing which didn't bother. Georgia seems a bit young for a seventeen (almost eighteen year old) boy to like. Overall, a fun read with an entertaining heroine and some fantastic situations for comedy. ( )

Not my cup of tea...certainly funny in places as a 'peek' into the thoughts of a teenage girl...very popular with the teenage girls at our school...

This series was my ultimate guilty pleasure in middle school! I remember reading it between the aisles in my local library, too fearful of my mother's wrath to even take it home.

What a fun book, though. The protagonist is alternately insane and shockingly witty, and the "dear diary" format makes for an amusing episodic read (perfect for 30-minute perusals between bookshelves). Today, I'd say I appreciate the way the books illustrate but don't condone or endorse the boy-obsessed phase that most teenaged girls go through--and the "snogging scale" ended up being quite useful in college. ;] ( )

Journal of a 15 year old, British girl, named Georgia. Georgia is a typical teenage girl, she hates her parents, her friends are everything to her, and she worries about what she looks like, and is confused about boys. Georgia and her group of friends get themselves into all kinds of trouble from devising plans to wear their berets in the most inconspicuous way to snagging the gorgeous grocery boy. Georgia is just beginning to find herself and has boy trouble, friend trouble, and parent trouble just like every teenage girl.

I really liked this book. It is very cute and every teenage girl can relate to the things that Georgia is going through. From a first kiss to fights with parents this is a perfect book for a teenager. The book is a chapter book and obviously not appropriate for young children, call it PG 13, I would refer it to any teenage or even adult women.

1.) Discuss with teenagers writing their own journals and how this can be an important way to document the present and look back once an adult.
2.) Have teenagers write a story about a scheme that they and their friends devised. Include consequences of the scheme.

The books in this hilarious series (American titles):

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex-God
Knocked Out by My Nunga Nungas
Dancing in My Nuddy Pants
Away Laughing on a Fast Camel
Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers
Startled by His Furry Shorts
Love is a Many Trousered Thing
? (It's the series that never ends!)

Georgia Nicolson is a self-absorbed, British teenager who keeps a diary detailing her life in all its glorious angst(think Bridget Jones for teens). Her parents are mad and her friends just do not realize that Georgia is indeed the center of the known universe. She's got a cat who is half Scottish wildcat and a little sister who is only partially potty-trained. Georgia thinks about boys constantly and treats them kind of like Lays potato chips (you can't kiss just one).

She accidentally shaves off her eyebrows, goes to a party dressed as a stuffed olive, and has problems with nipple control. Nevertheless, she manages to attract the attention of Robbie the Sex-God, Dave the Laugh (who coins many funny phrases like piddly-diddly department and away laughing on a fast camel), and Masimo the Dreamboat. Georgia suffers from a severe case of what Dave the Laugh calls "the Cosmic Horn" and can't seem to settle down with just one boyfriend.

Georgia gets herself into one hilarious predicament after another. While this series isn't exactly classic literature, I dare you to read it without laughing out loud. ( )

A friend recommended this series to me and I quite enjoyed this first book. The style is a little odd and took some getting used to, but I immediately fell in love with Rennison's quirky characters. Georgia is hilarious and the book is a light, very cute and fun read. ( )

The diary-style ramblings of an average 14-year-old British girl are alternately fascinating and frustrating. There is not much explanation or exposition, which is a bit confusing, but things do end up being explained eventually. Rennison also adds to the American edition a useful glossary as an appendix.
I wish there had been more books like this one when I was a teenager, but I believe the subject matter would have been deemed quite scandalous, even for my generation. It's nice to know young people now have such a realistic and fascinating literary role-model. ( )

I saw the movie first and was thoroughly charmed. The book is just as funny, and I found parts knicker-wettingly hilarious. Will now read the rest of the series. Sad, really, how a 40-something woman can regress this much! ( )

Diary of a somewhat silly British teenager.

Written in pseudo-diary format - it resembles a diary but not very realistically, which is ok because it's just supposed to be humorous. I found it more amusing than laugh-out-loud funny, myself. ( )

Georgia is a funny girl that tells it like it is! It was a funny book that was an easy, quick read because its written in the form of a diary. It reminded me of all the worries that I had when I was 14 and how things back then seemed so exciting and terrying at the same time. Georgia does a great job of reminding me of all that. ( )

Absolutely hilarious! When out and bought the rest in the serious. Rennison keeps the humor going throughout all of the books and kept me interested. ( )

Lightweight and funny, although I am sure the world will be glad to know that it did not, as the blurb promises, make me laugh my knickers off. ( )

As a middle age mother, this title alone should be offensive. In fact, there is nothing politically correct about Georgia Nicolson. She is crass, self depreciating and an overall brat. But I can relate. In fact, Georgia is my daughter and I was her a few decades ago. I really wanted to dislike this book. I expected to write a review based on how the main character is not a role model and teenage girls should stay clear of this series. Maybe they should. As for me, I laughed out loud at one entry after another. ( )

Very cute, funny read. Reminded me a lot of "15, Charming but Insane." Great for a quick easy read or to get your mind off your troubles! Will read the rest of the series. ( )

ITS RELI GOOD .. U SHOULD ALL READ IT WHEN UR NOT WITH UR BOYFRIENDS/GIRLFRIENDS OR MATES! :D

I shamefully have to admit I watched the movie before I read the books. I realise I've been missing out as a teen. I would've loved this book. Actually, I still enjoyed reading it a lot. It seems comparable to Bridget Jones' Diary, but for teens, I guess. Might also be comparable to the Princess Diaries, although I liked this one more. It's more English and I love that about the book, especially the funny weird slang. I'm looking forward to reading more books from the same series. ( )

This is the first book in the Georgia Nicolson series by Louise Rennison.

Georgia is just a girl growing up in England trying to find love, hang with friends, and understand her crazy family and cat! A young adult book but hilarious for adults wanting to look back in time also. The brit speak was really interesting for me (american) and I loved her slang words. Georgia is a little snot, but her life is so funny! This is an altogether great series! ( )

I really enjoyed this book. It's definitely Young Adult fiction - but reminded me of other great Diary/Journal format book like Bridget Jones and Adrian Mole. I loved the Britishness of it - and really enjoyed all the slang. I thought the writer's voice was really fresh and true - It didn't sound forced at all to me. I laughed out loud a few times. A fun and quick read. I will definitely read more in this series. ( )

really good, i had a lot of laugh ( )

Presents the humorous journal of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie. (BCCLS) ( )

Georgia writes about her day-to-day activities with great humor. She deals with friend drama, boy troubles, family issues, and her cat, Angus. It is a fun and very funny read. ( )