Genius! ( )

need to have humour or else i wont enjoy it ( )

This is the 3rd book in the Adrian Mole series, about a hapless teen in the UK in the 80s. He writes a series of letters and diaries that are often very funny. This book wasn't. The Adrian Mole part was very short, not book length at all, and really covered nothing new in Adrian's journey through life.

I just got it from a Book Mooch, because I wanted to complete the series.

The book also has diary entries from the author Sue Townsend, and from someone called Margaret Hilda Roberts, which appears to be the demented childhood of Margaret Thatcher, to actually make 117 pages. ( )

This book was given to me by my ex-boyfriend’s aunt, i.e. my book supplier. I love Adrian Mole but merely for entertainment purpose. In this book, you’ll find that this is not the typical Adrian Mole Diary. Bound in the same book, there are Sue Townsend’s travel journal to Majorca and Russia, also there’s an introduction to Margaret Hilda Roberts’ diary.

Let’s talk about the famous Adrian Mole first. He seized the opportunity to go to Russia with Mr. Braithwaite. It is his first time traveling with his awful photo on his passport. It somehow reminded me of Chibimaruko’s first time flying on the plane to Pulau Selatan. Pandora is in Oxford now married to a dude. But it was a set up so that her ‘husband’ could obtain a legal entry to England. So they are divorcing soon. Adrian forced to move out of his mother’s apartment and his loser life continues.

The most interesting story of this book is the highlight of Sue Townsend’s visit to Russia. Together with a few authors, she accepted the offer to the tour. It was genuinely hilarious. Sue Townsend’s style. I learn to love travelogue after I read her account.

Meanwhile, I’m not familiar with Margaret Hilda Roberts yet. So her diary was not expected, that means I did not look forward in reading her personal life yet. However, she sounded like Matilda. Only that she has parents with better sense.

This book is relatively thin; 163 pages; but rich in words. I am stunned how Townsend could cram all the adventures into one book. Definitely quality out weight quantity.

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