Louise Rennison (1951–2016)

4.5 stars! This review has to come with a disclaimer: Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging had so much content in it that would never EVER be published in 2025 (for good reason - it’s super offensive), so if you read it, just know that I’m not at all a fan of those parts.

That being said, this book made me laugh harder than I’ve ever laughed at a book in my life. I’m OBSESSED with Georgia’s insane thoughts and opinions. She is so dramatic and selfish, and I loved it. And her show more unruly cat, Angus, who makes it a habit to terrorize the neighborhood, is a delight! Before I had even gotten to the halfway point of this book, I had already ordered the second one from the library.

While horrendously offensive at times, Georgia’s thoughts sort of make sense coming from her, because Georgia is a 14 year old writing in her diary, and thus an unreliable narrator. I think most people would immediately pass away if they saw the contents of a 14 year old girl’s diary. They are brutal and scathing, taking no prisoners. In capturing Georgia as a character, Rennison gets it right!

Also, I normally don’t like diary formats for books, and I loved this, so don’t let the diary aspect scare you away from giving this a go. show less

TW: massive, massive anti-lesbian statements stuffed into nearly every page of this book. Misogyny is even more common. Classism is on display, as is age-ism and some incest. I firmly believe this character is related to Bella Swan, or mayhap sociopathy in teen girl book characters makes me think they are. The character says she's fifteen and a half but I am convinced she's an unusually literate six years old and got into what she thought was sugar and most adults would say coke. How the show more fuck is anything in this book funny? And it became a SERIES?!.
Georgia isn't six years old, however, because she obsesses over boys when she's not utterly fixated on how icky lesbians are. She is vapid, completely self-absorbed and self-centered, has absolutely no empathy, feels no loyalty to her friends, cannot shut up about herself, forgets about everyone except herself, has no boundaries with her toddler sister. Her selfishness knows no bounds. She hates every single other teen girl in existence. At least she hates girls she deems uglier than her (nearly everyone) as much as she hates girls she thinks are hotter than her (a few girls who might be trying to steal her crush who she's never actually spoken to). At least she enjoys things: insulting her best friends; whining when people don't call her every hour; obsessing over boys; insulting her teachers for enjoying teaching; sleeping; complaining about how absolutely hideous she is when boys are stated to think she's cute; and trying out wacky makeup stuff. Oh, and stealing things.

I briefly looked through some reviews people I'm following on Goodreads wrote and at least I know where they stand. I'm surprised at myself for being so horrified--a lot of support of non-heterosexual folx is still very performative. I read and enjoyed a series by a transphobe who proudly froths at the mouth about her views. I PUT A DISCLAIMER ON MY GOODREADS REVIEWS EXPLAINING WHY I OCCASIONALLY STILL READ THE BOOKS UNTIL EARLY 2022, WHEN I SWORE THEM OFF THE FINAL TIME. IT'S NOT HARD, PEOPLE. Donate to charities that help queer folx after reading this book and I will be somewhat less upset. And to think, I was hoping this book would be silly. It's mind-numbingly stupid when it's not incredibly hateful.. show less

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging is one of those books that I would not be able to read in public. Why? Well because I spent the majority of the book laughing so hard that tears were streaming out the corner of my eyes. Georgia Nicolson is fabulous! The perfect mixture of snarky and sweet, Georgia shines off the page and will capture the attention of anyone who cares to read about her insane life.

Written in the form of Georgia's journal, this book is all stream of consciousness and show more 100% hilarious. We see into her thoughts on boys, her parents, and her circle of friends. Like all girls at the age of 14, most of Georgia's writing inspiration comes from finding where she fits in the world of relationships. When she was ruminating over her first kiss, and tried to test it by kissing her hand, I laughed out loud! I will fully admit that I remember doing that. Each word on the page just made me love Georgia more and more. I'm hooked.

A "coming of age" story at it's heart, this is a perfect book for adolescent girls. Georgia is easy to connect with, and she goes through a lot of the same issues that they will be dealing with. I'm still not entirely sure whether this book would be considered MG or YA, although it does deal with a lot of topics that put it on that line. I think it is more the type of book that a parent would read first, then decide whether their child was ready for it!

Let's be honest. I loved this book so much that I cannot even put my words into coherent sentences. Did you know that there are more? I just found that out! More Georgia? I can't wait! I recommend this book with all my heart. If you haven't yet read it, give it a try. Just be prepared to laugh until your sides hurt. You've been warned. show less

With the Sex God away in Kiwi-a goo-goo land snogging marsupials and only writing to Georgia about thermal activity, Georgia is fully into her sadosity phase. That is until the new gorgy singer for the Stiff Dylans shows up. Suffering from a flash return of red bottomisity Georgia pulls out all the stops to snare the Sex Meister. Unfortunately this includes having her eyelids accidentally glue together with her boy entrancers at a most inopportune moment. Lucky for Georgia she always can show more turn to her Master of the Horn instructor, Dave the Laugh for a bit of advice (and a happy round of snogging).

The more I read of Georgia Nicolson's adventures the more I find myself chuckling. Coincidentally I have recently found myself involved in discussions of Wuthering Heights which Georgia fondly referrs to as Blithering Heights when it becomes her assigned reading. Perhaps it is a sign that I should expand my reading base to classics as well. Cosmic analogies aside I thoroughly enjoyed this story and am anxious to see what will happen to Georgia when she reaches Hamburger-a-goo-goo land and tries to track down Masimo in the next book. show less