The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4: Adrian Mole Book 1 (Adrian Mole, 1)- cover may vary

Hi Everybody, my Mum's original copy of this book had literally fallen apart, so as a Laugh I rebought a new copy. Within minutes of the book arriving, me and my Mum were laughing hysterically to poor Adrian, especially the painful details of his School trip. A must read for anybody, timeless, funny and the sort of humour you just don't get these days. If you fancy a Laugh get a copy, it is a must read, especially for teenagers!! We loved the book first time around and even now it's still funny! One of our Family favourites. Thankyou for reading my review.

A brilliant comedic piece of writing. A bit dated but still very funny and a must read classic

This needs no introduction. It’s the first of a famous series, which does what it says on the tin.I am far too late to the party. Had I read it when it first came out (1982) I would have adored it, laughed a lot and probably read most of the sequels. As it is I already knew too much about it and merely smiled.Don’t let me put anyone off. It’s a modern classic that shouldn’t be missed.

... and it's even funnier and more touching than I remember it from the time around. Sue Townsend was a brilliant humourist.

This book was very interesting to read and was very funny. A good way to pass time, I would highly recommend this book to anyone really. However, I only thoroughly enjoyed the first two books as the other six started to get get a bit boring and there was no comedy parts that made me laugh. I particularly liked the part where Adrian's dad screamed on the phone to the school: "I've lost my wife, I've been made redundant from my job and you're suspending my son from school just because he wore red socks. The England World Cup team in 1966 didn't where black sochs, nor did Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953!" To me, that was probably the most hilarious part in the book. 🤣 It just stood out the most to me (mainly because I like football).By Andrew, age 10.

Disclaimer: 45 (1/2) year old man who loved the book first time around.I don't think there is any need for a synopsis from me, as I suspect most potential readers of this book are much like myself in having read it in their youth and looking to pick it up again for nostalgia's sake. If you are not one of those and need more information about the book itself, there are many well written reviews here that will fill that requirement.So going back to this book (Kindle Edition) I was more than a little nervous. Though looking back I didn't remember much of the actual content of the book, I had a real sense of how it made me feel when reading it and how I related to the character of Adrian during those earlier years. It was also the first book I read where I became a fan of the author, having to buy everything she wrote. I also remember laughing uproariously at almost every page, though I suspect my memory is definitely playing tricks on me there.The other great thing about the Adrian Mole books (especially the first 2) where that they were a shared experience. Much like I suspect the Harry Potter or Twilight books more recently were, Adrian Mole was read by most of my peer group so we could discuss the bits we liked the most, the observations, the funny lines, measuring our things (for those of us that had them) and generally breathe even more life into a character that was so well drawn by Ms Townsend.For all of those reasons and more I fully expected to be disappointed by reading this book again. And I was, a little. As I started reading it became clear that It wasn't quite as funny as I remembered, it wasn't quite as clever, quite as smart, quite as insightful. But then reading on I was once again drawn in by the smartness of the writing, the insight into what was important for a teen boy, the cleverness of the characterisations. Though I never laughed uproariously, I did chuckle aloud a few times. More importantly, I believed in this characters all over again and was sad when it came to the last page.Would I feel the same coming into this book brand new? I can't be sure, but I think I probably would.It is worth revisiting? Definitely!

Good book

I am thirteen and I have just read this amazing book, before I get started on my review I would like to say how fantastic this book was to read - I read it for exactly three hours straight since the moment I got it.Alright, so on for my general review, this book had elements which made me laugh out loud. It also made me feel sympathy for Adrian Mole because he was a such believable character - a lot like other kid/adolescents I know. Those elements, at least for me, create a read you cannot put down.This book also, for what I could see, might of been an inspiration for cartoon-like book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid, if you/your child has read those books then I am sure, around the 12-14 age-range they will enjoy the Adrian Mole series quite a lot.I would rate this four stars.

When Adrian Mole decided to start a diary at the ripe old age of thirteen and three-quarters, he had no idea how far his words would reach. He was just a kid growing up in Leicester, England, with acne and a crush and a bully and a crazy home life. In other words, he’s a teenager living in the provinces (the equivalent of the suburbs in America).Adrian reads lots of books but he doesn’t always do well in school. He’s a little jealous of his best friend Nigel, because of all of expensive stereo equipment and his brand new racing bike. He has a crush on Pandora Braithwaite, with her treacle colored hair and her pony. And to get out of math class, he agrees to help take care of elderly Bert Baxter and his fierce Alsatian Sabre.However, the real drama is at home, where his parents drink too much and smoke too much and laugh too loud. He longs for quiet, intellectual parents who live with dignity and grace. Instead, he finds himself the child of a mother who lives big, loves big, wears bright colors and makes friends wherever she goes. His father is a little more like Adrian. He likes order and cleanliness, but he also loves to play his music too loud and he adores his wife.But the path of true love never does run true, and when Adrian’s mother starts spending more time with the neighbor Mr. Lucas, Adrian starts to worry about what will happen to them at home. But as the days go by, and Adrian’s diary entries add up, and the neighborhood goes all out for the wedding of Charles and Diana, and Adrian earns the attention of his beloved Pandora, and his parents argue, and Bert is made to move into a nursing home, and Adrian finds the best way to deal with a bully, and he reads and writes poetry and questions life and learns about love, this diary becomes a funny, poignant, self-indulgent, ironic reminder of what it feels like to be a teenager.I can’t even tell you how many times I have read this book or this series. Sometimes, when I just need a bit of comfort or some humor, I will open one up and start reading, for the chance to be back in Adrian’s world. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 is one of my all-time favorite series, and while I know not everyone will be able to appreciate the voice of this kid, I find that I just can’t get enough.

Habe öfters als Kind gelesen und jetzt in Englisch, perfekt.

Tutto

I got this book for a change from what I usually prefer to read. I’m not disappointed for sure. This was so fun to read and definitely lights up the mood. If you wanna go for light reading just for passing time, go for this.

Lectura para adolescentes. Primer libro de la saga, comedia de ficción. Es un libro escrito como diario, centrado en los problemas de una adelescente.