The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole: Play (Modern Plays)

20 years ago, I was given a copy of this book. I read it every January. This copy was purchased for my best friend. The book reminded me of our youth together. It is written from the point of view of a 12-14 year old boy. I would rate it PG13. I would advise strict Christians to avoid it. Teenage boys obsess about sex. This box will reflect that.

This book was one of the most enjoyable and refreshing books that I have read in a while. Adrian is such a unique character and some of his thoughts and ideas made me laugh out loud! I would love to read a follow up book so we could see how Adrian continues to grow into an adult. Great read and I would recommend it to anyone.

Great writing...very funny

Very funny book about a 13-year adolescent boy and his perspective on life and the world around him.

Always loved the Adrian Mole growing up saga, when I saw them on Amazon and I just had to get them!

great story with compelling elements and humor

Hilarious if you're old enough (not 13 3/4) to appreciate it. Very funny. Adolescence is a self centered time of life and this delves into that in the funniest way.

I love the Adrian Mole series and was looking forward to the lastest instalment ever since I read that Sue was writing another book. While on the whole I likeed the book it had some inaccuracies which made me feel that the book may have been rushed.Things I didn't like are: Pandora is 3 months older than Adrian (remember in the earlier books Adrian laments the fact that he is going out with an older women) - surely there should have been some mention of Pandora's birthday. If he wasn't invited then there would have been ample fodder for Adrian to outpour in his diary if he was invited and if he was invited why no entry. I can not imagine a women like Pandora not marking her 40th birthday without some milestone. Then George, Adrian and Pauline attended Stick Insect's funeral where we learn that George was the love of her life. If this is right why in the second book did she end up marrying Maxwell House's father who was flushed with Middle Eastern money? What happened to the "new dog"? Adrian Mole books always feature antics of the dog - what happened there why no mention? Finally I never felt it was right that William Mole should disapeared completely from the story since Weapons of Mass Distruction. Surely Adrian would have had some contact over the years and surely William would get in touch with Adrian on his birthday's or Christmas.While these things above niggled me there is still lots to like about this book. I did miss the fact that the booo contained less of Adrian's literary writings but I guess this can be explained by the fact that Adrian is ill. I like the ending full of hope but most of all Sue please tell us WHAT is in Bert Baxter's chest!!

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.

I remember first reading TSDoAMA13&3/4 (as nobody calls it) at the tender age of 10 in 1992. Back then I had no idea what life was like as a teenager, but I found Adrian entertaining nonetheless. I read it again during my 20's and again during my 30's, reminiscing of my own awkward teenage years where nothing ever seemed to go right for me (just my luck!)Sue Townsend had a knack of turning the mundane into comedy gold. I have loved growing up with Adrian and I enjoy revisiting him regularly throughout his turbulent life.If you've never read the musings of Adrian Albert Mole, you really should get to know him.

I used to really enjoy the Adrian Mole books when I was a teenager. I have bought this copy for my young teen son and I have just re-read it myself to see whether there is much swearing or bits about anatomy. I think it will be fine from that perspective, although I am not sure that our 12-year-old will understand the political references. The book is of its time and makes references to Thatcher and strikes, but of course there's no harm him learning a bit of recent history. It is very funny, well written and easy to read.

It could have been very easy to choose this for rereading only to find that the advancing of time into adulthood had dulled the impression it made on me as a kid. The views highlighted then were so close to home that I was inevitably enthralled - it's good to know your're not the only one with problems - and now I can just look back and see it even more clearly! That's teenage life for you, best when it's behind you! Admittedly this is not a novel in the literal sense and the chronological layout rather than the simple chapters we are more used to could be offputting to some. It doesn't affect the narrative though, nor the creation and development of the characters. Still a fine r ead, and if only for nostalgic 40 or 50 somethings rather than today's teenagers this remains a cracking nsight into the psyche of the young person.

I think everyone is familiar with Adrian Mole, the life of a 13 year old in the eighties through reading his private diary.I thoroughly enjoyed reading this much more than I did as a teen, it did make me laugh out loud and reminded me how everything is a major drama at that age. I laughed out loud at a lot of the book. It was interesting to be reminded how the book is from a time when on a Sunday there really was nothing to do and if you didn't go to a bank or the shops before a bank holiday you had to do without!Would definitely recommend this as a good book to reread as an adult and have put the others on my Amazon wishlist.