Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years Hardcover – International Edition, November 24, 2009

Great instalment, but seriously needs another. It ended just as the best bit was getting started!! Still , it leaves you with hope for Aidy.

I got hooked on the Adrian Mole series years ago when picked up the first book in an airport in London. Sue Townsend has developed the character of Adrian Mole so that you can just about picture him and point him out at a party. Because the books start when he is young and the different characters run throughout the series, ending with this one "Adrian Mole: THe Prostrate Years", they are best rest in order. It is difficult not to laugh at how Adrian seriously deals with life. This last book, even though it deals partially with cancer, is as funny and entertaining as the others. If you like English humor, you will loves these books.

I'm a huge fan of UK writer Sue Townsend and her Adrian Mole series is the best. This title, Adrian Mole The Prostrate Years, says it all. For those who've followed Adrian from his first book, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Age 13 3/4, this is an older Adrian, suffering from cancer. How can that be funny? Sue Townsend manages and so does Adrian.For American readers, they might find Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction a particularly sharp and amusing read. Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years Adrian Mole And the Weapons of Mass Destruction

I liked all that I read in this series of books.

I love these series. Since I was a 13 3/4 I have been in love with these books. This last book is somewhat different and more serious than the previous ones. The humor stays the same though! It is funny and sarcastic and all there is to Adrian Mole. At the end there is even an explanation from the author (how did she decide to write about Adrian, where did she get the ideas from etc). Overall a great ending! Loved it!

A must for all Mole lovers out there. Wish there was another follow up. Hilarious, witty, sharp and dark as always.

Poor Adrian suffers marital, financial and health problems. Will he survive cancer and will son Glen get out of Afghanistan alive? This is actually a work of humor, continuing the travails of our oblivious yet kind friend.

I want more. As I was reading this book heard about the passing of Sue. I hope the rumors are true that there is another book she was working on. I hope it is released.I have now read all the books and I think this is a great addition to the story.

This book sees the now 39 year old Adrian, who is living with his wife Daisy and their daughter Gracie. He is working in a second hand bookstore and is still dreaming of becoming a published author. His eldest son Glenn is away in Afghanistan and this is a constant source of concern for Adrian, particularly after the death of Glenn’s best friend. His marriage also seems to be going stale. Both him and Daisy seem unfulfilled, and Daisy’s weight gain and general moodiness seems to be having an impact on Adrian, although he seems to lack the tact and insight to fix the issues. His ever present love for Pandora is also an issue between them.As the title of the book suggests, Adrian’s prostate issues are the main concern through the book, he first notices that he has been urinating more frequently, but problems with getting an appointment with the GP means that he delays seeing medical professionals. The GP receptionist issues are obviously exaggerated for comic effect but they do seem worryingly familiar to me. Finally after some gentle persuasion from his family and his employer, Adrian attends the Out of Hours clinic. Adrian is fast tracked through a blur of consultants, and is given the devastating news that he has prostate cancer.This book could have been a depressing read, but somehow Townsend has managed to add humour into the story, and her own unique brand of the surreal in everyday life means that even at the worst times, we don’t slide into the depressing.This book is the last in the Mole series, due to Townsend’s ill health, and it brings back a lot of the characters from earlier books. ‘Rat Fink’ Lucas reappears, as does Brett Mole, Adrian’s half brother. Most of the characters from previous books have also reappeared, including Pandora, who seems to be coming between Adrian and Daisy. Some queries from previous books are also answered, such as the gender of Leslie, the ‘friend’ of his boss. The book does seem to tie up the loose ends, and the ending hints that life may finally be going Adrian’s way.As it is with all Adrian Mole books, I have a love/hate relationship with the character of Adrian, though as he gets older, he does seem to mellow a bit and he is less exasperating. There is a vulnerability in Adrian through this book that wasn’t present in previous novels, particularly when he was receiving his radiotherapy and chemotherapy. I did hope for a happy ending for Adrian, that he would live happily ever after with Pandora by his side.As is the case with all of the Adrian Mole books, if you are a fan you will enjoy the most recent update on Adrian’s life. If you’re not a fan, I doubt this book would covert you. I paid £2.99 for my Kindle version, which I think is a good price to pay for a great book.

I read the original books back when they first came out, really enjoyed them, I saw the T V series. I watched a biog of Sue Townsend and heard someone mention the Prostate Years, having had prostate cancer myself I was keen to see where she finds the humour, and there is humour to be found. It doesn’t disappoint, although the humour is mainly Moley and his life. I think she could have used the radiotherapy or treatment as Adrian calls it more, laying on your back bursting for a pee whilst the machine moves round you always amused me, but then as a woman she would never have experienced that.

Just finished this great book. Ive been reading about Adrian Mole since the first book many years ago. This book is quite sad in many ways as things continue to go wrong for him. I did find it gripping wanting to read on and see if things improved. As always there is a lovely sense of humour in all Sue Townsends books. Im quite sure she was going to write a further book, but sadly due to her death we will never know.If you have read all the other books in the series then this is a must. Still fun, still thoughtful, still interesting things to think about.

The normal helping, but as always well written, entertaining, and funny, of the downward spiral of world's unluckiest man. Adrian Mole has very little, if anything to be pleased or happy about. His life to date has been one long series of misfortunes, calamities, disappointments, and general 'downers' resulting in where he now finds himself in "The Prostrate Years", living in a converted pigsty next door to his parents.For the first 95% of the book (Kindle) his life follows a predictable pattern of bad luck, bad luck and bad luck, with some of it, admittedly as a result of his own doing but the arrival of a diagnosis of Prostrate Cancer and the ensuing pathos, introduces a big dollop of sympathy, indeed pity for him as he has to battle with his illness without much emotional support from his family or his straying wife Daisy.And then in the final few pages, his luck begins to turn for the better in a number of directions, culminating in the arrival in his driveway of the love of his life since childhood days, the dynamic, ambitious and beautiful Pandora Braithwaite BA,MA, PhD, MP and Junior Minister in the Foreign Office, who had recently shown a reignitement of their old passions.Maybe Sue Townsend has set the scene for, perhaps the final book of the wretched Adrian Mole's thus far sorrowful existence, with a storyline that might let this poor soul find happiness, love and contentment? If the author's previous predilections with the more morose aspects of human nature hold constant then I wouldn't bet on it!

Dear Adrian,My second letter to you. I hope you're feeling better my friend because I'm not prepared to let you go. It is in fact with much anticipation that I wait to read your next Diary*. I also read your (brevis) Literary CV with interest and, with all due respect (forgive me Adrian, perhaps I'm being unappreciative of your efforts) I think that it would be a brilliant idea to have the Diaries published instead, all of them. Why don't you ask "that Sue Townsend" for some help about that? (like I suggested in my previous letter, also via Amazon; she is very well known in the trade for helping out unsuccessful but gifted authors like yourself). Because you see, I feel that without realising it, you have produced some fantastic work with the Diaries, and everybody should know about you!As I said, I'm really looking forward to your next Diary Adrian. Please send it to me as soon as it is finished. You are such a special person. You have kept me company for so many years, I have laughed with gusto, and often had a lump in my throat reading about your depressing moments. And trust me, I think that if you decide to publish your Diaries (please contact Sue Townsend), they will be a HUGE success! (This could lead to hordes of women at your feet begging you to marry them, and you could easily forget about your marital problems).My best regards to your family and a big hug to you, my best wishes for a long and healthy life! From your affectionate readerI LOVE BOOKS X*Although he has never mentioned me in his Diaries (at my request), Adrian & I go back a long time, we met in Leicester years ago and we share our love for books.