The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole 1999 to 2001 Paperback – International Edition, February 28, 2012

I've read all the Adrian Mole series (as well as other Townsend's books) and I really love them all. But I noticed one detail: Adrian already wrote the novel about Krog from Gork in one of the previous books, and here he writes it again. All those books are hilarious, I highly recommend them to anyone who loves to read and who appreciates a sense of humor (humour, as Sue Townsend would have said).

We listened to this book during a long road trip. My mother, my husband and my children were in the car, and they all enjoyed it. There were a few PG moments (references to measuring his "thing" etc.) that were a little embarrassing for our intergenerational audience, but it wasn't too bad. It was fun for us who remember Maggie Thatcher and the days before cell phones and ipads.

I have now read every book in the series and I am desperate for more! I laugh at each one so hard I cry. Absolutely brilliant. A classic. It's literally my Prozac.

A truly hilarious tale, i laughed from start to finish. I've read every single Adrian Mole book and this didn't disappoint. Can't wait for the next one.

This is a great read and I actually finished it but I find something is missing. In this book Adrian doesn't seem as much of a Loser as the previous books.

Now Adrian has attained the age of 32, but is his usual neurotic self.These diaries were formerly confiscated by the police when Adrian was apparently suspected of being a terrorist, but now they have been returned to him.Adrian’s two boys, William and Glenn, are 7 and 13, respectively.“William has worked out on the computer at nursery school that it would take Father Christmas 15 trillion hours to visit every child in the world.” Should Adrian “continue the charade that the toys are made in Greenland by elves, or should (he) confess that the plastic rubbish (William) craves is shipped from Taiwan, then brought to Toys ‘R’ Us by container lorry?”William thinks that the Blairs’ baby will be the new Messiah, which he deduces from the coverage of it on the TV news. Adrian and Glenn laugh and laugh, but then Adrian finds out Glenn has actually never heard of the Messiah.Adrian is still enamoured of Pandora, now an MP. His father has recently married Tania, Pandora’s mother, while his mother has married Pandora’s father, Ivan.It is the start of the new Millennium. Two of his New Year Resolutions, or life goals, are: 1) “Find soul-mate with huge intellect, large earning power and substantial breasts” and 2) “Insist on meeting with head of BBC Drama and refuse to leave his office until he has bought --- my comedy about a serial killer.”Adrian’s mother has been admitted to hospital with pneumonia. He would have sent her some flowers until he found out the minimum price was £15, not counting the delivery charge of £2.50.He has applied for a council house, and “ticked the gay box” in order to get a few more points; despite her name, he falls in love with the lady dealing with the applications, Ms Pamela Pigg.Sue Townsend provides lots of covert social criticism in this book, as in all the Mole books; talking of the local mini-supermarket, Adrian informs us “There were two aisles of cakes and biscuits, and one aisle devoted entirely to crisps and fizzy drinks.” – “I may write to the manager and point out that he should widen his customer base.”Adrian and his boys are now living in the council estate he least wanted to move to “among what sociologists call ‘the underclass’ and what Adrian’s father calls ‘Satan’s spawn’”. On Sunday, Adrian tries to get a copy of the Observer from his local newsagent’s, but they only ever have one copy, and the vicar has bought it. The newsagent says they have plenty more newspapers, the News of the World, the People, and Sunday sport, but these are of course not to Adrian’s taste; he asks him to order two copies of the Observer in future.Adrian meets an old friend at the newsagent’s and asks her whether she lives on the estate. She says, “God, no, do I look socially excluded?”Pamela Pigg starts to “hound” Adrian with sexually explicit text messages.The book continues along these lines.In short, this book is just as entertaining and uproarious as the other Adrian Mole books, and I highly recommend that you read it.

Brief Description: Think of this book as a male version of Bridget Jones's Diary ... only more British and less funny. This is the eighth book in a series, and, in this particular outing, Mr. Mole is a middle-aged single parent dealing with dating, children, and housing issues.My Thoughts: I read the first few books of this series (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 and The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole) years ago and remember them as being funny. Either the series hasn't aged well or I haven't as I wasn't terribly amused this time around. Of course, it could be that it was "too British" for me to get all the jokes. It wasn't a horrible read, but I was looking forward to catching up with good old Adrian and found him disappointing. It was kind of like finding an old boyfriend on Facebook and thinking "Oh. Why did I like him????"

Dear Adrian, keep writing. I've read all of your Diaries and enjoyed them all throughout the years. And don't worry about that Sue Townsend making "quite a lucrative living passing herself off as me", like you mention in the foreword. In fact I think you should become friends as she might have a few excellent suggestions for your writing career. Unpublished and frustrated authors like yourself could do with a little help. I'm sure Ms. Townsend wouldn't mind.All the best for now. Love from one of your affectionate readers. X

Just as funny as the rest of the Mole books and well worth a second reading. What a loss Sue Townsend is.

Love love love ALL the Adrian Mole series of books. Sue Townsend was a genius her writing is flawless, she manages to write from the perspective of a teenage boy then later a young then middle aged man, how she does this with such accuracy and humour is nothing short of amazing. I cannot praise these books high enough I have read and reread each one numerous times it is impossible to tire of them my only regret is that sadly there will be no more. If you have not yet read any Adrian Mole (hard to believe ) then do so I can guarantee you will enjoy it.

A brilliant author and it would be nice/fitting for someone to step up and finish her last book and fill in the blanks.

I read my first Adrian mole around 30 years ago, and thought it soo funny then. Came across sue Townsend again while looking for something cheerful to read( for a change! ) got a sample of amazon to my kindle for the lost diaries, I woke my husband up with my laughing out loud while reading the sample.It's so good I hoped it wouldn't finish. Will be reading more sue Townsend very soon.

Great read. How can anyone but this stupid!