The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole 1999-2001 [Paperback]

Sue Townsend (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 283 pages
• Publisher: Michael Joseph (Penguin) (2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0718154908
• ISBN-13: 978-0718154905
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,711,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not As Good As First Books In Series... Disappointing, February 27, 2011

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Jennifer "Jenners" (Sicklerville, NJ, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: THE LOST DIARIES OF ADRIAN MOLE, 1999-2001 (Hardcover)

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????"

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lost & thankfully Found, June 2, 2009

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This review is from: THE LOST DIARIES OF ADRIAN MOLE, 1999-2001 (Hardcover)

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 Unpublished and frustrated authors like yourself could do with a little help.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