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Stop in the Name of Pants! (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson)

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Stop in the Name of Pants finds our favorite teen Brit, Georgia Nicolson, the official girlfriend of the Luuurve God, Masimo, with only one minor problem: he's currently in Pizza-a-Go-Go Land visiting family, and she's all aloney back at homey. Oh, and Robbie (aka The Sex God) is still around and possibly interested. Oh, and erm, yeah, Georgia's accidentally gotten to #5 on the Snog Scale with Dave the Laugh...again. Which gives us plenty of drama and comedy as we follow Georgia's antics as she tries to find dignitosity in all situations.

This particular entry in the series, while still laugh out loud funny, does have a couple of major moments of seriousness that really brought me up short. One thing especially made my heart nearly stop as I was blithely reading along, laughing; Georgia must learn to deal with some things with more maturity than she's shown in the past. Luckily for us, she does and still manages to create great Nordic dance moves, too.

I received this book yesterday and despite wanting to make myself slow down, I just couldn't. I love Georgia and her mates, but I'm beginning to despair that she will ever realize that her true love is RIGHT THERE in the form of Dave the Laugh. The humor is spot on and it's always lovely to spend time with the Nicolson family and the ace gang. Love it but I'm sorely disappointed that now I must again wait a year for the next book. I am full of sadnosity.

Completely disappointed and angry would be the words I would describe to how I felt after reading this book. It seems Rennison is, as I had suspected, merely churning out empty, "been there" pages and titling it as a book to gain revenue until her readership starts to decline and she has to hurriedly finish the series. I do understand that Georgia and Dave cannot start a relationship without some of the series magic being lost, but really, any progression or actual movement would have been appreciated. The jokes had been done many, many, MANY times before, the Thor dance was contrived and pretty much just the Horn dance with some slapped on extras, and what the heck is the point of Honor and Sophie, the "trainee Ace Gang" members who bring nothing at ALL to the table??
I remain faithful to reading the series purely because the earlier books were so fantastic, and Rennisons characters so hilarious, but should the next book be as draining and pointless as this one, I may have to reconsider.

Ah, Georgia. We all love her and this ninth installment in the series only makes that love grow. Georgia is at the top of her game and hilarious as always. I know I can always expect a good laugh reading about Georgia and this book delivered.

There is actually a bit of sadness in the middle which produced a few tears from me. I never thought I would cry reading one of these books but Louise Rennison decided to change it up on us. Even though I cried, I really enjoyed this part of the novel because it shows Georgia's life isn't always fun and games.

The tenth in the series should be another good one with a new play that Stalag 14 and the Foxwood boys will be putting on as well as plenty of boyfriend drama for Georgia. I look forward to it!

If you have not started the Georgia and the Ace Gang series yet - what is wrong with you???? Wonderful silly humor had me laughing out loud, yelling Thor and HORN and developing an even bigger crush on Dave the Laugh. Can't wait for the next installment. Louise Rennison is one of my new author heroes.

Wonderful series that captures the ups and downs of true love crushes and mixes it with wonderful friendships, tears, giggles, spontaneous dancing, make-up and hormones.

Great for anglophiles and those who just need a laugh of any age. I chose my own "Dave the Laugh" years ago and this series reminds me of how wonderful it is to be young, confused by raging hormones and in love. And if you don't try the HORN dance after this book - again, what is wrong with you!!!?? :)

There comes a point in many series where the characters have become so familiar and predictable that their misadventures in new settings read like fan fiction. The first few books were a lot of fun to read, but I think this sort of diary-format YA fiction has really run its course. It became such a popular style that the authors at the forefront of the movement (so to speak) now seem to be merely imitating themselves.

Beyond the style, I feel that the content is somewhat questionable... not offensive per se, and nothing out of the ordinary for the series. But the last one I read must have been 7 years ago (when I was in high school), so my reading of this volume of confessions was influenced by my studies in feminist and queer theories. The book's target audience is presumably teenage girls, but Rennison presents them with no clear message on female sexuality, and sexuality in general. Kidwell, in her thesis "The Thongs That Bind: How Georgia Nicolson Negotiates Her Identity as an Adolescent Girl" (which can be found on Google Scholar), discusses the "ambiguous power paradigm that some readers use to find empowerment and independence, where other readers rehearse patriarchy" (69). Furthermore, characters perceived to be gay/lesbian are presented as either a source of humor or a sexual threat.

Overall, I think books like the Georgia Nicolson series need to be kept at the top of the reading pyramid. Enjoy sparingly.

First off, this book has been written in the everyday slang dialogues of a brit teen. If you're not fully acquainted, you may need to analyze what has been written from time to time to get a full understanding.

However, it doesn't make it any less good or interesting. With new words like 'undercrackers' - it adds a touch of delight to your read.

The book is written as a series of diary (or blog) entries, happening as frequently as "thirty seconds later."

Georgia has a few love interests throughout the book. The book's main premise are these young men. How she handles (and sometimes simply perceives) these situations is nothing short of being a drama queen. Who is a bit bossy.

It is funny. The humour is dry, which works well in a book. Here is a couple of quick snippets from random pages in the book:


ONE MINUTE LATER
When I say "gay" I don't mean gay as in an "Ooooohhh do you like my big beard?" sort of way. I mean that I was merely being cheerful.

FOUR SECONDS LATER
Anyway, shut up brain, I must think. Now is not the time for a rambling trip to Ramble land. Now is the time to put my foot down with a firm hand and stop snogging my not boyfriend Dave the Laugh.


The whole book is filled with this chatter.

Georgia Nicolson is still hilarious. I love the slang Louise Rennison uses and the crazy antics of the Ace Gang. If you've read the previosu books, well then you just have to read this one! If you've never read them, start with "Angus, Thongs & Full Frontal Snogging". This series is laugh-out-loud funny.

But it does need to be mentioned that the series IS starting to drag a bit, and Georgia doesn't seem to grow or mature alot. Another thing about reading this, is you keep wondering WHY she has all these hot guys after her. Sure she is funny, but she is not a considerate, smart (or according to herself and her friends) that great looking (her face is all nostrils?!). But luckily, in this book we get to see Georgia show her sensitive/serious side for once. It was a break from the routine shallowness.

The ending was really good! It was one of those (almost cliffhanger) endings that makes you realize you are at the end of the book, and howl out "Noooooo!!!! I need to know what happens next!". I can't wait to read the next one! I really wish the books would come out faster than only 1 per year.

My daughter is 14 and I am 38. We both love this series and can't wait for the next one. They are a quick and easy read, and make you chuckle out loud. Just good silly fun.

Stop in the Name of Pants! is the ninth book in the Georgian Nicolson series, which is full of hilariousity, lurrve, bestest pallies and all the things that make being a teenage girl the rollercoaster ride that it is.

This hilarious, British series for teens is best appreciated when read in order:

1. Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging
2. On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God
3. Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas
4. Dancing in My Nuddy Pants
5. Away Laughing on a Fast Camel (or outside North America, And Then It Fell Off in My Hand)
6. Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers
7. Startled by His Furry Shorts
8. Love Is a Many Trousered Thing

I fell in love with the first book, found the series dragged in books two and three (was very disappointed Georgia never went to Kiwi-A-Go-Go-Land), but then was delighted I stuck around, because the series eventually found a great pace starting with Away Laughing on a Fast Camel.

When we last left Georgia at the end of Love Is a Many Trousered Thing, she had left the Cake Shop of Lurrve with the Italian pastry, otherwise known as the Lurrve God, after eschewing Robbie, otherwise knows as the Sex God, with a firm hand. But then Dave the Laugh had to go and spoil it all with a kiss. What's Georgia to do?

Well, I'm not going to spoil it by telling you, but I will tell you Stop in the Name of Pants is full of the romance and humor that has made this series an international hit, and fans of the series will not be disappointed. I will also tell you this book, like the last four, ends on a cliffhanger, or as Georgia would put it, with her once again on the Rack of Lurrve. I can also tell you there's a dramatic event in this book that surprised me and had me in tears, but it still fit the series perfectly. It's always nice when a series can continue to surprise you as far in as book nine and yet remain true to itself.

Oh, and one small problem--this book is missing the Snogging Scale. Of course, the reader can always refer to an earlier book for that, and some bonus features here include instructions for The Viking Bison Disco Inferno dance, The Snot Disco Inferno dance, and The Viking Disco Hornpipe Extravaganza dance; the Having a Hump Scale (which is what we call "getting mad" in Hamburger-A-Go-Go-Land); the Losing It Scale; and of course one of Georgia's glossaries, which explains UK English words in a way that only Georgia can.

The Georgia Nicolson books are a laugh-out-loud treat, and they are even better in audio. I'm also looking forward to seeing the first movie, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, when it arrives in the USA, the sooner the better.

Nunga Nungas or not, Georgia Nicolson knocks me out!

When I ordered this book, I did not realize a few things. I did not know it was about and for teen girls. I did not know it was the ninth of a series, the first being this: ANGUS, THONGS AND FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING: CONFESSIONS OF GEORGIA NICOLSON.

As a geezer "homosexualist" male who resides in "Hamburger-a-gogo Land", I had some concern that this reading experience might be sub-optimal. "I will tell you this for free," it wasn't! Everything is "tickety-boo" as far as being a "naff" geezer who speaks "Hamburgerese" enjoying this installment of Miss Nicolson's confessions.

Georgia Nicolson is funnier than a funny thing on funny tablets.

Despite that I am a "vair vair" literary sort, I do love a bit of fun. And this book has it. It was no trouble that I hadn't read the other books, though I'm sure the experience would be richer if I knew some of the history of Georgia and her Ace Gang.

I devoured this book and am likely to read more of the series. The laughingnocity just won't stop. I offer one of my favorite passages wherein Miss Nicolson describes her preparations for conversational facility with Masimo, the Luuurve God, upon the occasion of his return from Pizza-a-gogo Land: "I have got an Italian book for idiots, so I must look through it. Mind you, if it is anything like our French or German textbooks it will be wubbish. They are always to do with losing your bike. They are not really based on real life, there is nothing about how to snog in different languages. Absoluto stupido and ueselessio."

Gorgey, no?