Love Is a Many Trousered Thing (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, Book 8) [Paperback]

Louise Rennison (Author)

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Publication Date: June 24, 2008

The nub and gist is that I have accidentally acquired two Luuurve Gods.

Oh my giddy god! Georgia has somehow landed back in the cakeshop of agony now that Robbie the Sex God has returned and she has three potential snoggees. What's a proper girl to do? Hide, of course, and hope that she will be able to choose one before she ends up all aloney on her owney.

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About the Author

Louise Rennison is the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of the angst-filled Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series. She lives in Brighton, the San Francisco of England (apart from the sun, Americans, the Golden Gate Bridge, and earthquakes).

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 265 pages
• Publisher: HarperTeen; Reprint edition (June 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060853891
• ISBN-13: 978-0060853891
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Louise Rennison is the bestselling and award-winning author of the angst-filled Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. Louise lives in Brighton, the San Francisco of England (apart from the sun, Americans, the Golden Gate Bridge, and earthquakes).

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Back on the Rack and Stuck in a Cake Shop, July 6, 2007

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This review is from: Love Is a Many Trousered Thing (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson) (Hardcover)

Georgia Nicolson, our fabbity-fab friend and true sufferer in luuuuuurve, is back in this eighth installment of the series by Louise Rennison. Since the last book (Startled by His Furry Shorts) left us on a major cliffhanger, this one was most eagerly anticipated, and it did resolve the main issue of Masimo and Robbie. But, oh, the other turns Georgia's life takes!

Set during the last two weeks of term, Georgia finds herself in the delicious scenario of having to choose between Italian Stallion Masimo and Sex God Robbie. You might think this is a good thing, being sought after by two such gorgy porgy guys, but as per usual, things do not go smoothly for Georgia as she feasts on the mucho handsome guys while hanging out with the ace gang, fighting with Mutti and Vati, chasing after Angus and Gordy, keeping Libby out of the airing closet, and hiding from the Baldy-gram uncle. And is there really a choice, since both potential boyfriends seem to not be taking any initiative? Mix in an end of term camping expedition, a few disco infernos, and a bubblegum disco dance and you've Georgia's usual hilarious musings. And just when you think things are going to calm down, who shows up? Dave the Laugh! Is there anyone else besides me who wants Georgia to realize he's the one for her?

This is a good installment, but not my favorite in the series. While there are still plenty of laugh out loud moments, and I particularly love how Georgia vows not to do something and two minutes later, there she is doing it, I do wish we'd move along a bit in the story and I'm beginning to wonder why Jas is even a member of the Ace Gang. Fun, fast reading, but poor Georgia is still left on the rack of pain. Still, it's typical Georgia, and that's never a bad thing. Enjoy!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HOOOOOORRRRNNNN!!!, July 5, 2007

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maureenlynn (Green Bay, WI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Is a Many Trousered Thing (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson) (Hardcover)

Ohmygiddygodstrousers! What a wonderful installment in my (second) favorite series!
I got into this series because of my intense HP withdrawal between books 4 and 5, and I have yet to be disappointed. There are only two things that keep me from giving it the 5th star, and they are
1) The book is too short! It only covers about two weeks, and the dilemma that she was facing at the end of book 7 is still there (with some minor alterations) at the end of book 8. I won't spoil it for you, so don't freak out.
2) That ugly cover! I know, I know, I shouldn't give in to that particular saying, but I can't help it. If I were just considering this series now instead of 3-4 years ago, I don't think I'd pick it up. It's too girly and odd, it looks like she's going to spend a lot of time moaning about how ugly and unpopular she is, with hardly any laughs. The old art suited the content much better in my opinion.

Final Word: If you're like me and enjoy Python-esque humor, don't be too put off by the ultra-girly design. I had to change my shirt while I was reading it because I shot coffee out my nose from the part about the camping fandango. It's a good read, and I heartily recommend it.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Same old Georgia!, July 4, 2007

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hollygolightly (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Is a Many Trousered Thing (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson) (Hardcover)

Even though I'm well over 30, I started reading Georgia Nicholson's adventures years ago and they're the few books that I regularly buy in hardback. If it were possible to give Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging seven stars, I would. So I got Love is a Many Trousered Thing as soon as it was published, and read it right away.

If you've read all the books you may have noticed that the time periods are getting shorter and shorter; the sixth book covered two and a half months, the seventh book covered four weeks, and this installment covers just two weeks at the end of Georgia's fourth form (her sophomore year). The only major advancement is a resolution of sorts for the previous book's cliffhanger...to be replaced by the EXACT SAME dilemma at the end of this one. I can't say anything else about the plot because there isn't one, other than her deciding between two potential boyfriends.

As much as I still love Georgia, I really hope that Louise Rennison kick-starts the series again, and Georgia has even more wonderful adventures. The cakes on the rack of luuurve are getting a little stale.