Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Softcover

Rennison, Louise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439993962 ISBN 13: 9780439993968

Publisher: Point, 2001

Synopsis

The confessions of fourteen-year-old Georgia Nicolson revolve around her cat Angus, who tries to eat the dog next door, her three-year-old sister who wets the bed, somewhat prudish parents and Stalag 14 (school). Add to that chasing boys and annoying her teachers, and you have the hilarious and totally irreverent Georgia. A book that girls will love!

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Review

It is bad enough trying to cope with being a teenager, Georgia Nicolson's problems go way beyond the average in Louise Rennison's debut novel for children--a kind of Bridget Jones does "Top Shop" and just as funny.

Georgia relates her tales of love, life and full frontal snogging through her diary, a format that in this case works like a dream. Georgia not only has to cope with the hormonal roller coaster that refuses to stop, but fears that she might be a lesbian and her dad might be a transvestite. Of course, Georgia is seeing the world through her naive eyes and seems to get every situation hopelessly wrong--not so good for her but great for the reader who is treated to an hilarious account of a few months in the life of typical teenager.

Rennison's prose crackles with energy and enthusiasm and her voice is so painfully authentic that at times you feel almost guilty, as if you are secretly peering into the pages of a real person's diary. But it is the author's razor sharp humour that will keep you hooked and, at times, virtually crying with laughter as Georgia stumbles from one mid-teen crisis to the next, such as an unfortunate incident with a pair of tweezers and some eye liner pencil. Her cringe-inducing encounters with boys, especially her over-friendly cousin, cause just as many problems as what she should do with her hands while engaging in a heavy kissing session.

Angus, Things and Full-Frontal Snogging is a smart, sharp and very funny book, superbly written and acutely observed--please Ms Rennison, can we have some more? (Age 12 and over) --Jonathan Weir

Review

“Bridget Jones for teenagers – but funnier. Expect Potter-esque queues for the sequel.” The Sunday Telegraph

“Don’t miss this gem” The Guardian

"One of the funniest books of the year..." Independent on Sunday

"This is very funny – very very funny. I wish I had read this book when I was a teenager. It really is very funny." Alan Davies, comedian

"I laughed like a drain" John Peel

“This very funny book perfectly captures the agony of being a teenager.” Book of the Week, Sunday Mirror

"This book could seriously damage your health... you could die laughing" Carousel magazine

Edition details

• Publisher: Point
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0439993962
• ISBN 13: 9780439993968
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208