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The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001 (Hardcover)

by Sue Townsend (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 283 pages
  • Publisher: Michael Joseph (6 Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0718154894
  • ISBN-13: 978-0718154899
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,911 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Adrian Mole really is a brilliant comic creation' The Times 'Thank heavens for Sue Townsend ! she has an unrivalled claim to be this country's foremost practising comic novelist' Mail on Sunday


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'Adrian Mole really is a brilliant comic creation! Every sentence is witty and well thought out, and the whole has reverberations beyond itself! [Sue Townsend is] one of our finest living comic writers' - "The Times". 'A delight. Genuinly funny! Compassion shines through the unashamed ironic social commentary' - "Guardian". 'He will be remembered some day as one of England's great diarists. No matter what your troubles may be Adrian Mole is sure to make you feel better' - "Evening Standard". 'Thank heavens for Sue Townsend! She has an unrivalled claim to be this country's foremost practising comic novelist' - "Mail on Sunday". 'One of the great fictional creations of our time! A joy' - "Scotsman". 'Poignant, hilarious, heart-rending, devastating' - "New Statesman".
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Lost Diaries - excellent!, 22 Jan 2009
By Dave Gilmour's cat (on Dave Gilmour's boat) - See all my reviews
I think the cricitism here is far too harsh. Yes, it's a shame about the continuity errors, but this IS a work of fiction. What is evident is that Sue Townsend's social/political satire remains spot-on. There are many laugh-out-loud moments. It's not a masterpiece ('Adrian Mole and the Weapons Of Mass Destruction' may well be, however), but it's a worthy addition to the Mole story. As for repeated plotlines, surely that's part of the point: Mole's life seems doomed to repeat itself (i.e. often ending up caring for elderly people, often falling for inappropriate women, taking on bizarre short-lived jobs, and so on). This is where much of the comedy comes from.

My only real criticism is Sue Townsend's annoying trick of inserting herself into the story. This looks like she's trying to be 'clever' for its own sake but it really falls flat. It's pointless and only undermines the brilliant creation that is Adrian Mole. Otherwise, this book is well worth a few happy hours of your life. If you have enjoyed the previous volumes you will like this one, too.
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9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Worst of a Very Good Bunch, 25 Nov 2008
By J. Craig "jrfcraig" (Belfast NI) - See all my reviews
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I have to say, after reading this yesterday, that a) it is too short and b) it is full of recycled material, which dilutes my opinion of the book somewhat. This has the feeling of a contractual obligation-piece to it, and as has been mentioned above, the continuity errors are quite unbelievable at times. it's odd when a readership knows characters better then their creator!
having said all this, it still has laugh-out-loud moments aplenty and still contains the same anal, pedantic Adrian. Put aside the errors and you still have a very entertaining novel.
It may be the worst of the Mole books in my opinion, but it is still a Mole book. Enough said.
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9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Always, reliably, hilarious and contemporary, 8 Nov 2008
By sam155 (Wales) - See all my reviews
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I have now read every version and permutation of Adrian Mole's diaries, from when I was a teengaer to the present day as a mother in my thirties. I never fail to laugh out loud at this Middle England pedant, whose obsession with detail, shameless snobbery and outrageous intellectual pretension makes him strangely likeable.

Townsend has started making surreal cameos into Mole's life, but rather than interfere with your suspension of disbelief, it enhances the joke. Adrian's surroundings pose a succint picture of modern Britain and this book is no different. We find him raising his two sons, William and Glen
with admirable steadfastnes: one of the many qualities that prevents the reader ever actually dislking Mole. For all his pretensions and self importance, the reader cannot help but root for him, especially contrasted with the unbearably smug Pandora and his fickle parents.

The poetry and prose that Mole subjects the reader to, is hilarious by its very banality and self importance. Townsend is firing arrows at the literaray establishment left, right and centre, always with tongue firmly in cheek.

Once more, an unsuitable ladyfriend plagues Adrian's disastrous love life to comic effect, but his capers are nothing compared with the chopping and changing of his and Pandora's parents. Pandora herself is a ruthlessly ambitious MP and again, Townsend merrily lampoons Blair's Britain. Its hilarous how much Adrian annoys her and serve her right too!

I thoroughly enjoyed this from cover to cover. It takes real skill to make a franchise fresh and entertaining every time, but I could never get bored of Adrian Mole. Five stars every time!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Underwhelming
More Adrian Mole is never a bad thing, but this is not that great either. With too many re-hashed plot lines, continuity mistakes and undeveloped ideas, it is rather underwhelming... Read more
Published 24 days ago by T. Lewis

4.0 out of 5 stars Reassuringly rather amusing
Along with a number of my contemporaries, I've grown up with Sue Townsend's creation Adrian Mole and his friends and family, so it's always pleasant to catch on what's been... Read more
Published 2 months ago by TheGerbilTamer

4.0 out of 5 stars the lost Diaries of Adrian Mole
I had not realised that this volume of the Adrian Mole saga existed until I spotted it on Amazon. It is very enjoyable, covering the years in between becoming a lone parent and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. C. A. E. Ross

5.0 out of 5 stars Just as good as all the rest
As with all Adrian Mole books, you will laugh or smile on every page as you read his often unintentionally funny diarised lamentations on being an unrecognised intellectual,... Read more
Published 2 months ago by El Zilcho

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Hodge Podge of Middle Aged Adrian
What can you do with a problem like Adrian Mole? Stick him in a council house and make him a single parent seems to be the unsatisfying answer. Read more
Published 3 months ago by debbie8355

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Classic Mole
Adrian Mole says 'These diaries were lost when I moved from my modest council estate home back to my patents equally modest home in Ashby de la Zouch'. Read more
Published 3 months ago by fallenbastion

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book if you've ever lived in Britain and want to have a laugh
These diaries are quite hillarious at times and I like them particularly because they remind me of my first years in Britain with all the current affairs that are being described... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Corinna Witt

5.0 out of 5 stars Adrian Mole for Prime Minister!
This is my first Adrian Mole - yes I did say that! I remember watching it on the TV in the 80's when they serialised it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Martin Belcher

4.0 out of 5 stars still makes me laugh out loud
I know that these have been previously published in newspapers. I know that there are continuity errors. I know that some people are not happy about this. I do not care. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley

4.0 out of 5 stars Lost & thankfully Found
Dear Adrian, keep writing. I've read all of your Diaries and enjoyed them all throughout the years. Read more
Published 5 months ago by I LOVE BOOKS

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