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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: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,705 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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8 of 8 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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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Always, reliably, hilarious and contemporary, 8 Nov 2008
By sam155 (Gloucestershire) - 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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1.0 out of 5 stars Big Disappointment, 10 Nov 2008
By V. Hemmingsen (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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I am a huge fan of Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole books and needless to say I was waiting in great anticipation to see which woes would befall poor Adrian in this latest book. I was so disappointed with the entire book, there was no set story line, no humerous family hijinks, none of what makes me love Adrian Mole. In fact at the end of the book I felt a dislike towards his character. I've always had a slight issue with Sue Townsend's continuity in the series of Mole books but this one took the cake-in 'The Cappucino Years' set in 97-98 Adrian's sons are 3 and 13, in this book, set in 99-01 they start off as being 7 and 13, so William has miraculously aged 4 years in 2 and Glenn has not aged at all! Small details which I have picked up and know from re-reading previous Mole books hundreds of times like Glenns birthday being in April and now in this book being in February just irritated me. That may sound a little precious but when Ivan Braithwaite-who is mentioned to have died in 2000 in the book 'Adrian Mole & The Weapons of Mass Destruction' (set in 02-03) while still being married to Pauline Mole at the end of this book- he is still alive and kicking and back living with his ex-wife Tania. There are repeated storylines such as Adrians dad, George, being hospitalised with back injuries leading to him suffering a super bug which is straight out of 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' and whole lines are re-used from earlier books. I may have a pedantic view on this but I think as a long time fan and reader of Townsend's books that she could at least keep track of even the simplest facts. I wouldn't recommend this book to others who have read all the previous books as I believe many would feel the same way as I do.
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4.0 out of 5 stars still makes me laugh out loud
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Having recently finished True Confessions of Adrian Mole, and giving it a low 3 star, I should say that LOST DIARIES is somewhat better, and I would give it at least 3. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The lost diaries of Adrian Mole
As always a laugh out loud every pageThe Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001. One of the best authors of our time.
Published 5 months ago by A. Wilkins

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed
As mentioned in other reviews by other Mole-ites who have read and re-read the books, the continuity errors and re-cycled ideas are staggering. Read more
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This book is a collection of Mole Diary entries which were originally material for a Guardian column called "Diary of a Provincial Man" and thought it fits in between "The... Read more
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