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by Sue Townsend (Author)
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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (1 Sep 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141015888
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141015880
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13.2 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,669 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Adrian Mole’s pen is scribbling for the twenty-first century. Working as a bookseller and living in Leicester’s Rat Wharf; finding time to write letters of advice to Tim Henman and Tony Blair; locked in mortal combat with a vicious swan called Gielgud; measuring his expanding bald spot; and trying to escape the clutches of Marigold and win over her voluptuous sister Daisy… Adrian still yearns for a better, more meaningful world. And he’s not ready to surrender his pen yet…

About the Author
Sue Townsend is on of Britain’s bestselling authors. Her hugely successful novels include five Adrian Mole books, The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman (Aged 553/4) and Number Ten. She is also well known as a playwright. She lives in Leicester.
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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another hilarious episode in the Mole saga, 13 Nov 2004
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This review is from: Adrian Mole and The Weapons of Mass Destruction (Hardcover)
The latest episode in the Adrian Mole story has arrived, and it is amazing how Sue Townsend manages to keep the story fresh and hilariously funny. This is not a book to read on a train or other public venue and I for one found myself laughing aloud and giggling with amusement as the twists and turns of this diary unfold. Mole's potential for disaster and embarrassment continue unabated and the whole sage of his engagement to the awful Marigold plays out throughout the book.

Alongside Adrian's story we also catch up with his children and his parents, and of course the lovely Pandora, now a junior government Minister. These books are nothing if not topical and reading it is also a political history of the last two years, as Tony Blair stumbles deeper into the morass of Iraq, stretching the loyalty even of Adrian and ultimately Pandora. Other contemporary themes occuring in the book include the property improvement fad, credit card debt, the impact of ethnic cultures on the face of Britain and the animal rights movement.

There are some wonderful new characters in the book too - Adrian's employer, Marigold's sister, and of course the awful potential-father in-law Mr Flowers. While Sue Townsend of course encourages to laugh at Adrian's escapades, she also manages to make us sympathise with him and to identify with some of the problems he experiences. A wonderfully warm and human book, very easy to read, and well worth catching up with.

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Happy people don't keep a diary", 6 Nov 2004
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I wouldn't say "Adrian Mole and the WMD" is the best in the series yet, because they are all fantastically written novels; I'm sure future sequels will not disappoint.

In WMD, Adrian is face-to-face with the stressful issues of the modern day, be they credit card debt, terrorism or political correctness. His children are in far-flung countries and his parents have sold their house and moved to rebuild their lives, while he himself battles with a flock of beastly swans and a talking fridge. It's a beautifully-written novel, leaving you laughing out loud and saying to yourself "let me stay up an extra half-hour and find out how he gets out of this one".

It strikes me that one of the many secrets behind the success of the Mole series is that he has become increasingly detached from the character of Pandora. Crucially, she's not gone completely; there are several instances of continuity connections with the past. Is it any wonder how it easy it is for us to visualise Adrian Mole in real life?

Hats off to Sue Townsend - I was gripped, reading it in two days, nearly without putting it down. Buy it now.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Jolly good read , 20 May 2006
I read this book while on holiday and I couldn't put it down. One of the funniest books I have read in a long while. A truly enjoyable read and very well written. It was funny, moving and poignant.

If you want a book that will make the train/tube/bus journey that little bit more bearable when travelling to and from work, this is the book to read.



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5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece!
This is the best Adrian Mole book. If you only read one, make it this one. You do not need to have read the others. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dave Gilmour's cat

3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate But a Tired Novel
I am an avid fan of the adventures of Mole and especially loved the the great "Capuccino Years" but this is a bit dissapointing:- Mole is at his most feeble and the constant... Read more
Published 10 months ago by D. Wright

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Adrian Mole
This is one of the few books (along with the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy) that made me laugh out loud all the while I was reading it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by French reader

4.0 out of 5 stars the early twenty-first century viewed by one Mr Mole
The eponymous diarist over some decades is here writing as a man in his mid-thirties, a failed family man who increasingly lives beyond his means. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Cole Davis

5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest book I own - but disappointing ending
Honestly, I have probably never laughed so much reading a book. Isn't that a terrible cliche? But true. Sue Townsend seems to have a direct tap to my funny bone. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Morena

5.0 out of 5 stars So brilliant: a noble swan of naivety on a muddy pond
Is it the last volume of the Adrian Mole saga? Of course not. I doubt it very much. There is no end to a good recipe, a ratatouille or a beef and kidney pie. But we'll see. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Jacques COULARDEAU

2.0 out of 5 stars The Late Night Readers bookclub thought...
This sees Adrian, now aged 30, working as a clerk in a bookstore. He holds his infatuation with Pandora Braithwaite, MP, and has just moved into a flat of his own, where, failing... Read more
Published on 24 April 2007 by Late Night Readers

4.0 out of 5 stars Cringeworthy comic-genius
This is yet another classic example of comedy in the present day. It could be argued that characters such as David Brent in 'The Office' and Alan Partridge have been influenced... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2007 by Thomas Muddimer

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply great
Quite possibly the best one in an exceptionally high quality series.

No further explanation needed - just buy it (I paid full price for it and thought it worthwhile... Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2007 by Ian Kemp

5.0 out of 5 stars A return to form
I remember reading the original 'Secret Diary...' and 'Growing Pains...' when I was a young lad and loved them. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2006 by DangermouseZilla

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