Adrian Mole
It's been a long time since anybody updated this place. It's been a long time since I actually read a book that wasn't assigned to me. But I finished one today and it felt good to read again.
This time it was Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction by Sue Townsend. I bought it almost as soon as I saw it. Adrian Mole was one of my favourites when I was young. First, because of his cool name, and second, because he was British. He was hilarious too! He measured his penis every morning when he woke up and recorded the size on a notebook that was hidden under his bed (it was a thirteen-year-old's diary, so no creepiness).
Anyway, this newest one is the diary of a grown up Adrian Mole. It's pretty tongue-in-cheek funny, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it to the more scholarly crowd we've got goin' on here. Here are some funny moments from it regardless:
Adrian is dating this girl, but he wants to break up with her because she is crazy. So he writes a bunch of letter drafts and tries to decide which one is the best. This is the one I personally liked the best:
Dear Marigold
Can I be honest with you? I have recently discovered that I am gay. The signs have been there for some time (perhaps this explains why I did not stumble across your clitoris). I almost bought a chandelier recently. I have taken to wearing rubber gloves while doing my housework and I have noticed myself using waspish humour as a method of communication.
Here's another good one:
My birthday.
I am thirty-five today. I am officially middle-aged. It is all downhill from now. A pathetic slide towards gum disease, wheelchair ramps and death.
A recurrent theme of the book is his strong support of Tony Blair and the invasion of Iraq. It is obvious that the author strongly opposes it though, because Adrian keeps making really idiotic comments about the war and by the end of the book he is against it too.
I hope to add to this place a bit more now. I am also reading Tuesdays with Morrie for a class (kinda) and I just started reading Stephen Lewis' Massey Lectures today. Both are very good so far.
This time it was Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction by Sue Townsend. I bought it almost as soon as I saw it. Adrian Mole was one of my favourites when I was young. First, because of his cool name, and second, because he was British. He was hilarious too! He measured his penis every morning when he woke up and recorded the size on a notebook that was hidden under his bed (it was a thirteen-year-old's diary, so no creepiness).
Anyway, this newest one is the diary of a grown up Adrian Mole. It's pretty tongue-in-cheek funny, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it to the more scholarly crowd we've got goin' on here. Here are some funny moments from it regardless:
Adrian is dating this girl, but he wants to break up with her because she is crazy. So he writes a bunch of letter drafts and tries to decide which one is the best. This is the one I personally liked the best:
Dear Marigold
Can I be honest with you? I have recently discovered that I am gay. The signs have been there for some time (perhaps this explains why I did not stumble across your clitoris). I almost bought a chandelier recently. I have taken to wearing rubber gloves while doing my housework and I have noticed myself using waspish humour as a method of communication.
Here's another good one:
My birthday.
I am thirty-five today. I am officially middle-aged. It is all downhill from now. A pathetic slide towards gum disease, wheelchair ramps and death.
A recurrent theme of the book is his strong support of Tony Blair and the invasion of Iraq. It is obvious that the author strongly opposes it though, because Adrian keeps making really idiotic comments about the war and by the end of the book he is against it too.
I hope to add to this place a bit more now. I am also reading Tuesdays with Morrie for a class (kinda) and I just started reading Stephen Lewis' Massey Lectures today. Both are very good so far.