TOWNSEND, Sue - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ - [*RECOMMENDED READING*] - (Paperback)

Book still in a good condition - Previous owner's name small inside.   >>>   I was around 13¾ years of age when I first read this novel, so I only had a couple of vague recollections about it. But I definitely remembered that I liked it, so I re-read it, and I still like it a lot, for many reasons.   =   First of all, I like it because this novel is really laugh-out-loud funny. Adrian Mole, a moderately loser teenager – whose life is a never-ending fight against his pimples, his careless parents, the unmanageable family dog, the school bully, and, in general, the whole English reality of the 1980s – writes about his trials and tribulations (some of which can by no means be dismissed as the usual teenage whining) with a low-key, casually self-deprecating, ironic humor which I find irresistible – but of course I’m a great fan of this kind of deadpan, disrespectful humor in general.  (Someone on Goodreads)  *** RECOMMENDED READING …  “101 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up !!!” ***