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Summary: An absolutely hilarious novel by Meg Cabot.
Review: Mia Thermopolis is already having a bad life failing Algebra, a mean rival, and parents that she'll never understand. But now her life takes an unusual turn when her father reveals to Mia that he is the crowned Prince of Genovia, making her a princess. Mia, faced with this revelation, is horrified -- she never wanted to be a princess, and now things are worse. The publicity is never ending -- and her grandmother insists on giving her princess lessons! Mia doesn't know how to confront this new reality yet, but she'll have to learn fast. After all, there's nothing like being a princess...especially this princess. The Princess Diaries is a witty and hilarious work written by Meg Cabot, who writes the The Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You series under the name Jenny Carroll. All who have read this funny and exciting novel should read her other works under the name Jenny Caroll -- which everyone will like. I can't wait to read the new sequel to this book, The Princess Diaries, Volume II: Princess In The Spotlight.
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Summary: Great read:)
Review: I normaly don't like to read but this book was EXELLENT. I have yet to find a book better, I couldn't put it down. It is so like a girls diary so real. Meg Cabot is the best auther.If you buy this book but the second one two (The princess in the spotlite)because when you read this book it leaves you at the egde of your seat and you have to read the second one right away. So please read this book it is sooooo good,words can't descibe it.
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Summary: The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Review: OK. This is totally not fair. I am the only heir to the throne of Genovia. In one minute my life changes. When I'm..wait WAS Mia Thermopolis it was Ok to go on te subway but when I'm Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo I have to go with a chafuer. Plus my algebra teacher (whose class I am failing) is dating my mom (looks serious) and and and my best friend, Lilly, is mad with me (proper princess word: enraged) my Grandmother, the scariest gramother ever that has tatooed eyevbrows and I'm already considered a freak at school by the most populr girl, Lana Weinberger and the rest of the school, too.
But even worse the kids at school find out and I don't have Lilly on my side. And I make friend with Tina Hakim Baba, who lives sort of like me, with the bodygaurd and all. Still, I get kissed by the boy I adore but he only kisses me to get on a magazine. But soon things start to go up. Well, life isn't that bad when you read this book all through. So my life is not that horrible after all. Now my next diarie
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Summary: Awesome Fun for Any Age
Review: Come on, don't we all want to be a Princess in our own right? For anyone who dreamed of being a Princess (or all you Kings, Queens, and Princes out there look for a fun read), this book has the right attitude. Mia's perspective on the whole Rags to Riches story (literally, as those overalls are definitely not Grandmere approved Princess-wear) is refreshing, as I certainly never thought of the downside to royal power before! This book should certainly not be thought of in the same context as the movie - they are both fantastic, but in their own rights. Read, have fun, and dream a little!
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Summary: It's Just Good. Period.
Review: Well, to begin, though there are a few reviews on here saying that the book is stereotypical and prejudice, I don't see it. The book deals with daily life in Greenwich Village, New York and follows the life of fourteen-year-old Amelia Thermopoils. "Mia," as she likes to be called has a very eccentric and quirky personality, the more you read, the more you love her. From her vegetarianism to her devotion to Greenpeace, Mia never fails to surprise with her fast-paced, directly contradictory thoughts. Mia's life is filled with several twists and turns, such as her mother (famous contemporary painter Helen Thermopolis) dating Mia's Algebra teacher, "Mr. G." Algebra, the subject Mia is flunking. Mia's father has been struggling with cancer, and after much chemotherapy, it's discovered that he can't have any more children. And Mia is therefore told she is the heir to the throne of Genovia. After much resistance, Mia must go through with "princess lessons" with her French grandmother who treats Mia with little respect and still less appreciation. There are the typical day to day teenage happenings; dates, new friends, first kisses, friendships in trouble, the reformation of paradigms about everyone and everything around her- all leading through several plot twists and eventually coming to a very happy resoltion. I recommend this book to anyone with a sense of humor. If you can't take a joke or can't remember what being fourteen was all about, it probably isn't for you. If you do like this book, be sure to read the (much better) "Princess Diaries Volume II: Princess in the Spotlight," "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging" and "On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God."
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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: I picked up The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot after seeing the movie starring Anne Hatahway and Julie Andrews Edwards, which I loved, and I couldn't put it down! Meg Cabot's "debut" book was fantatstic. This book was funny, it was entertaining, and it actually had some very good points in it about discrimination and friendship. If you have seen the movie and liked it, or are in need of a good laugh, The Princess Diaries is the book for you!
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Summary: A winner that crosses all generations
Review: In the age of reality TV and the "whoa is me-coming to terms with life books (the Oprah booklist) it is a pleasure to have a writer who brings us all back to the simple things in life. Meg Cabot's The Pricess Diaries is a delightful tale that with great humor addresses the life of Mia Thermopolis, a high school freshman, who finds out the she is a Princess. The story is a wonderful vehicle that allows the reader to lose themselves in this girls life as she muddles through the difficulties of high school, explores her relationships with her parents and grandmother, and balances the conflicts that come with wanting to be popular. Cabot's witty diaolgue moves the book along making it a quick read and preventing it from becoming "syrupy". The sentiments conveyed by both Lily (Mia's best friend) and Mia put into words the feelings that so many teen girls feel but can't express. The book has strong messages that are so subtly integrated that the reader doesn't realize the impact until the last page is read. As a middle school teacher I have the unique opportunity to include this book as part of my reading list, and wish to thank Meg Cabot for bringing fun back into literature.
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Summary: This book tells it like it is, and i CAN'T put it down!!!!!!
Review: Ok, first let me say that 10 minutes ago I finished The Princess Diaries, and it is tied for my favorite book. Im astounded at some peoples review saying it was too sterio typical, but if you didn't notice all of them we're adults and for me, a middle schooler, i can honestly say that basically all of those "sterio types" we're completely true. It made me laugh at how true this wonderful book is. And i can really relate to Mia, she's just trying to live her life for Lords sake when all this princess buissnes comes along! Anyways I absolutly adored THE PRINCESS DIARIES! The movie didn't do it justice! P.S. I loved the Eloise referance, Mia reminds me of Eloise! :-)!
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Summary: Okay, not the best
Review: This book was not nearly as good as I expected. The overall plot is boring (not-so-attractive girl like oh-so-hot guy, girl gets made over, gets asked out by guy, finds out guy is a jerk and thus becomes a "deeper" person). I also found the lead character to be shallow, although she did improve as the book went on. The entire first half of the book consists of the vocabualry "whatever" "like, HELLO" and "yeah right" repeated continusously. On the up side, the princess theme was pretty funny (although there's absolutely no way the lead character WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED that something was different about her dad. No one is that dumb.) But it was still enjoyable enough. Some good characters were Lars, her bodyguard, Grandmere, her grandmother and my favorite character, and Tina, a girl she becomes friends with during the book.
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Summary: Funny...but fluffy.
Review: Okay, I liked the book. I liked it very much. It was very funny and Mia had a distinct voice. However, it was fluffy. And fluffy is a BAD adjective for me to use for a book.
As a previous reviewer said, Mia is just like every other teenaged girl in the world except she happens to be a princess. She has a mother and a father and a best friend. She hates her hair. She hates her body. She worries about the size of her breasts. She has a massive crush on a popular guy who doesn't know she's alive.
If it wasn't for the princess thing (and it wasn't realistic; how could Mia have known her father 14 years and not figured it out?) this novel would be just another fluffy adolescent-angst story with nothing distinctive about it.
Which isn't to say I didn't like the book. I did, and I will watch the movie and probably read the sequel too.
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