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Summary: Look out! Georgia Nicholson is back...
Review: After reading ANGUS, THONGS and FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING I couldn't wait to read this book, and I am very happy to announce that I was not in the least bit disappointed. Georgia Nicholson is just as entertaining as before, and her diary is just as much fun to read. She has to deal with being forced to go to "Kiwi-a-Gogo Land" (aka New Zeland), executing "Operation Rubberband", being around her crazy friend Jas, and a number of other things, while also being back at school under the tyrannical tutleage of Slim & co., and at the mercy of the "Bummer Twins."The writing is excellent, since, unlike in most books that are supposed to be the diary of a teenager, the style of writing is kept realistic. Georgia is neither profoundly deep nor repulsively shallow. She's pretty normal, if there is such a thing. The one real problem that I have with this book is that I can't really relate to any of the characters because their way of life seems so completely different. Maybe it's because I'm from the USA and this is a very British story. It doesn't bother me all that much, but it is a little weird, and is the reason that I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5. Anyone who read and enjoyed ANGUS, THONGS AND FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING will definitely get a kick out of reading this book. Probably teenage girls will enjoy this and AT+FFS more than any other group of people. The only thing left to say is thank goodness Louise Rennison is already working on two more installments of Georgia's diary, because after all: "What in the name of pantyhose is going to happen next?"
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Summary: Not just for teens!
Review: Even as a 40+ year old, I thoroughly enjoyed this sequel to Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging. I read the first before placing it in a middle school library and knew right away it would be a hit with the teen crowd, but I also recommended it to several adults. As soon as I knew the next installment was available, I ordered it immediately. The sequel manages to maintain the originality and charm of the first. Georgia's quite a girl--a typical teen, but with a dry sense of humor and an ability to poke fun at herself. The supporting cast returns in full force--Robbie,AKA the Sex God, her friends, family, and of course, Angus who, in this book, suffers along with Georgia through the throes of love. Just as in the first, I found myself laughing out loud, finally giving way to tears. All in all, this is a delightful book that can be enjoyed, certainly by its' intended teen audience, but also by a slightly older crowd.
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Summary: On The Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God
Review: For my English class book project, I chose "On The Bright Side..." by Louise Rennison to read. The main character in this book is a teenage girl named Georgia Nicholson who lives in England. Georgia is a semi-popular at her private school (Stalg 14 as she calls it), and has very funny and supportive friends which she calls the "Fabs". The Fab Gang includes: Rosie, Ellen, Jools, and Georgia's best friend Jas. The girls make trouble and many memeories throughout the book, and provide lots of comic releif for the reader. The plot of this book is for Georgia to snag her dream guy Robbie,A.K.A the "Sex God". The only problem is, the "Sex God" is 18, and not interested in girls who are 4 years younger than him. In this book, Georgia must make herslef irresistible and attractive to get back together with Robbie. She uses a boy named "Dave the Laugh" as a red herring to make Robbie jeaulous. And of course, you'll have to read the book to find out how this hilarious sequel turns out!! By Mariquita Reese
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Summary: Georgia Nicolson...Need I Say More?
Review: For those who do not understand the simple importance of my title, let me educate and elaborate.'On the Bright Side' is the second installment of Louise Rennison's series, which is centred on the fifteen year old Georgia Nicolson, a British girl who can't help but have a less than ordinary existence. Written diary-style, the book chronicles all her problems with her mother and father, Mutti and Vati, her slightly mad sister Libby, her half wildcat half...something cat Angus, and everyone in between. It starts off exactly where the first book ended, with her parents telling her their moving plans to Whangamata (New Zealand), her Sex God boyfriend's dumping her because she was too young, and her 'basooma' issues, just to name a few. 5:35 p.m.
Oh yippee.
This is my gorgeous life.
1) I haven't been kissed for a month;my snogging skills will soon be gone.
2)I have a HUGE nose that means I have to live for ever in the Ugly Home. Address:
Georgia Nicolson
Ugly Home
Ugly Kingdom
Ugly Universe
3) My Red Herring plan has failed.
4) I am the Bummer Twins' armchair. 6:00 p.m.
Mum called up, "I'm just taking Libbs to the doctors; she needs her ears cleaning out."
Oh please. Save me from that thought. 6:10 p.m.
Time goes very slowly when you are suicidal. A great book, very funny and not very serious. If you are reading this book for the first time, refrain from reading in public. It has been known to make you fall off your chair, laugh out loud, and generally make a spectacle of yourself. READ THIS BOOK!...
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Summary: Unfortunately not as good as the first
Review: Georgia is your typical 14-year-old Brit teen growing up with parents(Vati and Mutti)she can't stand, a cat named Angus(whose the size of a small horse), and a sister named Libby...who might have peeed in Georgia's room. In her self written diary we learn of the ongoing diaster of Georgia's life and all her misadventures. Taking straight off from Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal snogging, Georgia is in havoc with her parents on the thought that they might be moving to Kiwi-a-gogo land(Better known as New Zealand) right after she manages to start dating the Sex God Robbie. Good thing for Georgia through more of her misadventures she finally pulls out of the havoc and ends up not going to New Zealand. Just when things seem right for once in Georgia's life Robbie writes a note telling her she is too young for him! TOO YOUNG! Plus he tells her she would be better off with a guy Georgia calls Dave the Laugh! Georgia can't believe it and hatches a plan called Operation Elasticity or also known as Operation Red Herring to get Robbie back. and..the Red Herring just happens to be Dave the Laugh. Can Georgia get Robbie back and survive another year in her wild life? I was really looking forward to this book after I loved Angus. However I am disappointed to say that I didn't like it as much as Angus. I found all the old character to be very enjoyable but I found Georgia in this book to have lost some of her spark and at times is really very self-centered and very inconsiderated of her best friend Jas. She is just flat out mean. However I stil anticipated futher adventures in her life in the next book coming out in May 2002 in the U.S. called Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas. It is already out in Britain. Hey but the American addition will have another fun glossary to read of all the word we American chums don't know about.
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Summary: Unbelievably hilarious! A must- read!
Review: Georgia Nicolson is a British teen who thinks she is ugly and needs to live in an Ugly Home, even though she finds the potential to snag (and snog) a sex God named Robbie, lose him, and become a heartless boy magnet and win him all over again. While Georgia is not with Robbie the Sex God, she is with Dave the Laugh, who is totally sweet and likes her a lot. She dumps him because she thinks her "red herring" plan is failing. He is totally heart- broken, but, of course, she gets back with Robbie the Sex God, who sounds really hot. While all this is happening, her very large and insane cat Angus is trying to eat the poodle next door, her three year old sister Libby is hiding her knickers in Georgia's bed, and her dad (Vati) is returning from Kiwi- a -Gogo land (New Zealand). This book is sooooooooo funny and original and creative! Read it! A thousand times!!!!
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Summary: LOL funny diary #2
Review: ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, I'M NOW THE GIRLFRIEND OF A SEX GOD made me laugh even more than ANGUS, THONGS, AND FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING. The type of British humor Rennison uses in Georgia's diaries is some of the best, so when all else fails, including plot and character development, you still get a grand laugh. But I felt I enjoyed this plot more than the last. I also felt I got to know Georgia Nicolson better as a person. For one thing, she is naive. At 14, she and her friends are at the age when they cannot differentiate between true love and true lust. Sex God, a.k.a. Robbie, is the object of Georgia's affection. They aren't together all that long when Robbie dumps her, saying she is too young for him (he is 17, I think). At any rate, Georgia is crushed that he dumped her. She "loved" him, or so she thought, and loved kissing him. Not only has he dumped her, but it also appears he has gone back to his girlfriend, "Wet Lindsay." FYI, a "wet" is someone who is drippy, dorky, and irritating. According to Georgia, those are qualities Lindsay posesses. Georgia wants to make Robbie sorry that he dumped her. She pretends to fancy a boy she calls "Dave the Laugh." However, Dave is oblivious to Georgia's true motives and is actually totally smitten with her, probably to the equivalent Georgia is smitten with Robbie. When she finally dumps Dave the Laugh, he angrily deems her a "heartless whatsit." Okay. So he didn't take it too well. Sex God is not the only thing on 14 year-old Georgia's mind. There's Libby, her rambunctious little sis who stores Scuba Barbie in Georgia's bed, along with her dirty panties that she frequently lifts her dress to show the gawking passerby. And there's Angus, still the mischief-causing fat cat we know and love from book one. He's still hell-bent on terrorizing the neighborhood and all of its animal residents. With the same humor, except in greater quantities, I believe, Rennison has managed to write yet again another hilarious novel. And just like in book one, there is a glossary to define all British slang terms. Their language is quite amusing. I don't expect great literature from Rennison - I expect humor. I always get it. Worth your time.
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