The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

**Warning Spoilers** Adrian Mole is a gifted 13-year-old boy living in England in the early 80s. In this book Adrian tells the story about his "horrible" home life, his crush Pandora, his parent's split, trouble at school, his new eighty-year-old friend Bert, his acne problem, the Royal Wedding, and numerous other events. Even the most normal events turn tragic when Adrian and his family are involved. Adrian reminds me of... Read Full Review

I love this book! I read it when I was a teenager and some of the stuff that only the English would know was a bit tough to get through but it was just so much fun, so hilarious that I read it many times. I recently re-read it and it was totally as good as I remember or better. Unfortunately, there were follow-up books and none came even close to this, the classic British Diary book. If you thought the daily musings of Bridget... Read Full Review

Fabulously entertaining! I read the first of the series, cover-to-cover in one afternoon then left to buy up the rest of the series and read them one after another. I can't get enough of the Moles! This book has such wit. I was truly upset to get to the end and wanted to just read through the series again. At first, the book's flavor reminded me of Owen from "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving -- (I ADORED that book)... Read Full Review

I've read this book two years ago and it becames one of my favorite books. When I am depressed, I read this book and it always make me laugh. I wish I had all diaries of Adrian Mole. British sense of humour is very special and I love it.

I read this the first time at age 55. I took it over to my neighbor (she was 62). I sat on my porch and listened to her laugh for a couple hours. She took it to another neighbor whose daughter was sick in bed. She read it to her daughter and I could hear them laughing two houses away. It's a wonderful book. You wouldn't want to live next door to Adrian, but he's has a special insight into the peculiar intricacies of... Read Full Review