Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Summary and book reviews of Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison, plus links to an excerpt from Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and a biography of Louise Rennison.
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
by Louise Rennison
Hardcover: Apr 2000,
256 pages.
Paperback: Apr 2001,
272 pages.
Angus: My mixed-breed cat, half domestic tabby, half Scottish wildcat.
The size of a small Labrador, only mad. Likes to stalk Mr. and Mrs. Next Door's
poodle. I used to drag him around on a lead, but, as I explained to Mrs. Next
Door, he ate it.
Thongs: Stupid underwear worn by old Swotty Knickers, Lindsay What's
the point of them, anyway? They just go up your bum, as far as I can tell.
Full-Frontal Snogging: Kissing with the trimmings, lip to lip, open
mouth, tongues...everything (apart from dribble, which is never acceptable). As
taught to me by a professional snogger.
In this wildly funny journal of a year in the life of Georgia Nicolson,
British author Louise Rennison has perfectly captured the soaring joys and
bottomless angst of being a teenager. In the spirit of Bridget Jones' Diary,
this fresh, irreverent, and simply hilarious book will leave you laughing out
loud. As Georgia would say, it's "Fabbity fab fab!"
(This book was first published in the UK with the title It's Okay, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers)
USA Today
In the style of a younger Bridget Jones, Georgia writes with high drama
about parents, school and boys. Whether describing moments of desolation or
rhapsodic joy, she has exquisite comic timing. Rennison includes a funny
glossary to cover all the terms, such as snogging (kissing), unfamiliar to
American readers.
The New York Times
Suppose you combine two modern British diarists,
Adrian Mole and Bridget Jones...here's what you'd get...raunchy and quite
funny.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Brash, heedless, and extremely--sometimes even intentionally--funny,
Georgia is sort of a British version of Naylor's Alice absent mature authorial
guidance...With highspirited and exhausting intensity Georgia flings herself
from one crisis to another, helplessly authentic and helplessly humerous in
her escapades.
Publisher's Weekly
Rennison exquisitely captures the fine art of the
adolescent ability to turn chaos into stand-up comedy.
Booklist - Michael Cart
American readers wondering what on earth full-frontal
snogging is will find the answer in the helpful (and hilarious) glossary
appended to this antic diary of a year in the life of an English girl named
Georgia Nicolson.... This fabbity, fab, fab novel will leave readers
cheering, Long live the teen! and anxiously awaiting the promised
sequel.
School Library Journal
...enjoy the wit and wisdom of this charming British
import...those who relish humor will be satisfied. Fresh, lively and
engaging.
The Guardian (UK)
You know when you really should stop laughing and
everyone is looking at you? This was me reading the manuscript on the train.
This is a brilliant book! ... I can't recommend it highly enough.
Seventeen (UK)
Anyone who's ever ridden the roller coaster of
adolescence will relate to 14-year old Georgia Nicholson's hysterically funny
journal.
The Sunday Telegraph (UK)
It's Bridget Jones for teenagers -- but funnier!
Expect Potter-esque queues for the sequel.
Recent Reader Reviews
Rated of 5
by brittany peacee!:) AMAZING~! This book was completely awesome in every way possible. I couldn't put it down, it didn't matter that I was trying to sleep, I had to pick the book back up.. Although some parts of this book are sex related - I LOVE IT!! GOOD WORK, AUTHOR LADY
Rated of 5
by Leah Angus.thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging I loved this book!! I cant wait to read the second one!! This was a laugh out loud book I loved it!! Go Louise!!
Rated of 5
by ky angus,thongs, and full-frontal snogging This was a hilarious book that I could not put down. It is so fabityfabfab!! It is a books all girls should read for a laugh!! I can't wait to read the second one!!!!
Rated of 5
by Bianca Mears Great Book!!! Angus Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging was one of the funniest books I've read in a long time. I am in high school and I could relate to so many things in the book. Once i started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. I read it during class... Read More
Rated of 5
by Erynn Kerwin **double cool with knobs & sex gods akimbo** Georgia's fandangos are granted bonus hilariosity owing to the fact that Rennison isn't just doing some creative writing, the contents are actually colorful excerpts from her bemused life. Unlike the typical adolescent fiction, there isn't much... Read More
Rated of 5
by Michaela Shennan Angus thongs and full-frontal snogging This book is really good and funny to read for ages 10 and up. I love the way it is presented and when I first started reading it I thought I would give up but I kept on reading it because it is so interesting and funny.
A funny, touching, revealing story written entirely in the form of letters, messages, postcards - and bizarre missives. Hilariously candid, shows that the roller coaster ride of being a teenager is every bit as fun as we remember--and every bit as harrowing.
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