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Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging

Written by Louise Rennison

Narrated by Louise Rennison

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READ BY LOUISE RENNISON. Brilliantly funny, teenage angst author Louise Rennison’s first audiobook about the confessions of crazy but lovable Georgia Nicolson.

There are six things very wrong with my life:

1. I have one of those under-the-skin spots that will never come to a head but lurk in a red way for the next two years.
2. It is on my nose.
3. I have a three-year-old sister who may have peed somewhere in my room.
4. In fourteen days the summer hols will be over and then it will be back to Stalag 14 and Oberführer Frau Simpson and her bunch of sadistic 'teachers'.
5. I am very ugly and need to go into an ugly home.
6. I went to a party dressed as a stuffed olive.

Follow Georgia's hilarious antics as she tries to overcome the dilemma’s that are weighing up against her, and muddle her way through teenage life and all that it entails: how to replace accidentally shaved-off eyebrows; how to cope with Angus, her small labrador-sized Scottish wildcat; her first kiss with Peter – afterwards known as Whelk Boy; annoying teachers; unsympathetic friends and family, and how to entice Robbie the Sex God! Phew – she’s really got her work cut out!

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateNov 11, 2010
ISBN9780007420940
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Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging
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Louise Rennison

Louise Rennison was a British comedian and the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of the angst-filled Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series as well as the Misadventures of Tallulah Casey series. Her first novel, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, received a Michael L. Printz Honor Award in 2001, was adapted into a feature film, and has become a worldwide bestseller now translated into 34 languages. She was also awarded the Roald Dahl Funny Prize for the first book in her Tallulah Casey series, Withering Tights.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Laugh out loud funny (but then again I do appreciate that wacky British humor, others might not find it as hilarious).
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I thought I’d listen to this to see how if compares to Mates, Dates. I wanted to know if they’d be good read-alikes, and I would say yes, they are. Mates was perhaps a bit sweeter and seemed a bit younger, although both protagonists are 14 and experience their first kisses. Both are quite British and Angus even comes with a glossary in the print version. I think this character has a bit more of an edge – she certainly is a bit snide and impatient toward her best friend, but I did laugh out loud several times. Told in diary form, Angus is thus more confessional as the title implies, but it also makes it a bit choppier. Georgia thinks she’ll never find the right guy and her kissing lessons with “professional kisser” Peter will be all for naught, but she’s struck dumb by the “sex god” older brother of her best friend’s guy. Unfortunately he finds her snogging with Peter at a party and things get a bit dicey.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    It's a good book, but hard to follow and the plot is really flimsy. It's a fun read but it doesn't really have a lesson to teach or something you can come away with. After a while, the terms Rennison uses (which, at the beginning, were hilarious) really kind of got annoying. Maybe it's because I'm American and the book is British, but I didn't really enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I did, however, enjoy it just enough to read the rest of the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    In journal format, Louise Rennison channels the thoughts and describes the goings-on of a very funny, and very believable 14-year old English schoolgirl. Though the book is nearly 13 years old, it still works as contemporary fiction (though there are references to the ‘90s TV show Xena, The Warrior Princess). The humor holds up very nicely in 2012, even for older women. Georgia has a cat, Angus, that’s part wild beast (her mother says if he gets any larger she’ll put him in a zoo) that reminds me of an attack cat I had for 18 years. Georgia is filled with 14-year old angst that should reassure (or at least amuse) any young female readers who worry about their imperfections, their family, their friends, their love life—and maybe even their teachers—that all anxiety is normal. Georgia falls hard for 17-year-old Robbie (the "Sex God"—though all they ever do is kiss). Her “I love him; I hate him” entries are very believable. In addition to her writing, Georgia’s ability to laugh hard at a variety of events—some of them completely random and not always THAT funny—is another example of authentic, teenage behavior coming through. Another bit of authenticity is the quick way she gets annoyed with her close friends, and forgives them on a dime. I’m curious to see if she matures during the rest of the series. Target audience ages 13-17.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Not just another book with a great title; not just another Bridget Jones wannabe. Actually funny and clever look at life of teenage girl in England. I used glossary at back extensively. Recommended.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Boyfriends and learning to snog. I don't know if I'm too far from the age to be interested in this or if I just didn't like the writing, but I made it through two CDs, then gave it up.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I enjoyed the series of Georgia Nicolson's adventures. "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson" is the first of the 10 diary-entry written series novels. In this "episode" we learn about Georgia and her little sister, Libby, and her parents. Throughout the book we meet characters like her best friends, her worst enemies, school teachers and all those boys that drive her into a frenzy of confusion.The life of a 14-year old written with great humor and never ending drama that comes with being an awkward teenager.It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and was voted #127 in the BBC's Big Read poll to find the UK's favourite book. It was also named a Printz Honor book in 2001.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book is absoultley hilarious. I highly recomend this seris to any teen. Mabey even guys. Georgia is sooo funny and all her friends add to the delight. And, it actually has a plot, its not just a bunch of random journal entrees. The book is aspecially entertaining because it takes place in England, so that always makes this fun, to hear the way they talk and stuff, you know? Anyway, you cant go wrong with this fabbity fab read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    An amusing book. But still nothing compares to Adrian Mole for fictional teenage diary. I found the girl a little flouncy but then that's what you are at that age if your a girly girl.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is the first book in the Georgia Nicolson series by Louise Rennison.Georgia is just a girl growing up in England trying to find love, hang with friends, and understand her crazy family and cat! A young adult book but hilarious for adults wanting to look back in time also. The brit speak was really interesting for me (american) and I loved her slang words. Georgia is a little snot, but her life is so funny! This is an altogether great series!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    4P"Then this odd calm voice came out of me. I'd been watching Xena, Warrior Princess and for one stupid moment I thought I was her. ... Jackie looked a bit puzzled (who wouldn't?) but she kept coming nearer and suddenly with a yell I grabbed her arm and twisted it right up her back. I don't know how. But I was doing it for the little people everywhere (I don't mean dwarfs--i just mean, you know, vulnerable people)." (p. 205)
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I really enjoyed this book. It's definitely Young Adult fiction - but reminded me of other great Diary/Journal format book like Bridget Jones and Adrian Mole. I loved the Britishness of it - and really enjoyed all the slang. I thought the writer's voice was really fresh and true - It didn't sound forced at all to me. I laughed out loud a few times. A fun and quick read. I will definitely read more in this series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I read the Georgia Nicolson books back in high school and they are still as hilarious today as they were then. I absolutely love this entire series. The situations that Georgia finds herself in as she grows up and enters the world of dating are at the same time ridiculously implausible and somehow very similar to the experiences we all had at this age. I literally laughed out loud with every page.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    What a Fun little laugh this book was. The story of Georgia really makes you remember those teen days. Agonizing over what boy meant when he said something, and trying to get the boy you liked to notice you. Amusing, and full of more British slang than you can shake a fist at (because Georgia is a brit teen) it is over all a good read, and fun. A bit of fluff, but a fun fast way to start out the new year. If you in the mood for a little fun, and a good laugh. follow Georgia and her friends in this little jaunt!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Georgia Nicholson is your typical 14-year-old, worried about boys, body image, family, her monster cat, school, etc. She also happens to be very funny. None of Georgia's adventures are over the top, just relatively plausible teenager stuff. She is not the perfect heroine -- obsessive and self-absorbed -- but that doesn't mean she's unlikeable. I'm looking forward to checking out more books in this series.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Super sweet and innocent take on adolescence.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I liked it and will probably read the other books in the series eventually. But to be honest I'm about as American as they come. And that means that this was not NEARLY as funny as it might be if I spoke the same language as British people! I liked Georgia's cousin Tallulah's book 'Withering Tights' better, because for some reason it was sweeter to me.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Hilarious. A quick, easy read that had me rolling on the floor laughing. The book goes by so quickly, I am surprised once I am finished. I am always ready to laugh some more.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book is hilarious. It was the only good part of middle school that I can remember.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I really enjoyed this book! I don't have much to stay about it as it's not very deep or anything but it was really fun to read. Georgia's voice is very distinctive and her diary entries are very witty. I loved her over dramatic reactions to her life. I read this in one sitting and really liked it. It was a very light and amusing read and I'm looking forward to reading the second in the series.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Georgia Nicolson is a highly stereotypical teenage girl. She feels bouts of irrational anger towards her parents, has love/hate relationships with her friends, and is alarmingly naive about boys. (e.g. she actually falls for a scheme an older boy has set up where he teaches girls how to kiss.) This book is quite an accurate depiction of a naive teenage girl's diary, and is about as interesting. The lackluster plot could have been redeemed by slightly better writing or a much much MUCH more charming protagonist. However it leaves one feeling towards Georgia the same way one feels towards any 2-dimensional loud teenage girl-a desire for her to simply shut up and get a life.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    14-year-old Georgia Nicolson has an adorable 3-year-old sister, a best friend named Jas, a vicious Scottish wildcat, a ridiculous father, and a not-so-pretty nose. This is the hilarious diary of one year in her life as she dates a couple duds while pining for the Sex God - a boy named Robbie who won't have anything to do with her.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This series was my ultimate guilty pleasure in middle school! I remember reading it between the aisles in my local library, too fearful of my mother's wrath to even take it home. What a fun book, though. The protagonist is alternately insane and shockingly witty, and the "dear diary" format makes for an amusing episodic read (perfect for 30-minute perusals between bookshelves). Today, I'd say I appreciate the way the books illustrate but don't condone or endorse the boy-obsessed phase that most teenaged girls go through--and the "snogging scale" ended up being quite useful in college. ;]
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I picked up this book in the school library where I teach, and loved it! I devoured the whole thing in a matter of hours, and fell in love with Georgia, her family, her friends, and her whole world. I have the entire series, and still love them. It takes me back to that horrible, wonderful time of being a teen girl through Georgia's hilarious voice.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Angus, thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging is written as the diary of fourteen year old Georgia Nicolson. Georgia thinks of herself as ugly and awkward. She is constantly being bothered by someone or something, whether it be her sweet yet sometimes annoying younger sister, her strange cousin, or the pimple that appeared when she woke up that morning. Georgia's diary is full of humor and stories that any adolescent or young adult can relate to.I think young adult readers, especially girls, would really enjoy this book. Georgia faces some of the same issues that all adolescents deal with. She is becoming her own person and figuring out how to become more than just an awkward teenager.I really enjoyed reading this book. I think Georgia's perspective on life is funny and very interesting. I can remember being that awkward and unsure of myself at that age, and the way Georgia describes events kept me very interested.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Georgia writes about her day-to-day activities with great humor. She deals with friend drama, boy troubles, family issues, and her cat, Angus. It is a fun and very funny read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging is a young adult novel told in the form of multiple diary entries by the British main character Georgia Nicolson. In this novel, the reader follows the life of Georgia through her own private, and often humorous, thoughts; she discusses candidly her relationships with her parents, little sister, best friends, and boyfriends. As the summer draws to a close and the new school year progresses, Georgia has many of the typical teenager ups (meeting a certain mysterious, older guy) and downs (the complete shaving off of her eyebrows and other mortifying events), and teens will certainly be able to identify with her life.This book is definitely a great example of a young adult novel. It is more suited for younger teens, 14 to 15 year olds, because the humor, situations and language are still quite innocent; it doesn't have the cutting edge present in some other young adult novels. It could be enjoyed by older teens and even adults, though, because many of the plot points may remind them of their early teen years. One of the things I really liked was that the author includes a glossary of British slang in the back of the book for American readers -- there were even a number of times when I had to look to the glossary for help. Finally, I thought the book was very funny; it really did remind me of being young again.This would be a great novel for high school English teachers to use for lower-level readers in an independent novel-reading project. It would also be interesting to use in a study of how language differs between cultures or in a study of how an author's choice of format (such as a diary format) affects the tone of a novel.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging is the Bridget Jones's Diary of the middle school. Told in the same diary style as Bridget, it is the story of Georgia Nicolson and her plight of being a fourteen-year-old girl.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The diary-style ramblings of an average 14-year-old British girl are alternately fascinating and frustrating. There is not much explanation or exposition, which is a bit confusing, but things do end up being explained eventually. Rennison also adds to the American edition a useful glossary as an appendix. I wish there had been more books like this one when I was a teenager, but I believe the subject matter would have been deemed quite scandalous, even for my generation. It's nice to know young people now have such a realistic and fascinating literary role-model.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Journal entries of fourteen year old Georgia relate her trials and tribulations relating to family, school, and mainly boys. Her voice shines through in the hilarious writing as she relates her experiences with things every teen girl experiences, although her views are slightly on the bad girl side. Makeup, bra sizes, little sisters, pet cats, lesbians, boys, and kissing are all discussed with frankness that will bring laughs on almost every page. The main focus of Georgia is winning the heart of Sex God Robbie, with lots of stops to practice snogging with other boys. And don't worry about the British slang; the handy glossary will provide understanding and even more laughs. About the only complaint is that the "journal" format seems more of an unfulfilled gimmick that provides time settings to story happenings rather than feeling like actually reading someone's journal. Girls growing through life will relate to the hilarious antics of Georgia and her friends, and boys can even benefit from a view into the slightly deranged female mind.