Rennison writes Angus in Georgia’s own point of view. She chronicles in her diary her trials and tribulations of her teenage life in the UK. The main plot encompasses her pursuit of Robbie, her crush (she describes him as a “sex god”, which is ironic in that they never even come close to having sex). Other sub-plots include her rivalry with classmate Lindsay, evolving relationship with her family, and her obsession with all things teenage girl. Humor is used extensively throughout the book. A theme can be difficult to discern through all the stream of consciousness writing, but Georgia tends to go back to voicing concerns about her body and status with Robbie. Closer examination of her thoughts reveal a theme of discovering one’s adult self and that there’s no one definition of “normal”.
I have to say that
there aren’t many books that I’ve read where I laughed out loud more. Angus the
cat is quite possibly my favorite character (he tends to attack people and eat
inedible things, Georgia explains this nonchalantly). Fans of British comedy
will love this book, but teens that don’t like the snarky humor with a bit of
slapstick won’t get into this book at all. There a lot of British slang used
which can make things confusing, but luckily Georgia explains her speech in a
glossary. The only glaring drawback to this book is its age, but many teens
could overlook the archaic pop culture references (Boy Bands! Payphones!)
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