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papertraildiary's review against another edition
3.0
The first three books in the series strongly enforced the theme of what it’s like to be a girl who is starting to go through puberty, getting attention from guys and fighting with friends. It solidly did the job over three books, but it needed to pick up the pace a bit. Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants doesn’t quite highlight that much about the aforementioned besides mentions here and there about buying bras and boys leering at them in the streets. It doesn’t quite highlight anything. Not much happens, and it feels like an in-between. I feel like if this series was to be published in current day, the requirements for plot would be a bit different. I’m not sure what it was like a decade ago, but it’s interesting to think about. I know it’s more realistic that big drama doesn’t happen all the time, but for these kinds of things, reality has to be bent a bit. But by the fourth book, a series has attracted an audience who will gobble anything up.
Overall, I read this book in about an hour, so it wasn’t a horrible thing that I was bored by it, really. One hour of my life. I still got some giggles, so that’s fine by me.
Read the rest of my #GeorgiaNicolsonReadalong recap at The Paper Trail Diary!
Overall, I read this book in about an hour, so it wasn’t a horrible thing that I was bored by it, really. One hour of my life. I still got some giggles, so that’s fine by me.
Read the rest of my #GeorgiaNicolsonReadalong recap at The Paper Trail Diary!
steph01924's review against another edition
3.0
I started reading this series probably ten years ago or so, in my teenaged years, and I think I stopped with this one as it was the newest at the time. Since then I've seen the series around and always meant to go back and finish the rest.
Georgia is an interesting oddball of a character. I can't always get a handle on her, especially as I noticed the author stopped mentioning how old Georgia is supposed to be. She mentions being fourteen mid-way in the second book, which I thought was strange because the first book was basically an entire year and she was already fourteen. She must be close, if not at, sixteen by this book but I don't think she's really matured that much. (Could that be why people are always telling her she's childish??) I feel like the characters are stuck in a Bart and Lisa Simpson time-warp, which strikes me as weird because there is such detail to the date-and-time journal format.
Even with Georgia's idiosyncrasies, she's impossible not to like. Despite her immaturity and ridiculousness, you just have to laugh at her and her antics. The slang in the book, while sometimes hard to understand at first (she adds -sity to everything), really makes it come alive in the journal format. Sometimes when Georgia gets too ridiculous I have to skim a bit, but it's the little moments of snark and observational humor that make me laugh out loud helplessly.
I love the moments between Georgia and Jas when you look at the pair of them and wonder, why the hell did they ever become friends? Then Jas tells Georgia to carry her home and to her room and feed her things so Georgia can make up for pissing her off. There's a bit of a whackadoodle in Jas somewhere!
I'm hoping in the next book Georgia will stop pining and thinking about the Sex God, because it's so obvious that while he's a hottie, he's not the most interesting of men. She knows that on some level, so...more Dave the Laugh in the future!
I think I would've enjoyed all of these books a little more when I was a teenager, but they're a quick and fun read to go through now. I'm looking forward to seeing if Georgia grows up at all in the next few books.
Georgia is an interesting oddball of a character. I can't always get a handle on her, especially as I noticed the author stopped mentioning how old Georgia is supposed to be. She mentions being fourteen mid-way in the second book, which I thought was strange because the first book was basically an entire year and she was already fourteen. She must be close, if not at, sixteen by this book but I don't think she's really matured that much. (Could that be why people are always telling her she's childish??) I feel like the characters are stuck in a Bart and Lisa Simpson time-warp, which strikes me as weird because there is such detail to the date-and-time journal format.
Even with Georgia's idiosyncrasies, she's impossible not to like. Despite her immaturity and ridiculousness, you just have to laugh at her and her antics. The slang in the book, while sometimes hard to understand at first (she adds -sity to everything), really makes it come alive in the journal format. Sometimes when Georgia gets too ridiculous I have to skim a bit, but it's the little moments of snark and observational humor that make me laugh out loud helplessly.
I love the moments between Georgia and Jas when you look at the pair of them and wonder, why the hell did they ever become friends? Then Jas tells Georgia to carry her home and to her room and feed her things so Georgia can make up for pissing her off. There's a bit of a whackadoodle in Jas somewhere!
I'm hoping in the next book Georgia will stop pining and thinking about the Sex God, because it's so obvious that while he's a hottie, he's not the most interesting of men. She knows that on some level, so...more Dave the Laugh in the future!
I think I would've enjoyed all of these books a little more when I was a teenager, but they're a quick and fun read to go through now. I'm looking forward to seeing if Georgia grows up at all in the next few books.
doritobabe's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5
I didn't love this one as much, even though I should as Georgia is at her wittiest (top humerosity) in this volume. However, le Paree was a bit boring and SG really is too sensible for Gee (but is very mature and all I would want in a boyfriend at 27 years old).
As always Georgia reminds me of a few things: love and value your friends, love yourself, play pranks on everyone... I mean, find humour in just about it all.
On to: [b:Away Laughing on a Fast Camel|347577|Away Laughing on a Fast Camel (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #5)|Louise Rennison|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1312508902s/347577.jpg|516302] which I think is the last time readers see these great covers, Georgia travels to Hamburgeragogo land, annnnnnnnndddd.... more laughs, I hope?
Disclaimer: The thing is about these books is that there isn't a ton of plot, or morals, or things once can write about... it's pure fluffy hilarious reminds-you-of-being-a-teenager fiction.
I didn't love this one as much, even though I should as Georgia is at her wittiest (top humerosity) in this volume. However, le Paree was a bit boring and SG really is too sensible for Gee (but is very mature and all I would want in a boyfriend at 27 years old).
As always Georgia reminds me of a few things: love and value your friends, love yourself, play pranks on everyone... I mean, find humour in just about it all.
On to: [b:Away Laughing on a Fast Camel|347577|Away Laughing on a Fast Camel (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #5)|Louise Rennison|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1312508902s/347577.jpg|516302] which I think is the last time readers see these great covers, Georgia travels to Hamburgeragogo land, annnnnnnnndddd.... more laughs, I hope?
Disclaimer: The thing is about these books is that there isn't a ton of plot, or morals, or things once can write about... it's pure fluffy hilarious reminds-you-of-being-a-teenager fiction.
dinnureads's review against another edition
4.0
Georgia is still a crazy teenager with 0 concience and weirdly witty take on life. Utterly british and amusing!
mseager's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jeslyncat's review against another edition
4.0
Georiga Nicolson is one of my favorite characters ever. She just plain cracks me up, which is her entire purpose--this is a super fun read for any female.
bexboxx's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
elena_stella_rose's review against another edition
5.0
Five stars for reliability and nostalgia. I feel the way about these books that I do about Friends - so familiar it's like going home, while also having significant flaws. What I like about these books is that Louise rennison created her own language, one which hijacks your brain until it's too late and you're adding 'osity' to everything like a loon.
tulscip's review against another edition
3.0
Again, very funny, but no plot changes until the last 2 pages of the book...