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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

By: Sue Townsend
Narrated by: Nicholas Barnes
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About this listen

The troubled teenager continues to struggle valiantly against the slings and arrows of growing up and his own family's attempts to scar him for life. In between the ups and downs of his relationship with the divine Pandora and worrying that his genius is going unrecognized, Adrian Mole chronicles the pains and pleasures of a misspent adolescence.

©1985 Sue Townsend (P)2012 AudioGO Ltd Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction Funny Witty Comedy

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Critic reviews

"A satire of our times. Very funny indeed." ( Sunday Times)
"We laugh both at Mole and with him. A wonderful comic read, that, like all the best comedy, says something rather meaningful." ( Heat)
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Listening to the book brought me all the way back to my youth.
A fantastic story throughout. As good as I remember

A Time Machine

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This book is amazing and I Adan’s wait to listen to the second.

Age 12

This is so gooooooooood!!!!!!!

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I've read and listened to this collection several times in my life and they never fail to make me smile

Sue T is the best

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It was really good, the story line was perfect and the performance was read beautifully I really enjoyed this audio book and it made me laugh 💙

Amazing

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I like the perspective of a supposedly 'intellectual' Adrian Mole. I love the fact he is the only normal person in his family

'Intellectual

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Good, will listen again and again. Funny. Very funny in parts. Read well, written well. Good observation of a teenage boy

Good, will listen again and again. Funny

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Very funny story with an excellent narration by Nicholas Barnes, using just the right tone of voice to portray the attitudes of the young, clueless Adrian Mole.

Very Funny

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What did you like most about The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole?

I most liked the similarities between going through acne and embarrassment.

Would you be willing to try another book from Sue Townsend? Why or why not?

Yes, it is really entertaining listen.

What does Nicholas Barnes bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

His voice is great and definitely shows oh you would expect him to sound if you were reading it.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No I listened to it in stages because it is a lot to take in all at once.

Great listen

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I really like the narrator and the story.. Tells the joys and struggles if everyday life 🥳

GREAT ENTERTAINMENT

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This, the second book in the Adrian Mole series of books superbly written by Sue Townsend, is every bit as funny and absorbing as the first. Again, I read this many years ago when I too was a teenager, and it brings back so many fond and awkward memories.

Adrian, is a character you can't help feeling sympathy for, even though at times you can't help but feel he brings a lot of his woes upon himself. But at heart, he is a decent and kind-hearted teenager, trying to find himself in this big world.

Narration by Nicholas Barnes was very good and helped to make this audio experience a pleasant one.

I look forward to the next book in the series.

Every Bit As Good As The First Installment!

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