Book Report

Title: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4

Author: Sue Townsend

Publisher&Year :도솔 1994

Vocabularies:
ignorant; lacking knowledge or information about sth;not educated
rig; to arrange of influence sth in a dishonest way in order to get the result that you want
tangle; a twisted mass of threads, hair,etc
lame; unable to walk well because of an injury to the leg or foot
Epiphany; noun a Christian festival, held on the 6 January, in memory of the time when
the MAGI came to see the baby Jesus at Bethlehem

Reflection:
'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4' is written by Sue Townsend.
It focuses on the worries and regrets of a teenager who believes himself to be an intellectual. The book is written in a diary style. This book starts with Adrian Mole's New Year's resolutions. He decided not to start smoking, not to drink alcohol and to stop squeezing his spots. I can guess his age from this word 'spots'. He was aged 13 3/4.
He bought his mother the green lurex apron for Christmas. But she didn't wear the apron. Later, she fell in love with Mr. Lucas who lived their next door. Mr.Lucas gave Adrian's mother a lift everyday and they worked at the same place. Adrian fell in love with Pandora. There appeared the dog which had got the same colour eyes as Pandora. When I read this , I smiled.
Adrian wrote some poems like 'Blossom' . Adrian read lots of books like 'Animal Farm', ' War and Peace', 'Madame Bovary', 'Waiting for Godot' to increase his knowledge. Adrian wanted to be a vet while he read 'Animal Farm'. But later he changed his mind about becoming a vet and tried writing situation comedy for TV. It was when Adrian watched 'The Bug-Eyed Monster Strikes Back'. Adrian cried when Boxer was taken to the vet's in the book 'Animal Farm'. And he boycotted pork of all kinds when he finished 'Animal Farm'. Actually I read 'Animal Farm' in English, I think it is interesting.
Adrian's parents didn't care for him and Adrian's grandma was quite pleased that Adrian's parents were getting a divorce. After all, his mother came back to his father and his father got a job.
This book is interesting for me because Adrian is around the same age as me.