To be honest, it could have easily been Harry Potter for I have read all the Harry Potter books a couple of times I actually have lost count. It makes me wonder if I should have done the 30-day Harry Potter Challenge instead (who knows, I might). But since this is a book challenge, I will try (not going to promise) to mention different books from different genres, no matter how bizarre some of them are. It will give you hints as to where I spend my time if I am not wandering around Hogwarts and partying at Hogsmeade. Also, so that whoever that will get to read this may have something else to check, if they happen to not have read the books that I will be including yet.
That being said, of the many books that are re-read worthy, I chose "Stop in the Name of Pants" by Louise Rennison for the Day 2 of my book challenge.
Some maybe already familiar with the misadventures and funny antics of Georgia Nicholson as there has been a film adaptation of the first two books of this series combined. Also, with Aaron Johnson playing the "rocker, sex god" main man Robbie, it is one coming-of-age film that is not to be missed.
And so this book is one of the 8 (or 9, I am not so sure for I have not read them all yet) books of the Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging series which narrates the life of Georgia Nicholson in a form of a diary. There we will meet the Ace Gang of whom she considered as her best friends and the many boys that has been the apple of their eyes in school. It is quite amusing and relatable at some points, especially those "hebor" days when we are all pining for our high school crushes (assuming that you are also "human" enough to have crushes back then. Heh.) But could be quite unusual and sort of extreme given that our upbringing here (conservative) is quite different from the UK area (man, they have been rating men and their making out sessions) All things that are British kind of fascinates me, and it is just amusing to read all of that craziness especially knowing that we (or at least me and my high school buddies) are in no way making out the way they would at such early age.
What I may have not liked in this series is Georgia's seemingly greatest want to rush into womanhood and that it felt like she would drop everything, even her most trusted friends and family at one point, in order to be with the man that she likes. However, it did not progress into that which makes it a good read, a novel that is somehow still on the right track.
As provocative and liberated as the title of the books may sound (e.g. Knocked Out By My Nunga-Nungas where Nunga-nunga is a British slang for boobs, and I Am Now A Girlfriend of a Sex God, well, the almost tabooed S word is there, I need not add more.) the story and the flow is surprisingly light and funny. The characters are well-thought and they all seemed real. It felt like you are talking to this hilarious young lady with all her fabulosity and stupendous slang words that she and her friends are so fond of using.
What I liked the most in this book/series is probably Georgia's cute relationship (if you could call it like that) with her cat, Angus. Being a cat lady and having a pet cat myself, I just find it too adorable especially on that part where Angus almost died and then has recovered and how panicky Georgia has been during those times of breakdown. *spoilers*
So yeah, if you are up for some light, fun read and into hilarious word plays, then this one might be it for you. Just don't expect a lot on the moral relevance side (though thinking about it it may have tackled a few serious life aspects, but did not focus on it because maybe the story is really supposed to be light and just entertaining?). The story may not be that morally significant to some but it sure will make you forget your problems once in a while.
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