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Modern · Young Adult, Humor, Childrens

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson

by Louise Rennison
1999 · 276 pages · Fiction
50.4Must-Read
Score Modern
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

What it's about

The funny diary of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl trying to shrink her nose, stop her mad cat terrorizing the neighborhood, and win the love of Robbie.

Why it's worth reading

It's on the BBC's Big Read.

You'll love it if you liked

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Good to know

It's told as a diary.

By the numbers

50.4Must-Read Score
  • Readers2 out of 100 · counts 42%
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
  • Bestseller26 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%

Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.

Where it ranks

Why it made the list

On the lists
BBC's The Big Read

Reads as

Funny, Uplifting

How we rank

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Quick answers

Is Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson worth reading?

Yes. It's on the BBC's Big Read. It ranks #3,053 of the 3,056 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 50.4 (the best book we found scores 99).

What is Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson about?

The funny diary of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl trying to shrink her nose, stop her mad cat terrorizing the neighborhood, and win the love of Robbie.

How long does it take to read Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson?

About 7 hours (276 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.

What should I read after Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson?

If you liked it, try The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot, Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding or My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell.