Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction - Sue Townsend

Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction is the sixth and (at the time of writing) final book in Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole series. It was published in 2004 and begins in 2002. Adrian Mole is in his mid-thirties now but still writing a diary. The political themes and commentary prevalent in Mole continues here with the Iraq war playing a big part in the story. It's still essentially a comic novel though with Adrian as hopelessly at sea in the modern world as ever. Adrian Mole is now working in an antique bookshop owned by the wise and kindly Mr Carlton-Hayes. He isn't making an awful lot of money but is happy to be working in a quiet place surrounded by ...  Read the complete review

Until a short while ago I had never read any of the Adrian Mole books by Sue Townsend. However, we do have most of them gathering a little dust on our book shelves, as Hubby has been a fan for quite a while. So although I have many books of my own waiting to be read, I picked up Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction(to be called from now on in this review AMWMD)thinking I'd just have a little gander. Here's what I found. The book starts in 2002 with a letter Adrian is sending to Tony Blair, in the hope that he will be able to get a holiday refund. As Mr Blair has warned of the imminent threat to Cyprus, from Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass ...  Read the complete review

I have always liked the Adrian Mole books, my daughter loved the show when it was on TV and I remember the geeky young Adrian being terribly amusing and sanctimonious. When I spotted another book in the series, Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction, then I had to buy it and see whether the author could make me belly laugh as much as I did at Adrians antics as he persued Pandora back in school. In short, it didn't make me so much as titter let alone belly laugh. Adrian's life is going badly and it's hard to laugh about such a tragic figure as he has become, his son is serving in Iraq and he writes constant letters to the government which I should ...  Read the complete review

I was given Weapons of Mass Destruction as a birthday present a couple of years back. Obviously I was obliged to read it, but reading the Mole diaries wasn't something I'd ever been especially interested in. I think it's fair to say I feel a fool now. Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction follows the phase of Adrian's life in which he is soon to hit middle age - 35. He is a single man living with his parents. He has two sons; the younger, William, is living with his mother in Africa, and the older, Glenn, is serving in the army. Basically, Adrian is alone. At the beginning of the book he writes to his travel agent to demand a £57 refund on ...  Read the complete review

Background: I have been reading Adrian Mole books since I was about 13. So when a chance came for me to read this one I jumped at it. I was given this book several years ago and I have probably read it half a dozen times already. About the Author: Sue Townsend was born in Leicester in 1946. Her first two books 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and Three Quarters' and its sequel 'The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole were Number one best sellers. This is her fifth Adrian Mole novel. She is also well known as a playwright. Storyline of the book: As all Adrian Mole books it is written in a diary format. It begins on the 5th ...  Read the complete review