REVIEW: Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? by Louise Rennison

Review by Aileen

I was reading this on the bus on the way to and from school (it’s quite a long journey) and I had to keep trying to snigger without other people thinking I’d gone mad, which reminds me of a 'warning' I once saw on one of these books - "do not read in public"!

This is Georgia’s final diary (sniff). The start is a bit weird because I didn’t remember the 'twisting with Dave the Laugh' incident but I presume it’s in Stop in the Name of Pants somewhere.

I’ll try not to say too much but (those of you who read the last book/s will remember) it involves the usual amount of titches, snogging, Wet Lindsay (who is going out with Robbie!!) a lot of pants, Melanie Griffins and her basoomas and, of course, the school production of Romeo and Juliet (with a little help from Dave the Laugh and his friends naturally). Not to mention some seriously strange Vati hypnotising and Libby’s general weirdness - I’m going to miss these books so much!!! (and did I mention uncle Eddie’s baldiogram?)

Georgia is once again in the "bakery of pain" when Masimo gets the mega-hump because of some twisting with Dave the Laugh so she has to eschew Dave with a firm hand… even though her lips still do the ad-hoc puckering thing whenever she sees him. Then there is the small issue of the Stiff Dylans being discovered by a talent scout and having to go to London and all, so Masimo wants her to come too! Poor Robbie (who is obviously back for good then) has a new octopussy handmaiden he can’t seem to get rid of and Georgia is confused as always!

This is one of the funniest books in the series and all I can say is this: READ IT!! My only complaint is that the ending is a bit short.

Review by Aileen

Comments

[Sophie]

I'm so sad that this series is over. I'm going to miss Georgia, Libby, Dave etc.

[Kate Pinn]

I never really did get in to this series. I've only read the first book. But I've always loved the titles of the books. Great review =)

[Alexandra]

Great review, think I may have to try it too.