Saturday, July 11, 2009

Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas

Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas by Louise Rennison
Pages:192
Genre:Comedy
Rating:9/10
Summary:

"As I was going out of my bedroom door I remembered my nungas. Perhaps I should take some precautions to keep them under strict control. Maybe bits of Sellotape on the ends of them to keep them from doing anything alarming? I'd like to trust them, but they are very unreliable.
Georgia has finally landed Robbie the Sex God, but he's never around, and Georgia's ex, Dave the Laugh, is starting to look quite dreamy. Strangely, so does just about every other guy Georgia meets, even the new French teacher."

My Review:
It was a little slow to start, but once I got into it, I didn't want to put it down. I just had one tiny problemo. Georgia is riding a fine line between being offensive and being funny. I know I said I liked it that she could make light of sensitive subjects, but there is a limit. I don't like when people make fun of homosexuals and I don't like it when she makes fun of P. Green because she's not the most stunning girl in the world. I almost aggre with Miss Slim: Rudeness is a poor substitute for wit. While it is funny, there's no denying that it is cruel. Sometimes, it's not even funny. It's cheap. There are some things about Georgia that annoy me, but on the flip side, her superficiality and hipocrocy is part of her charm. As strange as that sounds.
Overall, it had an ending that made me want to read more. I just don't like some aspects of Georgia's character.

3 comments:

So Many Books, So Little Time said...

I completely know what you mean. She's rude and horrible sometimes but I just can't help laughing.

La Coccinelle said...

This is precisely the reason I stopped reading the series. I couldn't justify spending any more time reading about a girl who was just plain mean. I was afraid her character would only get worse!

Kate said...

Interesting review. I never made it passed the first book because I didn't find Georgia funny. I didn't really see her as mean but I never made it to this book. Thanks for an honest review.