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126th out of 333 books
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'Stop in the Name of Pants!' (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #9)
Sound the Cosmic Horn for bestselling author Louise Rennison's ninth book of confessions from crazy but loveable teenager Georgia Nicolson!
Hardcover, 285 pages
Published
2008
by HarperCollins Children's
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Stop in the name of Pants is the best in series. For the first time, I wasn't just turning the pages for the hilariosity, I was in it for the arc. Why? I'll tell you why, cause Gee is finally starting to realize that she is on the rack of lurve for Dave the Laugh, and who wouldn't be? I so wish I could have him for my very owny.
After displaying yet another bought of red bottomosity with none other than Dave the Laugh, Gee is becoming a bit confused about her matey type mate. She is now the girl...more
After displaying yet another bought of red bottomosity with none other than Dave the Laugh, Gee is becoming a bit confused about her matey type mate. She is now the girl...more
This book is 9th in the "Confessions of Georgia Nicolson" series, and it had me chuckling, snickering, laughing, and snorting out loud. Seriously - I cannot count how many times Rob said, "What's so funny?", only to have me reply, "Heh heh. This BOOK! It is so ridiculous! And Silly! I love it!"
I'm not sure that this kind of humor appeals to everyone. And I'm not sure how I'd feel about it if I'd never read any of the others in the series (Yes, yes: I read the first four or five of these even bef...more
I'm not sure that this kind of humor appeals to everyone. And I'm not sure how I'd feel about it if I'd never read any of the others in the series (Yes, yes: I read the first four or five of these even bef...more
I'm not really sure why I keep reading these. I loved the first three or four, particularly "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging". Georgia is your typical self-obsessed British teen and the book is a diary of her embarrassment over her parents, ways she tries to make her nose look smaller and all her crushes. My problem with the books as the series goes on is that there is no growth in the main character. I know she is 15 but I am tired of her obsession with herself and her need to focus all...more
I love this series. I cannot help myself. Book 8 had me commenting perhaps Georgia's character was becoming a bit stale with all her red-bottomosity; Snap, Crackle, Pop! Rennison provides Georgia with some real character building moments in book 9 all relating to Angus - actually quite touching, in a shallow, self-absorbed, Georgia/Florence Nightingale sort of way! A great big Thank You to Ms. Rennison for these books that make me smile everytime. Itching to see the picture - yes, will probably...more
Another entry in the “Confessions of Georgia Nicolson” series finds our heroine attempting to decide between Masimo (the Luuurve God) and Dave the Laugh. Who would make the better boyfriend? As usual, lots of British-isms fill the pages (see the handy glossary at the end of the book) and as many (or possibly more) Georgia-isms are included. In fact there is so much “luuurve” and “vair, vair” and “bum-oley” going on that it gets rather annoying at times. However, Georgia has her fans and this ins...more
That this has sat on Mount Toobie for so long probably indicates that I was beginning to get a little bored with Georgia in Lurve is a Many-trousered Thing. She is now 15 going on 16 and she and her friends are still using the slang they created at 11 or 12. Of course all teenagers trying to be grown-up and sophisticated still have their childish foibles - I know plenty of people much older who still do silly dances in unison - but her argot doesn't ring true and has now crossed the border from...more
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The penultimate Georgia Nicolson book had me in tears and surprisingly they weren't tears of joy. I'm not saying they were tears of torture and this book is awful, I'm saying that there was a moment of such sadnosity that I found myself crying into my cat's tail (don't worry he was asleep, he'll never know). For the author to be able to make you go from laughing to sobbing in the space of a paragraph shows incredibl...more
The penultimate Georgia Nicolson book had me in tears and surprisingly they weren't tears of joy. I'm not saying they were tears of torture and this book is awful, I'm saying that there was a moment of such sadnosity that I found myself crying into my cat's tail (don't worry he was asleep, he'll never know). For the author to be able to make you go from laughing to sobbing in the space of a paragraph shows incredibl...more
Mar 16, 2011
Ali The Romantic Scholar
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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The second to last book in the series. I can't believe it's almost over. And once again, I am completely blown away by the writings of Louise Rennison. She really is quite a genius.
The complications of Georgia's love life continue. Whether or not she'll be able to go see her beau in Pizza-a-go-go-land, or whether or not the relationship will even work out. Or is he really the one she should be with? In this installment of the Georgia Nicholson Confessions, we get even more tangled up in her craz...more
The complications of Georgia's love life continue. Whether or not she'll be able to go see her beau in Pizza-a-go-go-land, or whether or not the relationship will even work out. Or is he really the one she should be with? In this installment of the Georgia Nicholson Confessions, we get even more tangled up in her craz...more
This series has been near and dear to my heart ever since I read the first book after it came out and laughed out loud at the tennis match Georgia described. Sadly, since then many have tried to copy this style of writing with little success. Perhaps this series was the one that launched my addiction to YA fiction. We may never know. Georgia is back on the rack of lurve. She’s got Masimo, her Italian Luuurve God, but he is absent in Italy. Back home, she’s got Dave the Laugh confusing her with h...more
My cat Angus is actually named for the fictional Angus in "The Confessions of Georgia Nicholson." I read the first one: Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging years ago and was charmed by the antics of Georgia's naughty cat Angus. Any pet named Angus automatically becomes naughty. Thus it's no surprise that MY Angus turned out wicked and bad. I read each book to find out what outrageously funny things Angus will do.
I was reading the 9th in the series, thoroughly enjoying fictional Angus's wooi...more
I was reading the 9th in the series, thoroughly enjoying fictional Angus's wooi...more
In my defense, I've started babysitting for my mum's best friend, who has five kids. The oldest is 14 and a major bookworm, so is constantly recommending books to me. A lot of the stuff she reads, I passed on to her - the Mediator and 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU series, and this one. So the other week, we were sitting in her room once all her brothers had gone to bed, and she started talking about the books that we'd both read. She said that she'd got the 9th Georgia Nicolson book from the library and tha...more
I must say I picked out this book because of its peculiar title, only to discover it was book 9 in a series. I do not think I will be reading the others, however, as this book was rather hard to understand, as it was basically a string of random thought, every other word being slang. Half of said slang, I do believe was British, and the rest made up. Both of these forms of slang I am rather unfamiliar with, and that is probably why I didn't not rate this book very high.
I love these books. It may be embarassing to some of my friends that I like them, especially when I read any of this series in public. Over the top laughter from a book is generally frowned upon if members of the public aren't aware that you aren't entirely mad.
However, that is why these books are so amazing. No matter how many times I go back to read them, they make me laugh and feel all fuzzy and warm inside. Sinking into Georgia's mad world full of fabnosity and hilariosity is always a laugh,...more
However, that is why these books are so amazing. No matter how many times I go back to read them, they make me laugh and feel all fuzzy and warm inside. Sinking into Georgia's mad world full of fabnosity and hilariosity is always a laugh,...more
The hills are alive with the sound of PANTS! Georgia is finally the girlfriend of a lurrrve god... the only problem is he has gone back to Italy so she can't even really enjoy it! And then there is the accidental almost number 5 on the snogging scale in the woods fiasco with Dave the so called Laugh. Georgia once again finds her self confused about her many almost boyfriends – Dave the Laugh and the original Sex God Robbie – but she knows that she for sure loves Masimo... even though he doesn't...more
Sep 04, 2008
Jennifer
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
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Same old same old. Nothing to see here just move right on along.
There was so little development in this book. Nothing of consequence happened. The jokes were tired and annoying. I just want something dramatic to happen instead of reading about the same old nonsense. 9 books is pushing it for me.
I love the GN series but really...it's time to shake these books up before all the charm from the first few wears completely off.
There was so little development in this book. Nothing of consequence happened. The jokes were tired and annoying. I just want something dramatic to happen instead of reading about the same old nonsense. 9 books is pushing it for me.
I love the GN series but really...it's time to shake these books up before all the charm from the first few wears completely off.
What did I learn from this book? I learned the snogging scale in German, that Masimo is even worse at English than I thought, and that I am far FAR too attached to fictional cats.
This is another spot-on installment about Georgia Nicholson. I laughed a lot in this book, and I might have even cried a little. But it was still incredibly over the top, and reminds me of being a teenager. Good times!
This is another spot-on installment about Georgia Nicholson. I laughed a lot in this book, and I might have even cried a little. But it was still incredibly over the top, and reminds me of being a teenager. Good times!
May 12, 2013
Tara Carpenter
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
chick-lit,
young-adult
I smile fondly at the entire series. I just read books 7,8,9 and really they should be one or maybe two books. They kept ending right in the middle of a scene and made for some artificial cliff-hangers. But I laughed at Georgia's antics, as usual. She seems a tiny bit less self-obsessed and selfish and we do get some more actual family drama. I am anxious to get to the final book of the series. Again - I think audiobooks are the way to go for these. The British accents and phrases are better tha...more
Stop in the Name of Pants is a hilarious novel. I was laughing out loud at several parts of this book. Firstly, I love how they add pants into everything.
All of the characters are fantastic, I especially love Georgia and Dave The Laugh as they are sooooo funny. I don't particularly like Wet Lindsay however.
I liked the story line in this book as I did in the other ones and found this one to be just as funny as the others. The ending makes me want to read the next book however. Thats one thing I r...more
All of the characters are fantastic, I especially love Georgia and Dave The Laugh as they are sooooo funny. I don't particularly like Wet Lindsay however.
I liked the story line in this book as I did in the other ones and found this one to be just as funny as the others. The ending makes me want to read the next book however. Thats one thing I r...more
This is the ninth in the famous series about the irrepressible Georgia Nicholson. Being an English teen, the colloquialisms can be a little hard to follow. There’s a glossary in the back but it can be tiresome flipping back and forth between pages while trying to understand what Georgia is nattering on about to herself in her diary.
The author manages to capture perfectly the tone of a young English girl, getting ditzy about boys and fighting to escape the tentacles of her overly-endowed mother a...more
The author manages to capture perfectly the tone of a young English girl, getting ditzy about boys and fighting to escape the tentacles of her overly-endowed mother a...more
Now that Georgia has narrowed the maybe-boyfriend field by eliminating one of the players (poor ol' Robbie), she thinks her life will be much less complicated. But now that she and Masimo are officially an item, he has to go off to Italy to visit his family for a month. Even Jas's boyfriend, hunky Tom, is going away to 'hamburger-a-gogo' land (aka America). And now Robbie is back together with Wet Lindsay!
Things at home aren't going smoothly either. Mum and Dad are fighting, Libby's leaving eggs...more
Things at home aren't going smoothly either. Mum and Dad are fighting, Libby's leaving eggs...more
Aug 23, 2009
Phair
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
diary-journal-novels,
young-adult-childrens
Oh, no- is this series getting tired? The story is really getting thin- just a lot of nattering on about the boyfriend(s). Some funny bits with pets & Libby but I'm afraid Georgia & Co aren't quite as as much fun as they used to be.
"The Sex God is leaving me to snog sheep in Kiwi-a-gogo land."
I'm sorry, I just cant take the book or the characters seriously. The excessive use of the most random words in this book drove me to the point of where I had to put this book down. It was incredibly annoying, and I still don't understand why clouds are written as 'cluds' in this book. Is that how people in the UK pronounce them or something?
I also couldn't take the main character seriously at all, practically the whole book is dedic...more
after about six books of georgia's self-centered nonsense about stupid italian boys it gets really boring. really, just make her get together with dave the laugh and get over it!
My inner monologue often sounds like Georgia Nicholson. I think in phrases like "ditherspazz" and "erlack a pongoes". I think Georgia lives in my head, barely suppressed and occasionally allowed out to run rampant and leave a path of hyperactive destruction in her wake. These are some of the funniest books I have ever read. They shatter the "laugh out loud on the bus scale" - mostly because they have ridiculous titles and covers, so everyone is already looking at me. And I just cackle. Georgia i...more
* Covering just six weeks in the late summer and beginning of the school year, not much happens in the ninth entry in the "Georgia Nicolson" diaries. While Massimo is in Italy, she has a quick snog with Dave the Laugh, and wonders if she can be a loyal girlfriend. She argues with her friend Jas and family, and is as self-involved as ever, but this entry lacks the humor of the first few. It still is packed with British slang and features a glossary, but it doesn't have the originality and charm o...more
This was probably the best in the series so far. When Angus was hit by a car I nearly went nuts. I think I owe an apology to Louise Rennison. These books made me think, It must be so easy to write a book. And it is. But coming up with all these ideas and feelings, endearing the characters to the readers, isn't as easy. So, please accept my apologies.
Dave the Laugh was my favourite character. Even though he liked Georgia and hated Masimo, he still hung out with her and kept her chin up. He's a g...more
Dave the Laugh was my favourite character. Even though he liked Georgia and hated Masimo, he still hung out with her and kept her chin up. He's a g...more
My mistake. I see that there were eight previous volumes leading up to the first chapter of "how clever I am" expostulation by the adolescent diarist. If I had started with volume 1, I might have been able to acclimate myself to the cuteness level. At age 57 I am at least 45 years too old to be enchanted by anyone as full of herself as Georgia.
I abandoned the attempt to read this book midway through the first chapter, with fond thoughts of fellow diarists Bridget Jones and Princess Mia, who des...more
I abandoned the attempt to read this book midway through the first chapter, with fond thoughts of fellow diarists Bridget Jones and Princess Mia, who des...more
I love the series. This is the 9th book in the "Confessions of Georgia Nicolson".
It is so hilarious and this book was no exception.
I lauged. A LOT. And I also cried a bit.
All in all it was a really funny book.
Although the German that Georgia and the Ace Gang are speaking is not really correct, it is fun to see how British people see the Germans.
I enjoyed as always the parts with Dave the Laugh. Because he just is a laugh.
And always when I read those books in public, I have to giggle. A LOT. And...more
It is so hilarious and this book was no exception.
I lauged. A LOT. And I also cried a bit.
All in all it was a really funny book.
Although the German that Georgia and the Ace Gang are speaking is not really correct, it is fun to see how British people see the Germans.
I enjoyed as always the parts with Dave the Laugh. Because he just is a laugh.
And always when I read those books in public, I have to giggle. A LOT. And...more
Oh the drama! Poor, poor Angus! I was so immersed in the story that I felt Georgia’s reaction. Oh!
The preparations for the Rom and Jul play are great—I have a feeling that it’s going to be a better production than Macuseless. Rosie and her version of the Nurse—with a beard—is priceless: “I am getting in character, Miss Wilson. This is an Elizabethan beard, specially knitted by some old bloke in tights many moons ago.” So wacky! ;)
And yes! There’s a potential duel!
Side note: The Knutschen scale...more
The preparations for the Rom and Jul play are great—I have a feeling that it’s going to be a better production than Macuseless. Rosie and her version of the Nurse—with a beard—is priceless: “I am getting in character, Miss Wilson. This is an Elizabethan beard, specially knitted by some old bloke in tights many moons ago.” So wacky! ;)
And yes! There’s a potential duel!
Side note: The Knutschen scale...more
This one and the last were both probably closer to a 3.5. I don't know what was different, but I found myself laughing out loud a LOT with these last two. And seeing Georgia actually struggle to make a decision rather than just float along with whatever boy washed up that day led to some strong scenes. I also really enjoyed Dave the Laugh showing what a nice guy he really is, under all the Hornmeister joking. I'm really looking forward to the next book, hoping Georgia wakes UP and sees what's be...more
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Louise Rennison is a British author and comedian most known for being the author of the best-selling Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series for teenage girls. This series records the exploits of a teenage girl, Georgia Nicolson, and her best friends, the Ace Gang. She is also a major contributor of comedy scripts. Her one-woman live show, "Stevie Wonder Felt My Face", ran in the 1990s.
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