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My Mad Fat Diary
My Mad Fat Diary | Rae Earl
It's 1989 and Rae is a fat, boy-mad 17-year-old girl, living in Stamford, Lincolnshire with her mum and their deaf white cat in a council house with a mint off-green bath suite and a larder Rae can't keep away from. This is the hilarious and touching real-life diary she kept during that fateful year - with characters like her evil friend Bethany, Bethany's besotted boyfriend, and the boys from the grammar school up the road (who have code names like Haddock and Battered Sausage). My Mad Fat Diary evokes a vanished time when Charles and Di are still together, the Berlin wall is up, Kylie is expected to disappear from the charts at any moment and it's 1 for a Snakebite and Black in the Vaults pub. My Mad Fat Diary will appeal to anyone who's lived through the 1980s. But it will also strike a chord with anyone who's ever been a confused, lonely teenager who clashes with their mother, takes themselves VERY seriously and has no idea how hilarious they are.
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Teresereading
My Mad Fat Diary | Rae Earl
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This is my fat, mad teenage diary, volume 1 -1989.
#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

I hadn‘t heard of this, but we went to a live Hard Quiz show and Rae was one of the contestants. Very funny woman who lives locally. Curious so I borrowed from the library.

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BlameJennyJane
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Today was a #FML day at work- utterly and completely ridiculous. So tonight @toddred29 and I went out for HuHot, antiquing and Half Price Books. I picked up the Hornby book for $2 on clearance and I keep hearing about the tagged book from my clients. Amazing how $10 in used books (and a fluffy #catsoflitsy chin) makes up for the damage a day can do! Welcome, Dear Weekend!

BethM I hope you have a wonderful restful weekend! 5y
readordierachel Your kitty looks very pleased with your choices 😋 5y
BlameJennyJane Ah, thanks, @BethM! 5y
BlameJennyJane @readordierachel 😊 I took it as approval as well! Lol 5y
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GirlWellRead
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Delightful, humourous, honest, and sometimes heartbreaking. I really enjoyed this book and have heard it is a TV show as well that I would love to check out since I absolutely adore British telly. My only complaint is that it was a bit long, I felt some of the entries could've been omitted. All-in-all, a super fun read, and I can't wait for the next one.

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JemmsReads
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Bailedbailed

4/100 My Mad, Fat Diary by Rae Earl DNF'd @ page 152.

I'm sad I had to DNF this book after hearing so many good things about it. I pushed myself to keep reading this, but I just couldn't get into it, and I didn't find myself connecting to any of the characters.

Unfortunately, this does mean that I won't be reading the second book in this series.

BookNerdBritt I haven't read the book, but I LOVE the show. Highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet! 8y
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Starria
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The bloody Dairy Book of Home Cookery was by my bed. I have just been using it to lean on, as the diary is as flimsy as anything, but it must have looked like I read rice-pudding recipes to go to sleep. I don't, by the way. It just looked like such a cliche - fat girl reads food as well as eats it.

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Starria
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This has been on my list for a while and somehow it just feels right (for me) for the upcoming holiday. Dare I say, this is another book set in the 1980's (it's okay I love it!), this time in a small town in Lincolnshire England. I'm on page 19 so far and while I'm enjoying it, I realized I have to keep my notebook or phone nearby (I suppose I usually do) to look up some of these British slang words and phrases to get the full comedic experience.

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AliceInWonderLibrary
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Describe yourself in three fictional characters. I couldn't narrow it down to 3 but this was super fun. #describeyourselfin3fictionalcharacters

Lauren_reading I feel that Pam is my fictional BFF 😂 8y
LauraBrook Pam is totes apropes. 👍🏻 8y
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Chasingmermaids
My Mad Fat Diary | Rae Earl
Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️1/2. A real look into a teenagers mind, no holding back. Sadly, that's why the whole book repeats itself again and again. Maybe if I was in a different mindset I'd of liked it better.

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Chasingmermaids
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Current read #readwomen

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Megabooks
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Pickpick

4🌟This book is hilarious and quotable. I enjoyed remembering this time in my life even though I wasn't fat then. I was boy-crazy, too lol! My only complaint is that it's a bit repetitive. Some parts I skimmed until I hit something funny or profound, and then I slowed down. Will watch show on Hulu!

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Megabooks
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Couldn't leave you guys without one last awesome quote from this very quotable book! 😂 #preach

Megabooks Not saying all men are like that, but the quote is funny. 8y
catatonic1242 @Ebooksandcooks Not "all," but... many. ? 8y
Mamashep So true! 8y
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Megabooks
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Quote of the night! This made me lol! 😂😂 Yes, it's true. They all do. Even Jane Austen. But really? For A levels? #sundayfunnyday

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Megabooks
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Starting this and hoping it's funny!

Alice & Oliver has me so angry right now, I gave it 1🌟 on Goodreads. Reflecting before I write a review here or on my blog. 😤

Thought I'd share this pretty flower from my mom's garden to make it all better!

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Megabooks
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I have these 4 plus The Bed Moved PLUS I'm still reading We Love You, Charlie Freeman. My library card is burning my purse🔥🔥I need another readathon this weekend, so I have an excuse to catch up!

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Lupita.Reads
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Ah! Love the honesty of this memoir- if only it didn't hit so close to home. This definitely makes me NOT miss the insecurity, anxiety and lack of self esteem experienced in adolescence. Thank goodness I survived those years 😂 looking forward to watching the series on HULU!

MyBookLife I am reading How to be a woman, so I know what you mean 😂😂 9y
hwheaties I have this one in my stack! 9y
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Lupita.Reads
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So many "So glad I'm not a lesbian" and "I am not a lesbian" lines in this! Lmao What's wrong with being a lesbian?!?!?!?! ?????

Lupita.Reads 😴😴😴😴😴😴😴 9y
Megabooks I've wanted to read this. I don't have anything against lesbians, of course. Is the book bigoted or just exaggerated? 9y
Lupita.Reads @Ebooksandcooks definitely just exaggerated, I just find it amusing how often a 17 year old teen worries about being or ending up a lesbian because of lack of boys interested in her 😂 9y
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Lupita.Reads @Ebooksandcooks should had led with that in my caption for this photo LOL I'm terrible at multitasking reading/posting! Thanks for helping me clear that up 😁 9y
Megabooks Teens ALWAYS find random things to worry about!! Lol! 😱😂 9y
Megabooks No problem! 😃 9y
Tikabelle As a teen I worried about EVERYTHING. Being a virgin. Then not being a virgin. Being cool, not being cool... whether I'd get high on LSD from touching a railing (it was the early 90s and that was The Big Scare). Man. That was the WORST. 9y
Tikabelle Also, never did get high. Lame. 9y
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