The Diary of a Nobody | 
I am finally getting to this little gem that @Aims42 sent me years ago. I am halfway through and find it highly entertaining. 😁
pickNice and witty in its entries, i liked his humour.
Very simple read. Appreciated account of social etiquette at the time.
pickVery funny! Plenty of absurd British humor. I loved how much Pooter always laughs at his own groan-worthy jokes. His lack of self-awareness kind of reminded me of Ignatius J. Reilly.
Last book of 2020, actually off of TBR mountain!
"We play the game of 'Cutlets.' When we had all sat on each other's laps, Gowing said: 'Are you a believer in the Great Mogul?' Gowing said: 'So am I,' and suddenly got up."
Obvs this game is a must for any respectable dinner party, keeping it in mind for a post-covid gathering ??
What a great #jolabokaflodswap @Aims42 ! I‘m going to have to figure out where to hide the chocolate so none of the locusts in the family steal it (we‘re at my parents) and the books look great. I‘ll definitely tag you when I read The Diary of a Nobody (it‘ll be up after I finish my dad‘s stocking present book—hopefully tonight!).
Thanks so much for organizing @MaleficentBookDragon This swap is always awesome.
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1. Tagged book is an old book but so cute. I was thrilled to find it.
2. Tory or Trika (never Tess)
3. Calamari with Thai sauce
4. Avoiding the tropical storm with a pile of books and Netflix
5. Just 2. Should be 4 but I realized I didn‘t know those words in German or Italian.
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1. Diary of a Nobody - My Dad recommended it and it just makes me giggle.
2. I became a great aunt!
3. Japanese
4. About 30. Possibly more, we don't stay in touch and we're wide spread.
5. This is for you, reader. Happy Friday evening from the UK
pickLoved this quick read (read it in 1.5 days). A great palate cleanser, would recommend to any Wodehouse fans. I don‘t remember who it was on Litsy that posted about it and grabbed my attention, but THANK YOU! #BlameItOnLitsy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oil change with a new book and a coffee. Not a terrible Saturday morning ☺️
pickThis is Excatly what it says on the tin, this is the diary of a nobody. We abruptly enter his life and abruptly leave it having read a year of his entries, there is no back ground information on him, his family, his friends but to be honest I enjoyed the concept of this, it has no beginning or no end. It has no point at all. It's just a diary of a nobody and quite an enjoyable one.
pickAn amusing fictional diary of middle-class Victorian life. Satire, slapstick and social niceties as the Pooter family makes itself ridiculous
#LitsyPenPals are the best! thank you so much @TrishB the book is great 😍 Sophie absolutely loves the pens 😘
Satire, parody, slapstick. There's a little bit of all kinds of comedy in this book. #classicsforclassicshaters #fallintobooks
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so-soAlthough the book is meant to be funny, I think it was particularly interesting to read how an ordinary family, English middle class, spends its time in the 19th century. In addition, the book was indeed rather funny and occasionally I felt sorry for Mr. Nobody, who means good but acts clumsy. A book to be quickly forgotten probably but amusing to have spent some time with. #1001books
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This comical Victorian "diary" of accident-prone Charles Pooter is said to have influenced the creation of such characters as Adrian Mole and Bridget Jones.
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I was only looking at this in oxfam the other day wondering whether to buy it to reread. I think I'll go back next week as it is a very funny story and has an obscure reference to the town where i work as the family's son journeys down from Oldham to visit his parents.
A couple of my recent #classicsclub reads that are delightfully satiric. #satire #maybookflowers
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I admit straightaway that I had never heard of this before and only bought because a) it looked lovely (I have a weakness for slipcases) and b) a quick google search revealed it to be late Victorian humor. It was fun. Not laugh-out-loud funny, not a moving plot, not towering characters. But fun.
