Sue Townsend’s character Adrian Mole is a masterclass in English humour. Ever since she introduced us to The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 133/4 the character has developed. The nerdy, geeky, unworldly, kindly and hapless Adrian continuously drifts towards the rocks of life. Everything he touches has is negative Midas but nonetheless he remains positive with his dreams intact.
In this book Adrian is 39 when he realises he’s ill. A series of comic failures to get an all-important doctor’s appointment ends with him by-passing the system. The hospital diagnoses prostate cancer. Sue’s brutally witty writing draws out the humour. This is a terrific book.
Try this:
(Rosie is his daughter and has become a Goth.)
“I have prayed to our goth God to make you well again.”
I asked her if her God was a compassionate sort.
She said, ‘Not always. When a goth dies, God laughs. But you’re a human, Aidy, he’ll look after you.” p162
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