On the couch with a book Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 You know them diary books , what ones do you know ? I only know 3 diary books REALLY !! Diary of a chav 1 and 2 How to be popular (when your a social reject like me steph L.) Who knows anymore ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I'm afraid that you'll have to explain yourself a little better - which books do you have (maybe you can link to them on amaxon or something?) and are you looking for similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mia Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 If you mean what books have you read that take the form of a diary, then I've read a few... The Adrian Mole series is my favourite - excellent social observation and satire. Sue Townsend is wonderful. I think I Capture The Castle might be in the form of a diary/journal (can't quite remember). I enjoyed that one too. There are probably more that I can't remember right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 There's also, of course, the very famous Diary of Anne Frank (by Anne Frank, obviously), which is a real-life chronicle of her Jewish family in hiding during WWII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 The My Story series by Alison Prince are all historical journals. You've got the plague, the Tudors and much much more in that series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Orchid Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I enjoyed "Girl" by Blake Nelson, which reads like a diary I guess. Phenomenally poo film tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolategal Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 I Like Out Of The Ashes By Micheal Murpurgo, it's really interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrathofkublakhan Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Dracula! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I loved the Adrian Mole series..i may have to get some of these books as i do like the style they were written in and come to think of it i dont think ive ready any other books in the diary style. /me adds Dracula to the "to get" pile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Yep I loved the Adrian Mole ones too. made me laugh! We had a discussion on her3e somewhere - I still remember some of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sib Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Adrian Mole was quite good, so was Dracula. I read one by Roy Hattersley about his pet staffy which was quite funny..I think it was called Buster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Child.of.God.1989 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Don't even trip:smile2:! From second grade to around eighth grade, I snapped up every American Girls diary I could find at my school library. They are so pretty, and they started my love for historical fiction, as I'm sure many "diary" books do for people. My parents bought me some, and I empathized with my younger cousin when her sister's puppy chewed up the corner of one of hers. (It was the diary of a girl on the Titanic, I believe.) I especially loved the Royal Diaries, where the author was a real princess like Elizabeth, Marie Antoinette, and Cleopatra. The stuff of book reports, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I loved the Adrian Mole series..i may have to get some of these books as i do like the style they were written in and come to think of it i dont think ive ready any other books in the diary style. /me adds Dracula to the "to get" pile following up to this i did indeed get Dracula and just finished it, for a book that i was expecting to love i have to say i really struggled and now wish i had just stopped as the ending was just an anti-climax! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I think for the time it was astounding, its important to remember that Dracula is a love story with aspects of horror. If you tackle it with that in mind, the book reads easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imogen Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster. The main portion of Anne of Windy Willows by LM Montgomery. Black Maria and The Spellcoats by Diana Wynne Jones are kind of written in journal form. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (lol--obviously). I Capture the Castle is written in journal form--very effectively, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I have a book called These is My Words by Nancy Turner. From Publisher's Weekly (courtesy of amazon): Based on the real-life exploits of the author's great-grandmother, this fictionalized diary vividly details one woman's struggles with life and love in frontier Arizona at the end of the last century [1800s]. Fragmented and disjointed in its early chapters, with poor spelling and grammar, Sarah's journal gradually gains in clarity and eloquence as she matures. While this device may frustrate some readers at first, Taylor's deft progression produces the intended reward: she not only tells of her heroine's growth, but she shows it through Sarah's writing and insights. The result is a compelling portrait of an enduring love, the rough old West and a memorable pioneer. A highly recommended read if you can get your hands on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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