tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post5908999338903331634..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: Devouring Books: My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary by Rae EarlLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-69407401157855119212013-06-04T23:29:56.243+01:002013-06-04T23:29:56.243+01:00I watched the TV show when it was on, and it was s...I watched the TV show when it was on, and it was so hilarious and often quite relatable :) I'm not sure about reading Rae's diary in the form of a book, but if it's as good as the TV show then I'll be happy to give it a go! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524768422103631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-11191494629983764352013-05-30T13:22:57.243+01:002013-05-30T13:22:57.243+01:00I was going to write an awesome comment, but I... ...I was going to write an awesome comment, but I... lost my train of thought. YES HANNA, you should watch My Mad Fat Diary if you possibly can, it was funny and moving and lovely and angry and everything a TV programme should be when it's about deep stuff AND has a sense of humour. Also, I tweeted about how awesome it was and Sharon Rooney, who plays Rae, tweeted back to say thanks, which was very cool of her. :)<br /><br />I have this book on my shelves and this is pretty much exactly what I'm expecting - earlier setting, more teen-diary angsty, probably not as completely brilliant, but awesome because it's real and you know Rae's okay in the end. Thanks for the reassurance Laura... xElliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-4129410235953282152013-05-30T12:34:21.063+01:002013-05-30T12:34:21.063+01:00Yeah, I'm just like WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS WO...Yeah, I'm just like WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS WOMAN?! Hahahaha<br /><br />I'm trying to think about how self-pitying this is, and the more I think about it, the more I can think of instances where it is, but at the same time I didn't really notice that when I was reading it because she's generally really funny at the same time? The TV show is SO SO good though, for reals.<br /><br />Hehehehe, that's surely a big legal word, no? It IS difficult though- WHY ISN'T THERE AN EXTRA E?!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-84723883153055859642013-05-29T22:52:32.072+01:002013-05-29T22:52:32.072+01:00.... bunnies? I feel bad for rabbits everywhere. A....... bunnies? I feel bad for rabbits everywhere. And have horribly non-RSPCA-friendly images in my head.<br /><br />I didn't see the TV show, although I did see the adverts for it (CLEARLY the same thing). I wasn't sure about it at the time because I CANNOT DEAL with self-pitying teenagers, but I might give it a go if it's as funny as you say. I bow to your judgment, oh superior Laura.<br /><br />Unrelatedly, did you know it's taken me 24 years (six of them in legal training) to spell 'judgment' correctly? Money well spent, I tell you.Hanna @ Booking in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705048655467252248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-4483491600583329022013-05-29T22:00:24.590+01:002013-05-29T22:00:24.590+01:00WATCH IT!! Alice says it's on Youtube! GO!WATCH IT!! Alice says it's on Youtube! GO!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-3234062513689348162013-05-29T21:58:00.392+01:002013-05-29T21:58:00.392+01:00ISN'T IT SO GOOD!! Ah, I might have know you&#...ISN'T IT SO GOOD!! Ah, I might have know you'd have watched a British TV show that's the awesomest. :) :) :) (That sentence made more sense in my head...)<br /><br />GOOD LORD, we have a differing book opinion?! Well, that's just nuts. I feel like I don't mind fictional diaries so much, but when it's someone's ACTUAL diary it can be a bit repetitive and things at times because real life is sort of like that. But yeah, read this! It's still good and all! Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-38630313534224138342013-05-29T21:50:19.024+01:002013-05-29T21:50:19.024+01:00This is a fair point! I'm not sure if you do T...This is a fair point! I'm not sure if you do THAT so much as that you're able to sympathise better with her because WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE, you know? Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-36491884884618822972013-05-29T19:56:52.879+01:002013-05-29T19:56:52.879+01:00You make me sorta want to read this book. You SUPE...You make me sorta want to read this book. You SUPER make me want to watch this show.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-39640258487205320852013-05-29T15:24:12.715+01:002013-05-29T15:24:12.715+01:00"You can be fat and nuts and a virgin when yo..."You can be fat and nuts and a virgin when you are 17- and things can still turn out OK."<br /><br />Ah, truth. ALSO that series is amazeballs even though I haven't finished it yet. But IT IS ON YOUTUBE (or was) so people can totes watch it.<br /><br />I miiiiiight read this. Because unlike SOME people (ahem), I totes like the diary format. :DReading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-47893551113998072013-05-29T14:58:18.173+01:002013-05-29T14:58:18.173+01:00I'm not sure I want to mentally revisit being ...I'm not sure I want to mentally revisit being a teenager....Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.com