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| Stop in the Name of Pants! (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson) | 
 enlarge | Author: Louise Rennison
Publisher: HarperTeen
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 7238
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0061459321
EAN: 9780061459320
ASIN: 0061459321
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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 Forced humorosity August 20, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the ninth book in the series Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, so faithful readers know what they're getting. As for me, I haven't read the earlier books (which doesn't help), I'm 48 (the series is aimed at teens), and I'm familiar with Bridget Jones's Diary (I think the author is, too).
The humor seems forced, packed with British slang and silly wordplay. Luuurve for love, vair for very, adding -osity and -io to the end of words willy nilly. "I said in a casualosity at all times sort of way, `Ah well, I'm glad you asked me that. Because suspicionosity is the enemy of friendshipnosity."
It's all a little much, but then again I'm not the target for this book. Teenage girls might love it.
Here's the chapter list; there is no table of contents:
1. Deep in the forest of red bottomosity
2. Once more into the huffmobile
3. Turbulent washing machine of love
4. Viking hornpipes a-gogo
5. Big furry paw of fate
6. Why can't everyone just speak English?
7. Hark, what owl through yonder window breaks
8. Fisticuffs at dawn
9. Groove on, groovsters! (dance moves)
Glossary
Double Fun with Knobs August 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I ordered this book, I did not realize a few things. I did not know it was about and for teen girls. I did not know it was the ninth of a series, the first being this: ANGUS, THONGS AND FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING: CONFESSIONS OF GEORGIA NICOLSON.
As a geezer "homosexualist" male who resides in "Hamburger-a-gogo Land", I had some concern that this reading experience might be sub-optimal. "I will tell you this for free," it wasn't! Everything is "tickety-boo" as far as being a "naff" geezer who speaks "Hamburgerese" enjoying this installment of Miss Nicolson's confessions.
Georgia Nicolson is funnier than a funny thing on funny tablets.
Despite that I am a "vair vair" literary sort, I do love a bit of fun. And this book has it. It was no trouble that I hadn't read the other books, though I'm sure the experience would be richer if I knew some of the history of Georgia and her Ace Gang.
I devoured this book and am likely to read more of the series. The laughingnocity just won't stop. I offer one of my favorite passages wherein Miss Nicolson describes her preparations for conversational facility with Masimo, the Luuurve God, upon the occasion of his return from Pizza-a-gogo Land: "I have got an Italian book for idiots, so I must look through it. Mind you, if it is anything like our French or German textbooks it will be wubbish. They are always to do with losing your bike. They are not really based on real life, there is nothing about how to snog in different languages. Absoluto stupido and ueselessio."
Gorgey, no?
Georgia is still funny, but alot of the same old, same old.... August 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Georgia Nicolson is still hilarious. I love the slang Louise Rennison uses and the crazy antics of the Ace Gang. If you've read the previosu books, well then you just have to read this one! If you've never read them, start with "Angus, Thongs & Full Frontal Snogging". This series is laugh-out-loud funny.
But it does need to be mentioned that the series IS starting to drag a bit, and Georgia doesn't seem to grow or mature alot. Another thing about reading this, is you keep wondering WHY she has all these hot guys after her. Sure she is funny, but she is not a considerate, smart (or according to herself and her friends) that great looking (her face is all nostrils?!). But luckily, in this book we get to see Georgia show her sensitive/serious side for once. It was a break from the routine shallowness.
The ending was really good! It was one of those (almost cliffhanger) endings that makes you realize you are at the end of the book, and howl out "Noooooo!!!! I need to know what happens next!". I can't wait to read the next one! I really wish the books would come out faster than only 1 per year.
 Gorgey! Hamburger-A-Go-Go-Land lurrrves Georgia Nicholson! August 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Stop in the Name of Pants! is the ninth book in the Georgian Nicolson series, which is full of hilariousity, lurrve, bestest pallies and all the things that make being a teenage girl the rollercoaster ride that it is.
This hilarious, British series for teens is best appreciated when read in order:
1.Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging
2.On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God
3.Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas
4.Dancing in My Nuddy Pants
5.Away Laughing on a Fast Camel (or outside North America, And Then It Fell Off in My Hand)
6.Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers
7.Startled by His Furry Shorts
8.Love Is a Many Trousered Thing
I fell in love with the first book, found the series dragged in books two and three (was very disappointed Georgia never went to Kiwi-A-Go-Go-Land), but then was delighted I stuck around, because the series eventually found a great pace starting with Away Laughing on a Fast Camel.
When we last left Georgia at the end of Love Is a Many Trousered Thing, she had left the Cake Shop of Lurrve with the Italian pastry, otherwise known as the Lurrve God, after eschewing Robbie, otherwise knows as the Sex God, with a firm hand. But then Dave the Laugh had to go and spoil it all with a kiss. What's Georgia to do?
Well, I'm not going to spoil it by telling you, but I will tell you Stop in the Name of Pants is full of the romance and humor that has made this series an international hit, and fans of the series will not be disappointed. I will also tell you this book, like the last four, ends on a cliffhanger, or as Georgia would put it, with her once again on the Rack of Lurrve. I can also tell you there's a dramatic event in this book that surprised me and had me in tears, but it still fit the series perfectly. It's always nice when a series can continue to surprise you as far in as book nine and yet remain true to itself.
Oh, and one small problem--this book is missing the Snogging Scale. Of course, the reader can always refer to an earlier book for that, and some bonus features here include instructions for The Viking Bison Disco Inferno dance, The Snot Disco Inferno dance, and The Viking Disco Hornpipe Extravaganza dance; the Having a Hump Scale (which is what we call "getting mad" in Hamburger-A-Go-Go-Land); the Losing It Scale; and of course one of Georgia's glossaries, which explains UK English words in a way that only Georgia can.
The Georgia Nicolson books are a laugh-out-loud treat, and they are even better in audio. I'm also looking forward to seeing the first movie, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, when it arrives in the USA, the sooner the better.
Nunga Nungas or not, Georgia Nicolson knocks me out!
This is a new book? September 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sure didn't seem like it was new.
Same old same old except for the incident with Angus.
I just want something to happen in this series already.
I'm mad that I ran out and spent nearly 20$ for this book and I could have just reread one of the other ones for Pete's sake!
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