Product Description

Sound the Cosmic Horn! Bestselling author Louise Rennison's seventh book of the confessions of crazy but loveable teenager Georgia Nicolson is out in PB! Why did I admit I wanted Masimo to be my proper boyfriend? Why? / One minute he was snogging me, and then the next he was snogging Wet Lindsay, stick insect and drip. / Perhaps I should tell him he can go out with her as well as me! / But then I might snog him after she has snogged him, which would mean I have practically snogged her!!! Erlack! / I would rather snog my cat, Angus! / He has certainly got nicer legs! Well, more of them anyway. Georgia is on the 'rack of luuurve' once more! Will Masimo the Italian Stallion agree to be her one and only boyfriend? How does she really feel about her old friend and lip-nibbling partner Dave the Laugh? And has Robbie the Sex God really gone for good? You'll laugh with her and cry with her -- follow Georgia's hilarious antics as she desperately tries to muddle her way through teenage life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1200 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
Totally hilarious' Shout 'It's an excellent book and I'm dying to know what happens next.' Sugar "Laugh out loud funny." Waterstones Books Quarterly Praise for '!then he ate my boy entrancers.': "You'll be falling about laughing at this.' Mizz 'The only snag about taking this on holiday is that it won't last long: it will be consumed without a break except for the snorting noises. But it can always be passed on to parents by any youngster who can stand the sound of Vati's and Mutti's snorts, or dipped into repeatedly because every line is vair vair funny.' Sunday Times Praise for '!and that's when it fell off in my hand.': 'Readers will find themselves laughing uncontrollably until their sides hurt, and won't be able to put the book down.' Sunday Times 'Hilarious! [Louise Rennison] is queen of the pink-book pack.' The Times Praise for 'Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging': 'Bridget Jones for teenagers -- but funnier. Expect Potter-esque queues for the sequel.' Sunday Telegraph 'Don't miss this gem' Guardian

Waterstones Books Quarterly
"Laugh out loud funny."

From the Back Cover
The latest hilarious instalment of Georgia Nicholson's bestselling diary.

Why did I admit I wanted Masimo to be my proper boyfriend? Why?

One minute he was snogging me, and the next he was snogging Wet Lindsay, stick insect and drip.

Perhaps I should tell him he can go out with her as well as me ...

But then I might snog him just after she has, which would mean I have practically snogged her! Erlack!!

I would rather snog my cat, Angus!

He has certainly got nicer legs ... Well, more of them anyway.

Customer Reviews

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Georgia Nicholson is at it again in the newest installment of Louise Rennison's hilarious series about the trials and tribulations of a lovelorn British high school girl. STARTLED BY HIS FURRY SHORTS does not disappoint readers who have grown to love the quirky Georgia, her eccentric family, and her Ace Gang of best buddies.

As STARTLED opens, our poor heroine finds herself, "On the rack of romance. And also in the oven of luurve." (That's 'love' for those of you who are new to Georgia-speak.) She is waiting to hear from her Italian Stallion almost-boyfriend, to whom she had given an ultimatum. He must either be exclusive to her, or they may never share another romantic evening under the stars together. Needless to say, she's not entirely sure she did the right thing with Masimo. After all, what if he comes back with the wrong answer?

But while Georgia wants the hunky Italian-American to be faithful to her, she's having a little trouble in that department herself. She's not completely over her first love, Robbie, who left her to "snog with marsupials" in New Zealand. And her friend, Dave the Laugh, appears to have a crush on Georgia, but she has no idea how to handle it.

As with the other Georgia Nicholson novels, I found myself laughing out loud as I turned the pages. Everyone in this series is interesting and well crafted. Sure, Georgia herself is shallow, but she's also funny and (usually) kind and easy to relate to. There are even some villains (i.e. Wet Lindsay and Astonishingly Dim Monica) who readers can love to hate.

The glossary at the end of the book was helpful as always in deciphering unfamiliar British terms, although it was often unclear whether these terms were really unique to Britain or if they were just unique to author Louise Rennison's fertile imagination.

Pick up a copy of STARTLED BY HIS FURRY SHORTS and laugh yourself silly.

Reviewed by: K. Osborn Sullivan

Amazingly funny!
I've just finished reading this book and it is so funny! I was laughing all the way through. I can't wait for another one to come out! The ending is good and makes you want to know whats going to happen next! With all the usual charecters, Gee, Jazzy, the lurve & sex god etc it makes it a very believeable story (most of it anyway). Recommended to anyone with a sense of homour!

fabbity fab fab!
The thing is, the confessions of Georgia Nicolson makes you laugh, and Im not just talking a little chuckle im talking a good hearty belly laugh. And youll want to quote the book to your friends. Think Adrian Mole but for girls and in the 20th century, as a grown up (nearly, well 26) reading about a teenage girl, it reminds me of all the stupid things I did as a kid,when it came to new bits on my body, realising that boys are fab but not wanting to admit it!!
In Louise Rennisons books she really gets it, and writes it brilliantly.
When you read these books you WILL use allot of Georgia's terms you try not say 'nippy noodles' when its cold!
Get it you wont regret it!