Adrian Mole vs The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Diary fiction, Manners and customs, Humorous stories, Young Adult, Social life and customs, Fiction

Cover of Adrian Mole

Adrian Mole Sue Townsend · 1999 ★★★★☆ 4.1 390 pages · ≈ 7 h 13 m · Easy Find on Amazon

vs

Cover of The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole Sue Townsend · 1984 ★★★★☆ 3.8 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Adrian Mole higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 10 votes.
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Adrian Mole.

Side by side