BOOK: I've finished reading Adrian Mole. It was a really funny book and had a very memorable tone of voice. Adrian reminded me of Morrissey, actually... always moping and whining. A typical pre-teen/teen worrying about spots and girls and school. An unglamorous Catcher in the Rye (my favourite book). This is a more modern, grittier, more honest and silly story. It's not my kind of book, I much prefer fantasy or adventure or old lady drama, but I did enjoy it, I just don't know how my visual tone of voice will reflect Adrian Mole's.
I always saw it as a boy's book. I know it's not but I think I'm going to find it hard to appeal to both on this cover. It's obviously about Adrian, so an image of him would be obvious but I don't want it to discourage girls from reading it - the cover I just read is pretty ugly (sorry) and all the others I've seen on a quick Google search put me off too. Boys with spots - ew!
KEY THEMES: Love, friendship, growing up, puberty, broken families, working class England
MOTIFS: RED SOCKS, horse, spot
IDEA:
Adrian is obsessed with Pandora, but putting her on the cover could confuse things because the book isn't about HER, it's not HER diary...
MATCHBOX
Pandora - makes it seem like the book is written by/for a female audience - misleading.
AIM: not too sophisticated
has to match the humorous, childish tone of voice
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