Erin's Diary: An Official Derry Girls Book
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Average rating4.5
Set in Derry, Northern Ireland in the 1990s, Derry Girls is a candid, one-of-a-kind comedy about what it's like to be a teenage girl living amongst conflict. It's a time of armed police in armoured Land Rovers and British Army check points. But it's also the time of Murder She Wrote, The Cranberries, Salt-N-Pepa, Doc Martens and The X Files. And while The Troubles may hang over her hometown, Erin has troubles of her own, like the fact that the boy she's in love with (actually in LOVE with) doesn't know she exists. Or that her Ma and Aunt Sarah make her include her weirdo cousin Orla in everything she does. Or that head teacher Sister Michael refuses to acknowledge Erin as a literary genius. Not to mention the fact that her second best friend has ALMOST had sex, whereas Erin's never even kissed anyone yet. These are Erin's Troubles. Described by the Guardian as 'daft, profane and absolutely brilliant', by the New Statesman as 'pitch-perfect' and by i-D as 'the greatest show on British (and Irish) TV', Derry Girls has dazzled audiences, with Channel 4's biggest UK comedy launch since 2004 and the biggest television series in Northern Ireland since modern records began. Now, alongside the third series, comes the first official tie-in. With Erin's inner take on everything that has happened so far, this book will both dive deeper into the events we have seen unfold on the screen and unveil brand new stories. Complete with newspaper clippings, doodles, school reports, handwritten notes, and much much more, Erin's Diary is a must-have for fans.
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If you've seen the show and loved it I highly recommend this book.
It's great because:
1. there's a glossary for words that are commonly used in the diary and the show. Since I'm not from Ireland, there were some things I didn't fully understand while watching that now makes sense to me. So it was really helpful.
2. Although a lot of the entries refers to events that where shown in the first and second seasons. There are also entries for the days we didn't see, talking about new events or even more detailed explanations of the aftermaths of their shenanigans.
3. The big bowl mystery is revealed.
It reads like a high schooler's diary so don't expect this to be high quality writing (Erin would highly disagree with me on that). It was fun and I laughed out loud a few times, it also had its sweet moments. Over all, I loved having a more in depth look into their lives and personalities.
But be warned, if you find Erin to be annoying or too full of herself in the show, this diary will probably drive you mad.
