THE FUNNIEST BOOK YOU'LL FIND THIS YEAR!

JOURNOS DIARY (Metropolis Ink, 2002) by author Chris Thomas has been described as the funniest book youll read this year" -- and for good reason. Using a combination of comedy, diary entries and sometimes poignant observations on life, the book uses the misadventures of a young journalist as a reflection of someone dealing with their insecurities and coping with the good, the bad and the ugly life often throws at people. Youre bound to spot yourself or someone you know as you turn each page. Think Ben Elton meets The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole...

JOURNOS DIARY (PRWEB) November 4, 2002 -- and for good reason. Using a combination of comedy, diary entries and sometimes poignant observations on life, the book uses the misadventures of a young journalist as a reflection of someone dealing with their insecurities and coping with the good, the bad and the ugly life often throws at people. Youre bound to spot yourself or someone you know as you turn each page. Think Ben Elton meets The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole...

A one-night stand...
A new career as a journalist...
Constant paranoia....
Constant lustful thoughts...
A perverted flatmate...
Baked beans...
It's a recipe for disaster.

As cadet journalist Rick Hughes stumbles through his new job, he has a few problems. Well, more than a few. A seemingly forgettable New Year's fling preys on his mind as he soon discovers the woman he slept with is a wanted criminal.
     This is matched with his less than brilliant start with the Weekend Star and his constant inability to actually ask any women out on a date. And George, his flatmate, is a royal pain in the behind.
     Journo's Diary is the day-to-day chronicle of Rick's life as he tries to cope with it all, a job made increasingly difficult when the criminal woman he slept with becomes a major news feature. Things get much, much worse before they get even remotely better...