Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney Reviews
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Newest Review: ... Greg is unkind to his younger brother as well - showing he really isn't any better than the big brother he can not get along ... more
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Overall, I didn't particularly like Greg, at least not until the end of the book when he appears to have learned a lesson about friendship. I especially disliked that he was willing to let his friend take the blame for something he did - and the fact that he was quite unkind at times to the only person who really stuck by him, but it isn't my opinion that counts with ths book. On the plus side, when I read this to my son, I could point out how the other characters felt, and that Greg should have had a...more
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by - written on 15/11/12 (Very useful, 44 readings)
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We recently were given a few sample copies of Puffin Post and I told my son to read the magazine and choose a book he liked - which I would order from Amazon. He read a number of book summaries and descriptions before coming back and saying he would like this book. My son went through a brief stage with Young Adult books before turning to graphic novels - and it has been quite difficult to interest him reading paperback books since he started the graphic novel stage. of course he will read whatever he has too as school work, but most of all - I want my son to read for pleasure and there just is not any way to force a child to read for pleasure - all you can ... Read the complete review
by - written on 28/06/12 (Useful, 12 readings)
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Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a humour book for children, that's about as uninspired as children's fiction can be. The comedy in Diary of a Wimpy Kid is based around the relateability of the situations and the protagonist (a weak kid at middle school). The book's comedy could almost be described as observational comedy, its jokes addressing the horrors of school, the desperate desire for popularity and the embarrassing situations involving parents and humiliation. The book is even designed to look like the protagonist's diary (the pages are lined and there are simple cartoons on almost every page, designed to look like the protagonist has drawn them). ... Read the complete review
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney: Were you a Wimpy Kid? (963 words)by - written on 21/01/10 (Very useful, 143 readings)
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Greg Heffley is a bit of a 'wimp'. He is not really athletic or academic. He is a middle of the road young lad, trying to find his place in life. He is in sixth grade and his best friend is called Rowley. Greg has been given a diary by his Mum (he asked for a journal as diary's are too wimpy, but Mum got it wrong) so that he can write his 'feelings' down. It is in The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney, that we can read, laugh and cry out "oh no", as Greg writes about his fictional but entertaining pre pubescent life! Greg basically uses his journal to write what he has been up to and shares his hilarious escapades. Throughout the novel, poor young ... Read the complete review
