Genre: Young Adult, Middle Grade, Siblings, Humor
Order Online: Amazon.com
Author Info: Goodreads | Website
Rating: 3 stars
Borrowed book from library.
In A Nutshell:
I enjoyed this continuation of Greg's story--but I was not so enchanted with the story that I am compelled to read the next book in the series. If I see it, I will probably pick it up but I do not think I will seek it out.
Review:
Greg's mom is so proud of him for finishing his first journal, she immediately went and got him another journal to chronicle this year. And in that journal we are re-acquainted with a lot of the same cast of characters that charmed us in the original Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Greg is still full of crazy schemes and wild ideas. Rowley is still the faithful sidekick who always manages to come out ahead despite Greg's perceptions. And Rodrick--well Rodrick is still the band member/big brother who flip flops between ignoring Greg and terrorizing Greg.
Overall, this book continued many of the same elements from the original. In some ways I found this consistency appealing. But the consistency also made the book a little too predictable to hold my attention for too long. I think if the book had been any longer I would have really struggled to stay interested enough to finish the book.
Jeff Kinney is able to bring out a lot of youthfulness and playfulness through his story and his drawings. The book moves fast and is a relatively light and easy read. There are quite a few parts that are laugh-out-loud funny, which was a little embarrassing when I was reading it at McDonald's while my daughter played in the play area.
Overall, I am glad I read it but I am not 100% sure if I will read the next book in the series or not. I am not opposed to continuing to read more of the series--but I am also not driven to run out and get the next book either.
Recommendations:
I have the movie at my house, so I plan to watch and see if it compliments the book:
my kids (i have 3 boys)love these books and we've seen the movie about 100 times
ReplyDeleteI have the movie to watch this weekend! :)
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