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astridhawk's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This book served its purpose for me, which was to broaden my Danish vocabulary and get exposure to more complex idiomatic sentence structures. As a story, even a children’s story, it is terrible. The main character learns nothing and acts self-entitled and victimized all while consistently making selfish decisions and taking advantage of friendships and good things that come his way. The adults in his life are no better, usually completely failing to spend the time to work with him and often acting on their own immature impulses, thus setting a terrible example and teaching him the wrong lessons. I guess the author thought that selfishness and self-centeredness with a complete lack of ability to grow were necessary for 10-11-year old humor. I disagree. It’s just a lazy and potentially harmful way to appeal to kids (mostly boys. Girls are all presented unflatteringly in this book, which is another whole issue).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexism
mattxwaffle's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying
mouwuol's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
draven_deathcrush's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved these books when I was younger, and now that I'm graduating soon, I'm rereading them!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Toxic friendship
dawsonscreek's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
unusuallyy's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
i enjoyed this when i was younger but greg heffley is toxic asf
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Toxic friendship
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
sourcherryyy's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.25
cute little fast read for healing my elementary school self :) (rowley deserves a better friend)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Toxic friendship
wizardingwisteria's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
I remember reading this in elementary / middle school and thinking it was so funny. This series had such a moment in the early 2000s. The book hasn't aged much, but I definitely have. I certainly did not find it as funny this time around, but I'm not in the target audience anymore so I can't really be upset about it.
I didn't realize how little of a plot the book actually had. There is no one over-arching goal Gregg is trying to reach and there is no grand lesson that he learns. I decided to read this again after re-watching the movie recently and it really shows how stiff the book is compared to the plot of the movie. Book Gregg doesn't seem to learn anything by the end. Movie Gregg had at least some redemption.
I also didn't realize how big of a jerk Gregg was written out to be. I'm glad that the movie re-wrote him a bit because he is so much more cold and selfish in the book.
Despite its flaws, I still really love the format of this. I think that was one of the big reasons the series took off in the first place. The hand written font with the simple drawings and smooth writing style made reading this a really enjoyable experience, even on the digital version.
This is a good book to go back to for nostalgia sake, but I can't see myself recommending this today
I didn't realize how little of a plot the book actually had. There is no one over-arching goal Gregg is trying to reach and there is no grand lesson that he learns. I decided to read this again after re-watching the movie recently and it really shows how stiff the book is compared to the plot of the movie. Book Gregg doesn't seem to learn anything by the end. Movie Gregg had at least some redemption.
I also didn't realize how big of a jerk Gregg was written out to be. I'm glad that the movie re-wrote him a bit because he is so much more cold and selfish in the book.
Despite its flaws, I still really love the format of this. I think that was one of the big reasons the series took off in the first place. The hand written font with the simple drawings and smooth writing style made reading this a really enjoyable experience, even on the digital version.
This is a good book to go back to for nostalgia sake, but I can't see myself recommending this today
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Minor: Toxic friendship
insanebookperson's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying
agatha_hopkins's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Toxic friendship