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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Review buffed by nostalgia but oh my god GREG IS AN AWFUL PERSON!!
chefs kiss, loved these books when i was younger, love the movies too lol
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A 2-star rating, for me, means I can see what other readers might enjoy about this book, but it wasn't for me.
Reading this for the first time in my 20s was a wild experience. Obviously, I'm nowhere near the target age range anymore. Even so, I can see how younger audiences may find this series amusing, but man, Greg Heffley is such a weird main character. I find it so interesting that the author chose to present a main character like him. He's so narcissistic and shameless throughout the entire book. I think readers are meant to find him amusing while understanding that his actions are wrong. Maybe it's the times we're in, or I severely underestimate young readers (I really hope it's the latter), but I don't know if most readers within the target audience would understand that about Greg's character. Who knows... maybe I'm overthinking things.
Overall, this is a very quick read with an easy-to-follow writing style that's enhanced with doodles/images. It's really low-stakes, "slice-of-life" oriented. This book also feels like such a product of its time. There are plenty of references to things like Saturday morning cartoons that many current generations wouldn't wholly understand. However, I think the focus on Greg doing everything he can to be popular, or at least not get teased, is something everyone can relate to.
Reading this for the first time in my 20s was a wild experience. Obviously, I'm nowhere near the target age range anymore. Even so, I can see how younger audiences may find this series amusing, but man, Greg Heffley is such a weird main character. I find it so interesting that the author chose to present a main character like him. He's so narcissistic and shameless throughout the entire book. I think readers are meant to find him amusing while understanding that his actions are wrong. Maybe it's the times we're in, or I severely underestimate young readers (I really hope it's the latter), but I don't know if most readers within the target audience would understand that about Greg's character. Who knows... maybe I'm overthinking things.
Overall, this is a very quick read with an easy-to-follow writing style that's enhanced with doodles/images. It's really low-stakes, "slice-of-life" oriented. This book also feels like such a product of its time. There are plenty of references to things like Saturday morning cartoons that many current generations wouldn't wholly understand. However, I think the focus on Greg doing everything he can to be popular, or at least not get teased, is something everyone can relate to.
funny
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Kinney masterfully depicts Arendt’s concept of the banality of evil through middle schooler Greg Heffley. Cold, calculating, and self absorbed, Heffley lacks both a spine and moral compass. He is willing to do whatever it takes to scale the social hierarchy, even if it means putting those he calls his friends in harm’s way. Greg’s machinations resemble less a preteen grappling with their place in the world, instead rivalling the powers struggles of Stalin.
Re-read, for like the 1415483th time.
Still funny.
این بار انگلیسیشو خوندم:>
و آخرین باری که یادمه میخوندم کوچیکتر بودم.
چرا تکراری نمیشه؟:))
Still funny.
این بار انگلیسیشو خوندم:>
و آخرین باری که یادمه میخوندم کوچیکتر بودم.
چرا تکراری نمیشه؟:))
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated