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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
Nicht mein Lieblingsband aus der Reihe, aber trotzdem ein gelungener Comic!
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read the first nine between the ages of 9-12 and then stopped for a bit. Obviously when lockdown happened and everyone was spring cleaning, I found all these books and I loved the series when I was kid and yes, I might be 23 years old, but I am still reading this series until it stops or until I die.
This book still follows Greg Heffley, who we’ve been following for the last twelve books. In this book, Greg is having a snow day and his neighbourhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts and stage epic snowball fights. And in the middle of it all is Greg and his best friend Rowley. It’s the fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals and warring gangs in a neighbourhood meltdown. When the snow clears, will Greg and Rowley emerge as heroes? Or will they even survive to see another snow day?
I loved this book especially all the excitement and the joy that children get from snow days. There isn’t really a thing called snow days in the UK, so it was good to see what it would be like and the excitement and sometimes panic it brings. I enjoyed reading about the “gang” territory that is split up by a hill. It sorts of puts everything into perspective of how much small things like that matter when you are younger and sticking together.
I would only say as a small weakness was, I missed the family dynamic and Greg’s mum and dad embarrassing him. I missed Roderick and Manny as well. Is it also bad that I missed the pig? And that Greg clearly forgot about him due to the snow like bring back the pig!
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, War
I hate to say it, but I think the Diary of a Wimpy kid books have dropped in quality. The first couple were great because it's so easy to relate to Greg; we've all been mean to friends, thought we were gonna be famous, disliked school, etc. However, Jeff Kinney has abandoned that in favor of grosser, more over-the-top setups. At first, Greg was mean but kinda developed as a character, being nicer to Rowley, to Rodrick, and a bit to his dad.
However, the gross-out humour has taken over, as Greg's adventures are less relatable, funny, stories with some positive messages, but a randomly structured group of bodily functions. I am aware that this series isn't trying to be anything more than funny anymore (Jeff Kinney says he sees it more as a cartoon than a book) which should bring it up a star or two, but I don't find the books funny anymore.
Greg is too selfish and mean-spirited for me, the new stories are rehashes (I find this a ripoff of Cabin Fever, one of the series' last classics) The Getaway a rehash of The Long Haul, (the last great book) and Double Dare just mixes elements from a bunch of books: Greg's conspiracy theories reminisce of vol. 7's beginning, Mom and Greg's dynamic from many previous books, the 'popular book series' thing in vol. 9, Halloween from book 1. At least that one had like 2 original ideas (Greg's instruments and the movie, even if those plotlines are similar to many previous ones.)
In fact, this rehashing goes back to book 8, where Greg and Rowley have a falling out for like the 3rd time, and probably before that. Like I said, the new books' jokes and stories are unoriginal and I feel like Jeff Kinney has lost his sharp comedic timing. Unless Greg moves to high school and the dynamic changes, this series is going to devolve into the SpongeBob SquarePants of books.
Another problem I had with these later Diary of a Wimpy Kid books is the evolution of this series. For some reason, the Heffley family, among my favorite characters, have just kind of faded into the background, with exception to The Getaway. Actually, the same with the most of the rest of the side cast. Okay, the Mom is still pretty prominent, but Manny hasn't really said anything since The Long Haul and Rodrick hardly did anything of note in The Meltdown, Old School, Double Dare, or even Hard Luck. Meanwhile, Holly Hills and Chirag Gupta haven't been mentioned since Dog Days, and none of the original side kids have stuck around. You might say there weren't very important, but they were funny in my opinion, in both the text and on the screen.
The only thing keeping me going is that the book can be mildly amusing, even if the jokes are exaggerated, unrealistic, gross, randomly timed, and unoriginal. btw, sorry for such a long review.
However, the gross-out humour has taken over, as Greg's adventures are less relatable, funny, stories with some positive messages, but a randomly structured group of bodily functions. I am aware that this series isn't trying to be anything more than funny anymore (Jeff Kinney says he sees it more as a cartoon than a book) which should bring it up a star or two, but I don't find the books funny anymore.
Greg is too selfish and mean-spirited for me, the new stories are rehashes (I find this a ripoff of Cabin Fever, one of the series' last classics) The Getaway a rehash of The Long Haul, (the last great book) and Double Dare just mixes elements from a bunch of books: Greg's conspiracy theories reminisce of vol. 7's beginning, Mom and Greg's dynamic from many previous books, the 'popular book series' thing in vol. 9, Halloween from book 1. At least that one had like 2 original ideas (Greg's instruments and the movie, even if those plotlines are similar to many previous ones.)
In fact, this rehashing goes back to book 8, where Greg and Rowley have a falling out for like the 3rd time, and probably before that. Like I said, the new books' jokes and stories are unoriginal and I feel like Jeff Kinney has lost his sharp comedic timing. Unless Greg moves to high school and the dynamic changes, this series is going to devolve into the SpongeBob SquarePants of books.
Another problem I had with these later Diary of a Wimpy Kid books is the evolution of this series. For some reason, the Heffley family, among my favorite characters, have just kind of faded into the background, with exception to The Getaway. Actually, the same with the most of the rest of the side cast. Okay, the Mom is still pretty prominent, but Manny hasn't really said anything since The Long Haul and Rodrick hardly did anything of note in The Meltdown, Old School, Double Dare, or even Hard Luck. Meanwhile, Holly Hills and Chirag Gupta haven't been mentioned since Dog Days, and none of the original side kids have stuck around. You might say there weren't very important, but they were funny in my opinion, in both the text and on the screen.
The only thing keeping me going is that the book can be mildly amusing, even if the jokes are exaggerated, unrealistic, gross, randomly timed, and unoriginal. btw, sorry for such a long review.
5 Snowflakes ❄❄❄❄❄
As always, a delight! Full review to come, but probably not until after Christmas. 🎅🎄
As always, a delight! Full review to come, but probably not until after Christmas. 🎅🎄
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A bit more random than the others but it was still good. The mom was kinda annoying at times like how she refused to let Greg in because she wanted him to play in the snow all day. But the rest was funny and just nice to read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: War
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
fast-paced
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
fast-paced
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes