Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Jeff Kinney | Daughter says, "Awesome!"

Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Jeff Kinney | A fun read

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 162 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Daughter says, "Awesome!"

I got this book for my 8 year old daughter. She enjoyed it so much that she had it read in 3 days. In her own words this book was "awesome, hysterical, and attention grabbing". If you have a child that isn't as interested in reading as you would like, I highly recommend this series of books. There are enough illustrations to keep their attention, and I haven't met a child yet who could put this book down once they started it.

A fun read

I bought it for my 5-year old daughter, it turned out I enjoyed reading it to her more than she enjoyed listening to my reading. I would recommend it to all the boys and their dads.

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4th Grade Class Top Ten Winner

Our review is for the book called Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It was written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. The Genre is a graphic Novel, With comedy
Gregory Heffley is a wimpy kid. He has a little brother Manny and an older brother Rodrick. They both ruin everything for him. Gregory lives at his house and he goes to Middle School with his best friend Rowley. Gregory has a problem. He is a wimpy Kid. His only friend is Rowley. Not one girl likes him. His parents ,mom and dad, Make him watch Manny and do some chores and all that. So read and see if the problem gets solved.
If you are a wimp or nerd you still are important to your friends and family. You could always be cool in your own way. It is on our top 10 list because it is hilarious book. Anybody who reads it would laugh. So read and you will see.

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A great read, but best suited for young adults rather than 12 year olds.

While I have to say that I heartily enjoyed this book, my only case against it is really in its marketing. I think the people that will get the most out of it are young men who have graduated high school and at the youngest, graduated junior high. While the novel is geared toward the age range of 12-13 year olds, I don't feel that they will benefit from the humor until they are older, solely on the fact that they are still experiencing these things first hand. At that age I think most of the amusing things about the book will soar right over their heads. While older readers who have survived that point in life, and have some sort of perspective on the whole thing will get a huge kick out of the ridiculous-ness of it all. I read it in a day (not that, that's a feat because most of it is illustrations) but I couldn't put it down. I was having a crap-tacular day at that because my car broke down and I wandered into town while I had it fixed. At the local bookshop I saw this collection on the display table and the title caught my eye. While leafing through it I found myself laughing out loud, and I went right up to the counter and bought it. It was hilarious and the artwork only furthered my laughter! It definitely made my situation much more tolerable and I now remember that day as a good one, despite my car trouble. I think any twenty-something will get the most out of this book and will find it really funny. Which reminds me, I have to get a copy of the Roderick Chronicles soon!

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Younger kids will love this, and anything that will get kids to read is great.

As an adult who loves children's and YA lit, I found the book to be intermittently amusing but -pictures aside- don't think it breaks any new ground, either in storytelling or originality. Not that every book has to be a groundbreaker but for me, the story lacked a certain spark. I found the situations like the school play and the difficulty with the parents a bit hackneyed and rote. But other parts of the book, like the giant snowball that tore up the sod in the lawn are perfect in capturing the trouble kids cause when they really don't mean it.

For those who did enjoy this book, I recommend they graduate to Sherman Alexie's "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" that has a similar conceit (a diary with cartoons), but much more depth without sacrificing any of the enjoyment.

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