In the fifteenth installment of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg and the Heffley family take a crFun (and disaster) in the sun with Greg Heffley!
In the fifteenth installment of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg and the Heffley family take a cross country road trip in an RV. And naturally, everything that could possibly go wrong, does, with hilarious, entertaining results.
It's no secret that I've adored every book in the series so far, but The Deep End was definitely one of my top favourites. The jokes were really on point, and the illustrations really captured and added to the humour of the situation. I found it realistic how frustrated middle schooler Greg was having to spend his entire summer vacation stuck in a confined space with his family. I felt his embarrassment over having to spend time with his uncool parents, subjected to endless teasing by his older brother Rodrick, and Manny, the baby of the family, spoiling his fun by being too young to participate in family activities, meaning Greg couldn't either. Yet when the chips were down, the Heffley's were always there for one another.
The Deep End reminded me of a combination of the 2006 family/comedy movie, RV, starring Robin Williams and a tamer version of National Lampoon's Summer Vacation. Recommend for kids, as well as ‘kids at heart' like me....more
Every year as November rolls around I prepare myself for a guaranteed rip-roaringly funny, entertaining, light readCreative, imaginative, amusing fun!
Every year as November rolls around I prepare myself for a guaranteed rip-roaringly funny, entertaining, light read, when the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book hits the shelves. We're now up to no. 14 – Wrecking Ball, and this time around, Greg’s family decide to upgrade their house. But living amidst a construction site of course leads to all sorts of hilarity and disaster. I would not want to be neighbours with the Heffley's, or be any where near the vicinity of their property. They have the best intentions, but every thing they touch backfires on them. They remind me of the Griswold Family from the National Lampoon films.
Like The Simpsons, Greg and company never age – he’s permanently stuck in middle school, although Wrecking Ball’s main focus is his home life (parents and siblings) with few scenes in the school environment. Even Greg's best friend, Rowley rarely made an appearance, but he did have an entire journal devoted to him back in April – Diary of An Awesome Friendly Kid – so probably okay for him to take a backseat. As always the merging of narrative and comic illustrations are pure delight.
Relax and enjoy. Recommended for all ages. And if you need cheering up, look no further....more
There was nothing about this story that stood out for me.
I went in expecting something amazing, since it’s classed as one of the greatest children’s bThere was nothing about this story that stood out for me.
I went in expecting something amazing, since it’s classed as one of the greatest children’s books of all time, but it just didn’t do it for me. Maybe if I had of read it as a child I would’ve felt differently, the whole nostalgia factor. Having said that I’m not sure it would even have appealed to me back then. I will say that fantasy is not a genre I read a lot of, but there are fantasy books I consider favourites. This novel was well written, with excellent dialogue, but it was the plot that had me struggling. It started strong – the first few chapters had me excited, and I really liked the Murry family, especially Meg and Charles Wallace, but once they started on their journey/quest things really fizzled out. I loved the sibling bond Meg and Charles Wallace shared, but SPOILER AHEAD, was disappointed that when they found their father he didn’t seem to care much about them – came across as helpless and pathetic. Calvin cared for them more and he’d only known them a couple of days, and he wasn’t family. STILL IN SPOILER ALERT, it was stated that Charles Wallace had some kind of special powers/advantage, but went it came to facing the big evil, IT easily gained control of him? Furthermore, it felt weird to me that, Charles Wallace, such a young child spoke like an adult. I mean he wasn’t even school-aged? Was that why he was considered special? I did like that Meg stepped up and saved both her father and brother, rather than relying on a boy/man to save her. The reunion scene at the end was cute, and brought tears to my eyes, so maybe I was more invested than I thought. I wish I had more positive things to say as I went in expecting great things. I will be interested to see how it translates into a movie, and how many changes they make....more
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