Wimpy Kid Wednesdays: Third Wheel

 Kinney, Jeff / November 14, 2012

Okay, so, as you might have guessed from me taking my time to design and set up a logo, a schedule and a whole blog dedicated to reviewing the entire Diary of a Wimpy Kid book and movie series, I am a big fan of the entire Diary of a Wimpy Kid book and movie series.. but I’m not so sure about The Third Wheel.

So my first issue with the book is that it is not very.. relatable. The target audience for Diary of a Wimpy Kid is.. let’s be honest. This book doesn’t appeal to 14 year olds. It appeals to 8-12 year olds. And I don’t think third graders will have an expierence with a middle school prom.. or middle school.. or a prom..

Secondly, there is no character development at all. There is nobody in this book who degrades or improves their character, they just stay the same horrible jerks or good characters they are. Speaking of characters, Greg is the worst one.

Valentine’s Day is about spending time with someone you LOVE. And Greg doesn’t LOVE any of the girls at his school. He just has a crush on them because they’re cute, but doesn’t actually know anything else about them. So he classifies himself as a good choice for most of the girls, but when one girl rejects him, he goes to another one. And this goes on for 5 percent of the book. Not to mention how he doesn’t think Rowley has a CHANCE of getting a Valentine, which is pretty stupid.. you will NOT believe the way Greg makes Abigail (who he eventually goes to the dance with) not become interested in him.

Nevertheless it is a funny unrelatable book. This definetly is not on my top 5.. but you do you, I guess.

Wimpy Kid Wednesdays: Movie Diary (Story of all 3 Movies)

Jeff Kinney / July 25, 2022

In 2022 I begged my parents for this book as a Christmas gift. They were thinking about getting me Diper Overlode instead, but luckily they got me this book. AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH!

This book is an informative and of course hilarious way of diving deep in the world of movie-making, and in this case it was the first 3 Wimpy Kid movies.

With new original drawings and things that the essential Wimpy Kid fan needs to know about the production about the film, this is the best book in the series, sure way better then Cabin Fever. My only problem is that the book has too much info on the first movie. In 2011 the book  was again re-published with new pages about the second film, which is the favourite addition to the film franchise of MANY of the Wimpy Kid fans. But the thing is, it feels like a scam because there were only 19 pages about the second movie. There is a lot more we do have to know about the second film and the book doesn’t cover much of it.

I thought about thinking of getting the 2011 edition for the Rodrick Rules section until I figured out it was only 19 pages longer. The 2012 edition is 254 pages, and the 2010 edition is 199.

Anyways, this is essential, okay? The best book I’ve ever read. EVER.

Wimpy Kid Wednesdays: Cabin Fever

 Jeff Kinney / November 16, 2011

CABIN FEVER was released 2011, the same year the best Wimpy Kid movie was released. Not because of that am I saying that this is the best book, but it is because of the story. How simple it is – Greg starts a newspaper, a Holiday Bazaar and is now stuck with his family trying to promote it. So a pretty complicated outline, but it’s worth it for the amazing hilarious book and punchlines. This book explains that not everything will go right during the holidays in a funny and relatable way. You might not like Wimpy Kid, but you need to read this book.

Wimpy Kid Wednesdays: Do It Yourself

by Jeff Kinney / June 1, 2011

kay, so you might be thinking “Why would he review a fill-in book?” Because the 2011 re-release has 26 pages of comics. The comics are written by Rowley, Greg, Fregley, and we also get to see continuations to other comics from the first book in the series.

The book itself is very fun, but my only issue is that there should be more activities, to keep you occupied for longer, like with Big Nate. And definetly more comics, like Dumb Teachers. Anyways, the comics are pretty funny, and give you a sense of humor of the students at Greg’s school. I will say Fregley has a funny style.

 But the highlight of the book is the prototype of Rowley’s diary (which would then turn into it’s own book in 2019). It shows how bad of a friend Greg is and how innocent and gullible Rowley is. It’s just not some comics for fun, it gives us more depth on the characters.

Enough said, these are funny comics, but sometimes bad (like Girls Rule and Skaters).