{"id":6684,"date":"2017-04-24T23:50:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T18:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=6684"},"modified":"2017-04-24T23:50:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T18:20:18","slug":"diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-by-jeff-kinney-review-of-books-1-and-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/24\/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-by-jeff-kinney-review-of-books-1-and-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (Review of Books 1 and 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6684 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/389627\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/389627-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/1809465\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1809465-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/389627.Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid\">Goodreads\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.in\/gp\/product\/0810993139\/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=x_gr_w_bb_in-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=3626&amp;creative=24790\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong>Genre<\/strong>:\u00a0Humor, Children<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong>My Rating<\/strong>: 3 stars<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><!--more-->The Diary of a Wimpy Kid is one of the most popular children&#8217;s book series. It is written in the form of diary entries of middle-grade student Greg Heffley. He writes about his daily life including his school, family and his best friend\u00a0Rowley. I have only read the first two books in this series and my thoughts are going to be based on just them.<\/p>\n<p>These books\u00a0are funny and very easy to get through. I think the characters were very realistic and relatable for middle-grade children. Also, I really loved reading about Greg&#8217;s little brother Manny in the second book.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these, I can&#8217;t ignore how mean and selfish the main character is. It would have been better if there had been some character development in him and he would have realized his faults.<\/p>\n<p>These books show a realistic portrayal of how kids sometimes think and behave.\u00a0Greg isn&#8217;t very nice but he is a realistic character and fun to read about. However, I think kids could be badly influenced by these books thinking that the things he does are okay. The books don&#8217;t give any positive message either. I guess the key to really loving these books is to not take them seriously.<\/p>\n<p>I might continue with these series if I find the others in my library because, despite their faults, they are fun to read.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goodreads\u00a0 Amazon Genre:\u00a0Humor, Children My Rating: 3 stars<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/24\/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-by-jeff-kinney-review-of-books-1-and-2\/#more-6684\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (Review of Books 1 and 2)<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[44,85,99,118,152,187,251,376,383],"class_list":["post-6684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews","tag-authors","tag-book-review","tag-books","tag-childrens-book","tag-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid","tag-fiction","tag-jeff-kinney","tag-reading","tag-review"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6830,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/02\/april-2017-wrap-up\/","url_meta":{"origin":6684,"position":0},"title":"April 2017 Wrap-Up","date":"May 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"April was an okayish month for me in terms of reading. 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