Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2017
- humorous stories
- diaries
- juvenile fiction / humorous stories
- juvenile fiction
- family life
- fiction
- vacations
- juvenile fiction / comics & graphic novels / general
- children's fiction
- family, fiction
The story
With the cold weather and the stress of the approaching holiday season, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled family. But the Heffleys soon discover that paradise isn't everything it's cracked up to be. Sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venomous critters all threaten to ruin the family's vacation. Can their trip be saved, or will this island getaway end in disaster? ---------- ###German-language description: Gregs Tagebuch ist eine der erfolgreichsten Kinderbuch-Reihen der Welt. Die humorvollen Comic-Romane um Greg Heffley besitzen mittlerweile Kultstatus. Die Geschichten sind an tatsächliche Erlebnisse in Jeff Kinney Kindheit und Jugend angelehnt. <br/> Endlich Ferien! Greg kann es kaum erwarten, es sich mit ein paar Videospielen und Filmen gemütlich zu machen. Aber Mom und Dad haben andere Pläne. Um der Kälte zu entkommen, beschließen sie, mit der ganzen Familie auf eine tropische Insel zu fliegen: Und tschüss! Greg ist nicht gerade begeistert. Nicht nur, dass er das erste Mal in seinem Leben in ein Flugzeug steigen muss! Im Paradies angekommen, wird es noch schlimmer: Ein vertauschter Koffer, ein unfreiwilliger Tauchgang und eine Horde fieser Krabbeltiere lassen diesen Urlaub unvergesslich werden ...
What it’s like
Sketchy pencil-style cartoons fill nearly every page, with stick-figure family members drawn in loose, doodled lines on lined notebook paper and the occasional full-spread sketch of a palm-fringed beach. The voice is first-person diary entries, short and deadpan, with hand-lettered asides and a constant sense of a bored, sardonic kid narrating his own misfortunes. It reads in a few bursts at a time, ideal for a lazy afternoon, a long flight, or a reluctant reader who wants something light and quick. The mood is warm, wry and low-stakes: sunburn, seasickness, lost luggage and a swarm of creepy-crawlies are played for laughs rather than real fear. Slapstick physical comedy and family squabbling drive most of the humour, and the tone stays affectionate even as the Heffleys unravel. Violence is absent; the worst moments are mild mishaps and cringe-inducing embarrassment, with no sexual content and no real cruelty. Written for middle-grade readers and for adults who enjoy gentle, self-deprecating family comedy with a sense of nostalgia for childhood.
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