By Jeff Kinney
3 Stars
The book honestly tops the laziness of summer, and I felt that completely. Greg's idea of an ideal summer is living in the AC, playing video games, and doing absolutely nothing. Honestly, Greg's laziness is the part that makes this story so humorous, even if that means sitting in the bathroom for hours or faking his excitement for a made-up club. But of course, everything goes wrong: his mom wants "family fun," and his dad wants him to go outside. It's like a tug of war between his mother wanting to create magical moments whereas his father wanting him to be a real man. This is what adds a lot of chaos to the story, and somehow, he ends up with a job he didn't even want.
This book is pure "I did not ask for this" energy. Greg is still his clueless, selfish self, and that's exactly what makes it so funny. The comics and random side stories (like the messy beach trip and the failed birthday party) are chaotic in the best way. Rowley is still the innocent sidekick, and their friendship drama adds even more mess to the summer.
The only thing that got stuck in my mind was that Greg never exactly grew as a character, he was mean at times, stayed selfish in many situations, and his laziness too, even though this was a very essential component of the story in order to add humour to it, but still sometimes that unexpected hope for some character development just rose in my heart.
It's not super deep or emotional, but it has that whole "summer break gone wrong" vibe. Perfect if you're just chilling and want something funny and super easy to read. Definitely one of the better books in the series.
Reviewed by Divnoor
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