First of all, let me get something straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary. I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to get one that didn't say "diary" on it. Great. All I need is for some jerk to catch me carrying this book around and get the wrong idea. The other thing I want to clear up right away is that this was MOM's idea, not mine. But if she thinks I'm going to write down my 'feelings" in here or whatever, shé's crazy. So just don't expect me to be all "Dear Diary" this and “Dear Diary” That
My head-canon is that Greg exaggerated many things, such as the janitor robot, some of the schools problems, and him being principal for the day. I also created made up backstories or what really happened for some of the moments, so it would be more realistic and make more sense to me
tbh, I like the book, but I hate the ending. It literally just resets everything back to normal. Like what was the point of the book if we just end back where we started? You could've at least let Greg stay in slacksville school but no, they reset everything. --kind of spoilers from here but doesn't really matter in the book--- Even his gf breaks up with him, the fudgedogs are gone, and nothing is left but the same old same old.
I actually didn't like it. I know a lot of people liked the book but for me it was very laggy. 3/4th of the book is just greg complaining about school and all are just small incidents. Definitely funny tho😂. I did like the ending too. Overall I rate it 5/10
In my opinion, it's pretty bad. Most of the book is spent explaining how bad the school is, and the ending is very, VERY rushed. Greg gets a girlfriend and breaks up with her in a few pages?! It's just a mess. A lot more time should have been spent on the moving school plot.
This just single-handedly convinced me to read this book better than any ad could do, so that's pretty sick. And without spoilers too! Edit: it was really good!! I liked it a lot, and it sorta brought back the feel of the old books in a way? Not quite the same, but the vibes were there. I definitely recommend it!!! :DD
I dont know but all books after meltdown just feel off They dont focus on world building and other older characters but instead focuses around some incidents around greg
spoilers i like the book but what throws me off is how jeff changes things like the name of the middle school (used to be westmore but said it was larry mack) and the mascot and how unrealistic it is like with the ads and that janitor and when he became principal for a day
Spoilers I was really expecting the older characters to show their faces like Holly, Patty, and Chirag, but unfortunately they were nowhere to be seen (aside from Mr. Gupta, Chirag's dad I guess?? But I think he had a different design in the older books). Also, I don't know, to me it felt like it was so over the top with the school crumbling to the point where it wasn't realistic. In the older books, Greg was the one causing problems, in this one things were just crumbling around him. It also felt like Jeff was really trying to stretch everything as much as he could, but I could be wrong. I also felt like the character designs felt a little samey because of the noses. The girls felt the weirdest because that's not usually how Greg draws them aside from the ones he doesn't like, like Ruby Bird. I hate to feel so nitpicky but I can't help but notice all these things and question them a little. I liked the book, but something about it felt off to me. also not to sound like a grammar nazi but there were a million wrong ways to start a sentence in that book lol
You know what’s funny about half way through the book, I was really starting think about how many characters we haven’t seen in a while, like Fregley, Chirag, or even the damn pig that just ups and disappears for whatever reason.
My thoughts exactly, even ROWLEY barely felt present in the book. My first impression of the book when it was announced is that all of the classic characters like the ones you mentioned would return in an epic way to save the school, but like Diaper Overload, it was kinda just Greg explaining everything going on around him. Also, in the earlier books, Greg felt like he actually deserved the bad stuff that happened to him, whereas now he just gets the business for no reason.
Yeah, and I like how Vice Principal Roy was mentioned one time and we didn't even see a drawing of him. I feel like he should've played a WAY bigger part in all of this. Honestly instead of that new principal he should've been the main "antagonist" in the character lineup.
@@rinn5238 also, isn’t the purpose of a vice principal to replace the main principal when they’re gone? I don’t hate the book, I enjoyed reading it, but MAN do so many characters feel completely underutilized.
Honestly, I didn't like the book AT ALL. There us so much to dislike about it; Probably one of the worst in the series. The worst thing about it is usually I'm not much of hater yet I'm sitting here rn in my bed writing this comment. I had some really high hopes because last book was actually my favorite in THE ENTIRE SERIES and that gave me hope that the series would rise again since Old School... 3.5/10 Edit: Also, the book is basically Greg doing school and watching it fall apart.... how could anyone find that entertaining? Plus, it advertised itself as a "Oh no, Greg is going to a different school than Rowley! REALITY IS GONNA END!!!!" Even though, Rowley BARELY played a part in the book, AND that story was literally only in like, the last 20 pages. This book sucks, the only thing that is keeping me from eating 14 bowls of spicy general soy noodles, taking a dump and using the book as toilet paper is to complete the collection. Thats it. Nothing is unique about this book. I hate it. It sucks. The only things I slightly liked was the advertising part and Gregs sociopathic butt finally getting a chick and finding purpose in life. Thats it.
Am I the only one that thinks Greg showed way way way less of his ‘sociopath’ side. Like he was actually kinda normal. The only slight sociopathic thing was when he didn’t have a problem with the school closing when he was going to the good school, but did when he was going to the bad school.
That’s a fun idea, but that would take while to make and I’ve already started my next video. BUT, there is more Diary of a Wimpy Kid content to come! :)
I got a dodgy copy, I bought the book and was enjoying it, got up to page 170 and the next page was 125, and then it wrapped round back to 170 at the end, so I can never finish the book
I think the first half is wayyy more realistic than the second half which connected with me a whole lot, so I didn’t mind that it went off the rails because that’s kind of what happens with most DOAWK books anyways. But I can honestly completely understand why people have problems with that.
@@aapsentertainment3159I agree but if they looked at the camera footage they could see that Larry Mack Jr. Middle school made Fudgedogs before Slacksvile because the school is still up proven by Larry Mack Jr. reopening it at the of the book
@@aapsentertainment3159 I personally didn't really like those. IMO...Wrecking Ball's story was kinda dumb even with a good idea, Deep End has a dumb story and was the third vacation book, Big Shot kinda felt like it was talking down to the reader and vaguely ripped off The Little Giants, Just a little. But I can see why people like those books so opinion respected I mean we can all agree Double Down was the worst right? (Also, Am I the only one who feels like the series Books have become kinda divisive since The Third Wheel? I'm in the "Everything Old School and before was good" camp while others say the last good book was Cabin Fever. Some people like Wrecking Ball and Big Shot while others don't, And I can't really find a reason why we all start to have mixed opinions around 2012 and even more so in 2015 and beyond)
Can we acknowledge how Greg has burned through 18 diaries in his middle school years alone?
The kid loves writing, maybe that’s why he’s so lazy, he’s exhausted all his energy into journaling.
The numbers at the end of his username🤫
JOURNALS*
First of all, let me get something straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary. I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to get one that didn't say "diary" on it.
Great. All I need is for some jerk to catch me carrying this book around and get the wrong idea.
The other thing I want to clear up right away is that this was MOM's idea, not mine.
But if she thinks I'm going to write down my
'feelings" in here or whatever, shé's crazy. So
just don't expect me to be all "Dear Diary" this and “Dear Diary” That
@@zaraadepoju-nd9yq🤓👆
My head-canon is that Greg exaggerated many things, such as the janitor robot, some of the schools problems, and him being principal for the day. I also created made up backstories or what really happened for some of the moments, so it would be more realistic and make more sense to me
I think that’s true as well, he is an unreliable narrator.
tbh, I like the book, but I hate the ending. It literally just resets everything back to normal. Like what was the point of the book if we just end back where we started? You could've at least let Greg stay in slacksville school but no, they reset everything.
--kind of spoilers from here but doesn't really matter in the book---
Even his gf breaks up with him, the fudgedogs are gone, and nothing is left but the same old same old.
I agree! I wish we got a whole book in Slacksville with his new girlfriend, it would have been an insanely interesting narrative to follow.
I actually didn't like it. I know a lot of people liked the book but for me it was very laggy. 3/4th of the book is just greg complaining about school and all are just small incidents. Definitely funny tho😂. I did like the ending too. Overall I rate it 5/10
I 100% agree I didn’t really like it I say 4/10
The only thing I didn't like about it is that machine the middle school bought.. It doesn't feel very... realistic...
A lot of it doesn’t feel very realistic to me. ESPECIALLY the ad thing
@@Fiddlebert556 Yeahh and the flyer pass where the kids can skip class whenever they want
It reminds me of the machine from stop and shop lol
In my opinion, it's pretty bad. Most of the book is spent explaining how bad the school is, and the ending is very, VERY rushed. Greg gets a girlfriend and breaks up with her in a few pages?! It's just a mess. A lot more time should have been spent on the moving school plot.
Greg has the worst grades ever to STILL be in Middle School!Damn,poor guy,good video tho!
Thanks for watching!
This just single-handedly convinced me to read this book better than any ad could do, so that's pretty sick. And without spoilers too!
Edit: it was really good!! I liked it a lot, and it sorta brought back the feel of the old books in a way? Not quite the same, but the vibes were there. I definitely recommend it!!! :DD
You should edit this when you get the book to tell them your review
@@orlanrules good idea, i just did!
There needs to be a second yellow cover for Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 19!
I dont know but all books after meltdown just feel off
They dont focus on world building and other older characters but instead focuses around some incidents around greg
I never really thought of it that way until you mentioned that, that’s a pretty good observation.
spoilers
i like the book but what throws me off is how jeff changes things like the name of the middle school (used to be westmore but said it was larry mack) and the mascot and how unrealistic it is like with the ads and that janitor and when he became principal for a day
at this point im convinced greg is stuck in a time loop
I’m pretty sure Jeff Kinney just straight up confirmed that
I think he is too
@@doctorsleptmakes the most sense
SPOILERS
Damn Jeff really doesn’t want Greg to have a girlfriend
I know I thought that would have been something really interesting to see fleshed out in a book
I wish that Greg stayed in slacksville for a couple more books like I got really intreasted In the last couple pages
See that’s what I’m saying! When I was talking about a much more interesting ending that’s what I was referring to lol.
Spoilers
I was really expecting the older characters to show their faces like Holly, Patty, and Chirag, but unfortunately they were nowhere to be seen (aside from Mr. Gupta, Chirag's dad I guess?? But I think he had a different design in the older books). Also, I don't know, to me it felt like it was so over the top with the school crumbling to the point where it wasn't realistic. In the older books, Greg was the one causing problems, in this one things were just crumbling around him. It also felt like Jeff was really trying to stretch everything as much as he could, but I could be wrong. I also felt like the character designs felt a little samey because of the noses. The girls felt the weirdest because that's not usually how Greg draws them aside from the ones he doesn't like, like Ruby Bird. I hate to feel so nitpicky but I can't help but notice all these things and question them a little. I liked the book, but something about it felt off to me.
also not to sound like a grammar nazi but there were a million wrong ways to start a sentence in that book lol
You know what’s funny about half way through the book, I was really starting think about how many characters we haven’t seen in a while, like Fregley, Chirag, or even the damn pig that just ups and disappears for whatever reason.
My thoughts exactly, even ROWLEY barely felt present in the book. My first impression of the book when it was announced is that all of the classic characters like the ones you mentioned would return in an epic way to save the school, but like Diaper Overload, it was kinda just Greg explaining everything going on around him. Also, in the earlier books, Greg felt like he actually deserved the bad stuff that happened to him, whereas now he just gets the business for no reason.
Yeah, and I like how Vice Principal Roy was mentioned one time and we didn't even see a drawing of him. I feel like he should've played a WAY bigger part in all of this. Honestly instead of that new principal he should've been the main "antagonist" in the character lineup.
@@rinn5238 also, isn’t the purpose of a vice principal to replace the main principal when they’re gone? I don’t hate the book, I enjoyed reading it, but MAN do so many characters feel completely underutilized.
@@birddude2000 Right?? This book just oozes missed potential to me.
Honestly, I didn't like the book AT ALL. There us so much to dislike about it; Probably one of the worst in the series. The worst thing about it is usually I'm not much of hater yet I'm sitting here rn in my bed writing this comment. I had some really high hopes because last book was actually my favorite in THE ENTIRE SERIES and that gave me hope that the series would rise again since Old School... 3.5/10
Edit: Also, the book is basically Greg doing school and watching it fall apart.... how could anyone find that entertaining? Plus, it advertised itself as a "Oh no, Greg is going to a different school than Rowley! REALITY IS GONNA END!!!!" Even though, Rowley BARELY played a part in the book, AND that story was literally only in like, the last 20 pages. This book sucks, the only thing that is keeping me from eating 14 bowls of spicy general soy noodles, taking a dump and using the book as toilet paper is to complete the collection. Thats it. Nothing is unique about this book. I hate it. It sucks. The only things I slightly liked was the advertising part and Gregs sociopathic butt finally getting a chick and finding purpose in life. Thats it.
I do have to agree with the books synopsis not really about being about Greg and Rowley, that was a bit of a disappointment.
Stop yappin
Ok, I just felt like I needed to get my opinions out of my system. That's all 😁
Am I the only one that thinks Greg showed way way way less of his ‘sociopath’ side. Like he was actually kinda normal. The only slight sociopathic thing was when he didn’t have a problem with the school closing when he was going to the good school, but did when he was going to the bad school.
Yeah I’m glad he was actually nice.
I think so too!
It’s my new fav book
Can you do a read aloud
That’s a fun idea, but that would take while to make and I’ve already started my next video. BUT, there is more Diary of a Wimpy Kid content to come! :)
Let's get a room tour
I got a dodgy copy, I bought the book and was enjoying it, got up to page 170 and the next page was 125, and then it wrapped round back to 170 at the end, so I can never finish the book
Love your vids! You got a sub btw.
Praying for your dog lol
Thank for the payer, much appreciated! 🙏
This was an awesome DOAWK book!
Awesome review man ❤
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch it! :)
I like the book but a lot of it doesn’t feel realistic at all and I thought more of the classic characters would be in it
I think the first half is wayyy more realistic than the second half which connected with me a whole lot, so I didn’t mind that it went off the rails because that’s kind of what happens with most DOAWK books anyways. But I can honestly completely understand why people have problems with that.
@@aapsentertainment3159I agree but if they looked at the camera footage they could see that Larry Mack Jr. Middle school made Fudgedogs before Slacksvile because the school is still up proven by Larry Mack Jr. reopening it at the of the book
ME TO THIS IS MY BEST
Gregory bartholomew poopypants
bruh its pronounced greg not grag
Not anymore, it’s officially Grag now.
@@aapsentertainment3159 bruh
I actually thought Diper Overlode was the first good book since Old School, But that's just me.
I think there’s some good ones in between, like wrecking ball, deep end, and big shot.
@@aapsentertainment3159 I personally didn't really like those. IMO...Wrecking Ball's story was kinda dumb even with a good idea, Deep End has a dumb story and was the third vacation book, Big Shot kinda felt like it was talking down to the reader and vaguely ripped off The Little Giants, Just a little.
But I can see why people like those books so opinion respected
I mean we can all agree Double Down was the worst right?
(Also, Am I the only one who feels like the series Books have become kinda divisive since The Third Wheel? I'm in the "Everything Old School and before was good" camp while others say the last good book was Cabin Fever. Some people like Wrecking Ball and Big Shot while others don't, And I can't really find a reason why we all start to have mixed opinions around 2012 and even more so in 2015 and beyond)
It’s kind of cool how diverse people’s opinions are about the book series, it makes the conversations about them more engaging as a whole.