Hey everyone, and I’m back with an interesting new post relating to Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Before you jump to conclusions and assume I’m going to talk about everything that’s happened with the series since my last post, that is not what this is about. I know how critical I’ve been with the series before on this blog, and despite that I felt I did the right thing and they have been the most popular posts on my blog, there is something about the posts that eventually got to me as a fan. Yes, I’m a fan of the series and explained my whole personal history with it before. But then I felt that I was criticizing it too much for a true fan, and I’m getting tired of it. Besides, everything has already been said, and even if there is ever more to say, I’m sure that whatever happens next with the series will explain itself at this point.
Unless something doesn’t explain itself and something totally unexpected happens, though, I might talk about it, just because there’s that part of me that still cares for the well-being of this property. But other than that, from here on in, any Diary of a Wimpy Kid-related posts will be in a more positive light, especially if the series shows some signs of turning itself around.
And with that being said, I want to give my opinion on the reveal of the 13th book, The Meltdown. From what I see so far, I will admit that I actually kind of like it. The cover illustration is great and the color doesn’t recycle The Last Straw‘s green, like The Getaway recycled Rodrick Rules‘ blue and Double Down recycled the first book’s red. Not only that, but the purple has something of a gradient to it, a first for the series, and the title font, which is the same as the “13” in the initial announcement poster, is a great finishing touch. Ironically enough, it may be my favorite book cover. Not only that, but the premise admittedly sounds promising:
When a wintry blast closes Greg Heffley’s middle school, it turns his neighborhood into a battleground, complete with snow forts, alliances, betrayals, and epic snowball fights.
So…I might change my mind and continue getting these books on the release date, even if I don’t end up liking The Getaway. The reason why I’m still unsure is because Double Down‘s premise was promising, too, and I don’t really want to keep encouraging this when Poptropica still needs Kinney’s help. But even Poptropica is marginally improving, so again…maybe.
But instead of discussing what’s happening with the series now, it’s time to get to what this post is about and look back on everything about the series that’s great. Which is why I came up with the perfect way to embrace this greatness by giving my own personal rank of the first ten books in the series. Yes, I’m doing the first ten books, rather than the whole series for obvious reasons. And of course, I’d like to give a heads up to some minor spoilers in the books before I begin.
Anyway, on with the wimp-tastic countdown of greatness!
#10: Dog Days
There was always something about Dog Days that rubbed me off the wrong way after I finished reading it, even as a kid. It was probably the first time I ever considered the possibility that the series could decline in quality. First of all, the book took place during summer vacation, and the books that take place during the time school isn’t in session are generally considered to be the weaker entries in the series. But that wasn’t what made Dog Days not work for me. I personally believe that Kinney can make it work, as The Long Haul was a better effort. But what made Dog Days not work for me, was that ending. There wasn’t a sense of a desirable finality to it for me compared to the previous entries. There were interesting parts, but they didn’t come together like the previous three books. Those books had compelling stories about conflicts between Greg and Rowley, Rodrick and Frank. This book could’ve tried something interesting with Susan, but it didn’t. Just Greg and Frank agreeing on how bad a comic strip was, and an album Susan made that didn’t really have anything that Greg could reflect on and appreciate – in other words, reflect on a good ending. I get it if this book is higher on your list, and if anyone wants to tell me what it is about Dog Days that works, I’d love to be enlightened. Although mainly due to incorporating elements of The Last Straw, the film adaptation was way better.
#9: Old School
The fact that this was the last book in the series before Double Down may play at least some factor in Old School‘s position on the list. It echoes Dog Days to an extent: Susan again wants Greg to put down his video games and go outside. But what makes Old School better than Dog Days is that it actually had a sense of a desirable finality to it, even if it could’ve been better. Susan is the focal point of the story, yet the focus eventually leans towards Frank for some reason. And while it eventually makes sense, it would’ve been great if it eventually went back to Susan, and Greg at least partly won his technology feud with Susan. I would’ve loved to see both sides of the argument understanding each other through the events in the story, rather than only Greg somewhat understanding and Susan not seeing where Greg is coming from at all. The technology themes could’ve also been emphasized better throughout. Even if this is what happened, when compared to other installments, the premise doesn’t stand too high up with the other books. (Though I did the math as the series progressed, and Greg should’ve been in high school by this book. He finally realizes he isn’t growing up around the beginning, which was hilarious.)
#8: The Long Haul
Remember how I said that the books that take place during the time school isn’t in session are generally considered to be the weaker entries in the series? Well, The Long Haul was one of those books, but I consider it to be the best one of these books in the series. (Though maybe The Getaway could beat it in a full series list?) Again, it’s better than Dog Days in how it depicts a faulty yet ultimately good summer vacation; Dog Days only showed a faulty one. It’s probably the whole road trip premise, which allows for a tighter and linear story, and it was cool for the Heffleys to get a new, if unorthodox pet. And the whole Heffley-Beardo conflict was rather frightening, with true stakes that honestly made me scared for the Heffleys every time they showed up, as well as conflicts with Manny and the pet, which made for a pretty good read. There aren’t conflicts between the main characters or lessons to be learned that are too deep, and it doesn’t end with Greg in the best scenario, but those things don’t stop the other parts that make it a perfectly okay entry. We don’t speak of the film adaption, though.
#7: The Third Wheel
This is pretty much the point in the list when the books in the series start to get really good for me. Although some parts of The Third Wheel had me scratching my head (the beginning reveals that Greg has some really good memory skills), it was generally a good enough entry. It takes full advantage of its themes of love, even if parents may consider love to be a questionable theme for children’s storytelling. I’m personally fine with it as long as the characters don’t act like adults, though the book doesn’t entirely succeed in that aspect. The different ways in which Greg attempts to get a date for the school dance was pretty fun to read, though (although couldn’t Holly Hills have returned aside from a love web Greg made?). Admittedly, it was somewhat unsettling to see Greg manipulating Rowley into getting him Abigail in one of those attempts, though both Rowley and Greg eventually get what they deserve. While the ending to Greg’s arc felt rather underwhelming, the events toward the end were quite dramatic. And when you put it together with Hard Luck, it ends up working way better.
#6: Hard Luck
Speaking of Hard Luck, I think the best part about it was that it’s basically the second part of a two-part story that begins with The Third Wheel. Unlike most of the books in the series, there is actually a sense of continuity to it, directly exploring the ramifications of the previous entry as Greg deals with Rowley’s relationship with Abigail. (And Rowley’s view of that relationship is quite hilarious.) Even better, Abigail comes off as an antagonist to Greg as a result of the events in The Third Wheel, specifically trying to keep the two boys apart. I have to give kudos to Kinney for getting out of his comfort zone with Abigail’s character:
She’s a little bit hard to write as a character because she’s meant to be a placeholder for a girlfriend rather than a fully developed character. It was a little tricky trying to figure out how to write for a character that hardly has any dialogue and not much of a personality. She’s just a stand-in for a threat to Greg’s and Rowley’s friendship.
There is also a pretty great side plot involving Greg’s family, and the title really fits the theme of the series as a whole. Of the three movies in the animated Diary of a Wimpy Kid film trilogy I proposed, if done right, the second film could easily be the best entry.
#5: The Ugly Truth
As it turns out, the puberty themes of The Ugly Truth has its own story behind it. You may remember when I stated how Kinney considered making The Ugly Truth the last book in the series, which would’ve actually seen Greg grow up. Of course, Kinney changed his mind and chose to subject Greg to the floating timeline. However, the puberty themes of the book remained, and Greg nonetheless didn’t cheat puberty without dealing with it in the same way as everyone else. Forget love, though – puberty is an even harder theme to tread in children’s storytelling, but Kinney pulls it off in the best way possible: through subtlety. But what makes The Ugly Truth really work is the challenge it brings to a fundamental aspect of Greg’s character: his desire to grow up and be rich and famous. Though relatable to today’s kids at least, it’s not the character’s best trait, and Greg realizes this in this story. And I think stories like this are important for today’s children, who often spend too much time in the future rather than the present.
#4: Greg Heffley’s Journal
From here on in, nostalgia plays into most of the entries on this list, which seems pretty obvious here. I had seriously considered giving the original book the number one spot, but I figured that this would be too predictable. But honestly, why wouldn’t I? It’s the book that started it all, the book that first introduced the concept of the flawed, unlikely hero in children’s literature, the book that spawned the adventures of many other fictional middle schoolers, the book that inspired this very list among many other things. It’s a classic story of the relationship between two friends, and how one imperfect kid tries to navigate the perils of middle school in the ways only he knows how, much like we all did. The film adaptation was pretty much how I expected it to be, aside from the surprise of original character Angie Steadman, who served as something of a foil to Greg. The way she navigated school life with such ease and nonchalance made her such a great character that it was almost upsetting that she never showed up in the sequels, nor in the book series to this day. And of course, who could forget that iconic Cheese?
#3: Rodrick Rules
I’ll always remember Rodrick Rules as a story about the development of a sibling rivalry. The whole book was about this one single stake – an embarrassing secret Rodrick had about Greg, and Kinney makes the wise decision to not tell us what it is right away to keep us on our seat. It really shows just how secretive Greg is about it, to the point that he didn’t even want to write it down in his journal unless he really had to. Again, it’s just one stake, but it’s really played up to the point that Kinney can get away with it. And when Greg’s slip-ups finally push Rodrick over the edge and make him spill the secret, the craziest thing happens: the story gets distorted to the point that Greg gets popular. And Loded Diper gets famous, but not in the way Rodrick intended. Greg actually gets sympathy for Rodrick, knowing full well Rodrick intended to hurt him for his mistake. So he decides to help him out with his science project. And you really begin to wonder why these two are still feuding on. In my opinion, the film adaptation was even better, and is my favorite entry in the original trilogy, due to smart changes to the source material that actually improve on the story. And that, in my eyes, is incredibly impressive.
#2: The Last Straw
There’s something about The Last Straw that I always thought was just so great. It’s about realizing who you are as a faulty, realistic human being versus facing the horror of being transformed into a person you don’t even know anymore, and what your life will be like from then on out. It’s about not understanding the differences in others to the point of wanting them to change versus realizing the benefits of what makes that person different. It’s a story about father and son that’s relatable for many – that dad who’d love his boys to be strong, dedicated young men compared to that sensitive, imperfect boy who just wants to be left alone. Frank, upset with Greg’s nonsense, threatens to send him to military school in his attempt to toughen him up. Greg tries to impress him at first, only to make things worse to the point that he actually accepts his fate. The stakes get pretty tense, until Greg’s mishaps end up helping Frank in the end.
There’s also a side arc involving Greg impressing Holly Hills, the formal introduction of his most well-known love interest, and even though he fails with that as usual, the rest of the story was so great that I didn’t really mind too much. The ending was one of the most solid endings in the series (quite literally), and the introduction of Trista was quite pleasing and promising. At least until Dog Days kicked her to the curb… 😦 Childhood dreams shattered aside, although the book never truly got a direct film adaptation, the book’s plot was integrated into the Dog Days film, which, given what I said about Dog Days earlier, was a really smart move. Not only that, but things between Greg and Holly ended up way better.
#1: Cabin Fever
There’s a reason why Kinney won a Best Author Children’s Choice Award from the Children’s Book Council for Cabin Fever. There’s a reason why the book was nominated for a 2012 Harvey Award for a Special Award for Humor in Comics. There’s a reason why Kinney considered adapting the book for Greg’s first full-length animated venture. That’s because Cabin Fever was just that good. That’s even more impressive considering that its predecessor acted as a possible place to end the series. For me, Cabin Fever even transcends the nostalgia factor I get from the first three books, simply because it does something with Greg that I think even those who are more critical of his character could appreciate: it makes him selfless.
In his attempt to get money, he accidentally commits a crime with Rowley that he more than pays for, and fully takes responsibility for it as he should have. He is fully aware that what he did was wrong, and that he could get locked up for it. He actually considers the well-being of others for the holidays even as Manny freezes him in the house, even as he fears the cops catching him on his way to the Toy Drive. And on top of all that, the snow he shovels in his continuous attempt to get that money actually ends up feeding many people who are much less fortunate than even him. He still makes it clear that this wasn’t his intent, but he was more than happy to lend that helping hand. (Dang it, why wasn’t that animated movie made again? Kinney considers himself a cartoonist, right? It could’ve held a candle to a Peanuts special! Peanuts! But I digress.) 🙂
Well, that’s my personal opinion on the greater part of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. While I could say what was wrong about Double Down and The Getaway when I read it, I won’t do it unless you’re curious enough to the point that you really want me to. But this is it for now, and who knows, I might make a similar list like this for other children’s book series in the future.
But for now, stay wimpy, folks. 😉
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i wished hard luck was a bit higher up the list, but this was a pretty good list!
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I agree with the #1
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i think ‘The Long Haul’ should be switched with ‘Hard Luck’, beacuse i thought it was a pretty good book. But overall, this list is pretty straightforward
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I just got rodrick rules
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you wrote the comment at 3AM…..
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Yeah, but they might be in a different time zone.
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cool
dude
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I think Cabin Fever should’ve been 2nd and the Original shouldve been 1st.
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I like cabin feber men st cause it is so funny and a little bit unrealistic
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Wow!
I never knew both the books of diary of a wimpy kid ( A novel in cartoons and The last straw ) would be one of the top books of Wimpy Kid!
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I like this list it’s nice
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Lol dude
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I agree with The Ugly Truth but my favorite one is Rodrick Rules
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LOL
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this a terrible list!!!
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What order do you suggest?
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CABIN FEVER IS FIRST!
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That’s what I thought!
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is the cabin fever the best
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I love diper overlod my fav ive read every book!
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with all due respect these books teach my 9 year old ways to drive adults nuts and be naughty as h.
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To be fair, Greg was never meant to be a role model. He’s more like someone to relate to rather than someone to aspire to. He has flaws and makes mistakes like the rest of us. Nonetheless, I understand the sentiment. Hope your kid is reading other titles as well!
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I’ve been reading your other articles on the Wimpy Kid franchise, so I hope you don’t mind if I pop in on the comment section here after reading your downfall analysis haha. You always have fantastic insights into the IP that I’ve never considered before!
I made a tier list of all the books I’ve read in DOAWK a few months ago, though I find it difficult to rank each book individually. Since I can’t post images in a comment, I’ll just describe what the tier list looked like here since I found some similarities and differences with your ranking of the first ten books.
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D/F tier:
The short answer is that books 11-19, in my opinion, all rank here. The newer books feel more like a spin-off of the Wimpy Kid series than a proper continuation – I’m not a big fan of zany elements like Manny constructing an entire house, passive behavior from Greg’s end, and in general, the story revolving around Heffley misfortunes rather than Greg’s schemes leading him to self-imposed problems. I think the series really lost Greg’s proactive behavior – we could laugh at his troubles because he caused them.
In addition, this is more of a personal take but I wish Kinney didn’t use the floating timeline after writing Book 5 – at this point the middle school plotline is never used, simply because it’s stale. If Greg aged with the audience as did other, more “literary” characters such as Harry Potter, I think he would be much more iconic and less “memories from third grade,” if that makes sense. The DOAWK books always had a more cynical edge to them than other children’s books, so a diary on freshman year could still work for a slightly older audience without alienating Scholastic fairs entirely, although that’s just my opinion.
C tier: The Long Haul and Old School.
Admittedly I don’t remember much of Old School, but I do remember enjoying it around as much as The Long Haul. As you’ve stated for these books, they’re fine, but definitely overshadowed by earlier, stronger entries. I can laugh at some of the gags, like Frank’s office call in TLH, but overall the plot revolved more around “wacky wimpy adventures” than Greg’s active behavior in the story, especially without any greater themes, which made these books more forgettable overall. I think DOAWK is at its best when there’s a subtle, almost unnoticeable touch of a character arc in its protagonist, and these entries don’t quite have that.
B tier: The Third Wheel and Hard Luck.
I enjoyed these two entries, but I think they marked a shift in the story telling of the Wimpy Kid series – although Greg does stir the pot somewhat in TTW, especially between him, Rowley and Abigail, by HL he witnesses more drama than he does create it. HL just felt like a weaker version of The Ugly Truth to me, mostly because I felt there were too many gimmicks involved, not least the Magic 8-ball. There are some aspects I enjoyed of both books, such as TTW’s realistic take of how a middle schooler would dramatize dating, and HL’s extended family arc with the ring.
I think these two would’ve been stronger as a whole had Jeff Kinney written them more closely as a two-part arc – perhaps incorporating the extended family arc into TTW, and maybe making HL tie back to even earlier books in themes, not only focusing on personal responsibility (Greg Heffley’s Journal) but also the inevitability of growing up (The Ugly Truth), because at this point in the series Greg was in eighth grade, when older friendships do begin to fall off. What stands out to me about HL specifically is the chocolate milk Greg and Rowley blow bubbles into – had this been a running gag from earlier books, it would’ve hit a lot harder. It’s never mentioned before or since in the series, and I do think the lack of continuity between books is a problem in Wimpy Kid as early as The Last Straw – remember how Greg suddenly used contacts, which was never mentioned in previous books nor mentioned in later ones?
A tier: The Last Straw, Dog Days and Cabin Fever.
Honestly, it really surprised me that you put Dog Days as the lowest book in your ranking, as it’s one I personally enjoy – but after thinking about it, I understand. It doesn’t quite build up towards anything, because as the title states, Greg just has a dull summer in the heat. Without my personal bias, I probably would’ve ranked it in B tier, but it did work for me. The humor of the jokes still maintained a down-to-earth quality like the first three books, but the ending, which is truthfully anticlimactic as you’ve said, is actually suitable because it’s so anticlimactic. The story is almost an epilogue to The Last Straw, concluding Greg’s relationship with his father – imperfect, maybe not even good considering it’s held together by a mutually hated comic, but realistic and still there. The ending really did hit home to me and I’m sure it was relatable to a lot of its audience as well, especially growing up. It’s not a perfect conclusion because it doesn’t need to be, just like the Heffley family and just like Greg.
I think TLS a perfect opposite to DD; it’s the perfect material for an S tier, but the ending brings it down for me. The beginning and middle is just as hilarious as the first two books, but that ending! Admittedly it may be because I originally read the online Funbrain webcomic before I read the physical editions of the series, and the webcomic’s ending was a lot more powerful. Rather than Frank guessing Greg pretended to be a wimp to save him from the Snella party, Greg explicitly tells him that he was too weak to pull himself out of the gully – and Frank, realizing that his son’s wimpiness may not be such a bad thing after all, lets him not go to Spag Union. In this way, Greg’s father learns to accept him for who he is, and that’s just a stronger ending to the story than the canonical ending. A strong, climactic ending makes more sense for TLS than DD because the stakes are much higher in the former.
As for CF, I view it as a solid A tier DOAWK book. I definitely agree with your take that by this point, Greg’s become a much more selfless character even if it’s mainly unintentional. This is where the first six books truly excel; Greg slowly and inadvertently experiences a character arc where he becomes a better person, but he still retains the cynical and humorous parts of his character that still proactively push the plot of the story. I do think this is the point at which the Wimpy Kid series starts to lose its original luster, especially with the unrealistic Manny ending (I just couldn’t suspend my disbelief.) I also found the snow-in part kind of boring, but still an enjoyable read, and the ending certainly makes up for it, minus Manny haha.
S tier: Greg Heffley’s Journal, Rodrick Rules, The Ugly Truth
And that brings me to my personal S tier, which I would rank pretty similarly to your ranking of these three books; RR > GHJ > TUT. The first two overall books in the series are just…genuinely so hilarious, yet maintain an interesting and natural overall story. I especially like how RR ties in with the first book, and think its ending is stronger between it and GHJ, which is why I’d rank it just slightly higher. Your analysis of the RR ending is actually what finally let me realize why I liked it so much – it subverts the Heffley brothers’ feud in a way that feels natural to the series’ storytelling. In contrast, I do think GHJ concludes a bit too quickly to make a lasting impact on the reader, though in terms of overall story content and jokes, both are pretty much equal, though I’d give RR the edge in the former because it had a stronger overall theme.
TUT is an interesting book to me. Since it was originally going to be the ending of DOAWK as a whole, and Jeff Kinney actually had trouble deciding whether to do so as he was writing it, that conflict really shines through as Greg grapples with, as you’ve perfectly put it, “his desire to grow up and be rich and famous.” Ultimately, he decides to continue the series on a floating timeline, which parallels so well to the ending, when Greg decides to embrace childhood for as long as he can, that I still get chills every time I read it. Honestly, by this point, Greg has changed and improved as a character from the first book, and he’s tackled the biggest aspects of his characterization. I’d like to think that his overall arc is complete by the end of this book.
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In terms of pure humor, I doubt any of the other books in DOAWK can beat the first three. I still laugh out loud at every other page despite no longer being within the target demographic, simply because Jeff Kinney struck a perfect balance between relatable humor to younger readers and nostalgia to older readers. However, the biggest factor that played into my tier list here was not its cartoon quality, but its literary quality; what truly makes the books enjoyable, in my opinion, is its balance between cynical humor and a thoughtful, but not tacky theme. This is something I noticed in your ranking as well, which I find interesting as I haven’t seen many other Wimpy Kid fans rank the books based more so on story than hilarity.
The first six books in the Wimpy Kid franchise are so strong that I sometimes pretend the series ended at The Ugly Truth, and Cabin Fever is just a Christmas themed spin-off. By the end of TUT, Greg has become slightly less selfish and enjoys the present, rather than the future, just a tiny bit more than he did back in the first book, yet he remains true to his overall character. Greg’s character arc is essentially complete by this point. CF is a nice epilogue as we see Greg take responsibility for both him and Rowley for the graffiti, something he never would’ve done in the first book (remember the kindergarten walking debacle?) and do an unintentional selfless act that hey, maybe he’s not so unhappy about even if he decides to capitalize off of it later on, further showing that he’s changed ever since he started middle school. Though I do still enjoy reading Books 7-10 for a quick chuckle, the first six books will always be very close to me, alongside the webcomic of course.
Thanks for reading 🙂
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On that note, I actually haven’t watched any of the Wimpy Kid movies before, despite being a fan of the books. Do you recommend watching the original live-action trilogy if you generally tend to get second-hand embarrassment from live-action? I’m not actually sure why, but I get the feeling a lot when I watch real actors play fictional stories, especially when the story is aimed towards children. Perhaps it’s the amount of dramatics needed to entertain a younger audience? Anyways, I initially did stay away from the trilogy for that reason, but hearing your positive opinions on the movies in this post, plus from fans of the books, makes me think it’s worth checking out. What do you think?
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Good to see you again! Glad to see you exploring the blog! Cool to see you’ve made your own ranking of the books.
Admittedly, I haven’t finished the series up to the point its currently at, even though I still continue to buy the books on the release date. That’s partly due to finally growing out of the series in a sense, but also due to the declining quality of the series. Right now I’m up to The Deep End, though I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that none of the more recent post-Old School books are any better than the earlier post-Old School books.
This is actually the highest viewed post on the blog; because of that, I had an idea for a long time now to make a second part to this post ranking the next ten books in the series after book 20 comes out, which is actually not that far away at this point (and another fitting place to end the series if Kinney wanted to as well). Sure, the ranking probably wouldn’t be as interesting compared to the first ten, but I’m personally interested in seeing how all the mediocrity stacks up with one another, especially in regard to Double Down due to how much I disliked that book.
You have a point that Kinney could have written The Third Wheel and Hard Luck as a tighter two-part story; it would have definitely made both books better and made them stand out better in a way the other books don’t. You make another great point about the lack of continuity between books – the one example that always stuck out to me is how Greg stops emphasizing the fact that he is writing in a “journal” and not a diary as early as The Last Straw (like you stated), which was the opening statement of the entire series and a major part of its appeal to me.
I guess the day has come in which someone enlightened me about what it is about Dog Days that works! I never looked at it from the perspective that the ending is supposed to be anticlimactic. And I especially never considered it to be an epilogue of The Last Straw, which makes the ending make a lot more sense to me. You also have a point about the differences between the ending of The Last Straw and the online version of the book; it was technically better. I especially like your point that The Last Straw needed a stronger ending than Dog Days did because of the stakes.
I find it amusing that you’re critical of Manny’s role in Cabin Fever. His unrealistic behavior is the point of the joke because its exaggerated. On Poptropica’s Wimpy Wonderland Island (another story set during the winter), he goes so far as hijacking a snow plow, a feat he doesn’t outmatch until Wrecking Ball. But you expressed criticism of the Wrecking Ball feat anyway, so I totally get it. You make a great case for The Ugly Truth’s place on your list! I never quite looked at it the way you do.
What I especially find interesting is your statement that you’ve rarely seen other Wimpy Kid fans rank the books on their literary quality. That might explain why this post is the highest viewed post on the blog, so I appreciate that insight. And I’m amazed you haven’t seen the live-action trilogy! I definitely recommend it. I never quite viewed live action in the same way you do, though I understand what you mean. But all the actors, even the child actors, do a great job in their roles, especially Devon Bostick as Rodrick. Thanks for commenting again!
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