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_once's review against another edition
3.0
Cute :) Love the illustrations, and the main character Jamie Kelly. She reminds me of how I use to be in middle school.
itsyagurl's review against another edition
4.0
This series is so nostalgic for me and I'm happy to say that it holds up! Jamie is so wonderfully sassy, Isabella is hilarious and Angeline is set up so well for her development. The way the drawings are done really makes it seem like we're reading a middle schooler's diary. The plot is not super focused and things just kinda happen until the end where everything pays off. That wouldn't be a big critique for me if the other books weren't as plot focused. A great start to the series! The movie takes some of it's plot from this book among others so that makes this one pure genius in my opinion.
pragreads's review against another edition
1.0
Horrible horrible horrible
Is this supposed to be a book?
Is this supposed to be a book?
m4shaw's review against another edition
5.0
I loved these books as a preteen! So funny and relatable. Characters have strong opinions and are judgemental so it's not very politically correct by today's standard...but that's what makes it funny! The unfiltered thoughts of a teenager going through life.
bellyberrypie's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
She is just a hater (and probs gay) and I respect that.
uutopicaa's review against another edition
3.0
2.5
Es chistoso y se lee rápido. Imita muy bien la forma de escritura de un chico de primaria (este estilo en cualquier otra novela sería negativo) y todo, pero la verdad es que el nivel de boberías que pone la protagonista parecen pensados por un nene de 4 o 5 años y no de 10 o 12 que es la edad aproximada del personaje.
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Es chistoso y se lee rápido. Imita muy bien la forma de escritura de un chico de primaria (este estilo en cualquier otra novela sería negativo) y todo, pero la verdad es que el nivel de boberías que pone la protagonista parecen pensados por un nene de 4 o 5 años y no de 10 o 12 que es la edad aproximada del personaje.
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iceangel32's review against another edition
2.0
I will admit it wad a quick read but there really wad no plot. I was kind of confused about the point of the book. Some of the entries left me wondering why they were even there or of I was missing something. I am going to venture on in the series but I am weary at this point.
ellaellaellaetc's review against another edition
4.5
bro. this is art. I read this for the first time when I was maybe ten and I owned physical copies of the first two books and all of the others (that had been published at that time) I had on my kindle. guys I was obsessed with these books. I had to unfortunately borrow this from the library cause I gifted most of.my books to my younger cousin and it was too embarrassing to ask to borrow this from my now nine year old cousin😭😭😭 (she has read these and also loves them btw so it's also approved by modern nine year olds). anyway this is the diary of jaime and about her shenanigans at school with her bestie isabella and rival, the super popular angeline. guys this book is just fabulous. I never knew this but it got turned into a movie musical back in like 2010 and I watched it for the first time about a month ago and I'm not even joking when I say this but it's one of the best movies I've ever seen. comedic timing? brilliant? musical numbers? iconic. child actor performances? genuinely crazy good. plot? stellar. script? perfect. costumes? outstanding and matches the time and vibe. direction? I could cry. book accuracy? took perfect plot elements and incorporated them in well AND matched the vibes of the book PERFECTLY. I couldn't necessarily call the movie better than the book because they did change it to better match the medium but I would say that the movie is a better movie than the book is as a book. does that make sense. it does in my head. my love for this book is definitely clouded with nostalgia and I have been in my middle grade era for the past 1.5 years and have just been thriving because of it. if you go in with the right expectations you will love this. perfectly captures the experience and emotions of a young girl and sprinkles subtle positive messages without being preachy and just is such a fun fun book. I don't really expect anyone to pick this book up cause that's not really my demographic lmao but I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend that anyone who was once a tween girl or at least felt like it to watch the movie right now. drop everything. it will change your life! 4.5 stars (am going to change the rating as I continue with the series)