272 reviews for:

The Deep End

Jeff Kinney

3.83 AVERAGE

funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

entertaining, but reminded me too much of the long haul
funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Funny!

This was not as good as the one where Roderick and his band

One of the only direct sequels in the series, picking up after the heffleys trashed their house in #14, they are now going on a camping adventure with the van of their uncle.

It reminded me a lot of #12 with its similar vacation themed plot and similar as in that book, these unlucky guys cant catch a break and nearly nothing goes their way…

So... this seems a lot like some of my students' writing... it keeps going and going and going and finally at the end kind of wraps it all up. What I liked about it is I chuckled in many places. I also liked that the pictures gave more information about what Greg just shared. My 7th graders liked that I was reading it, and it too me one day of 3 20-min stints to read it. (And that was with some distractions from students.)

Kinney never disappoints! Manny is still my favorite.

I spent the majority of my time not wanting to read this book, not because it was particularly bad or anything but more so just because I just didn't want to pick it up and read it. It was just kind of boring. It's not really that interesting.