The Getaway

The book was inverted...all the pages were upside down and the back was in the front......wtf
I only gave it 1 star cause the comment cause I had to....this gets none

As always Jeff Kinney delivers. My students (many who don't like to read) couldn't wait for this book to come out. I have never had any other book/author/series that has been able to get SO many students reading. Not only that but it's been 3rd-5th graders, at all different reading levels that are willing to read this, and love this. They can't wait for the "next Diary of a Wimpy Kid book" to come out. They constantly ask for it. Then to make things even better, almost ALL of them COMPREHEND the book! This series, is a win, win. This book within the first 2-3 days was passed around to at least 3-4 students, that's how fast it was read!

My son counted down the days until this arrived in our mailbox (We pre-ordered in June). Once he got it, he read it from start to finish without stopping. Jeff Kinney did not disappoint my 5th grader! Now begins the wait for Book 13!

As expected, it's another book full of family fun. The part where Greg thinks that he swallowed a seahorse is hilarious. My daughter kept laughing all the time. We wish that Greg never graduates because that way we will always have really fun and exciting stories to read.

In for a penny, in for a pound I suppose. Yeah, I know, these are kid's books but if one has read the first 11 and has a sophomoric sense of humor like mine, firmly based in a prepubescent lad's mindset then obviously one is going to grab this. Interesting the number of folks who have commented that this is the worst in the series when 90% of the reviewers list it as 5 stars. Put me in the laudatory category since I think it is the funniest one yet. His first plane trip reminded me of mine at the same age (well, I actually flew cross country on a Constellation at 18 months old but don't really think that counts) with the added dimension of the "joys" of the current state of air travel - security lines, crammed planes, that horrible feeling when you think you are going to have a whole row to yourself and just as the door is about to close a couple with a toddler shows up to snatch the two empty seats, etc.. His response to the resort his parents have chosen as the family Christmas gift is the same one they went to on their honeymoon is classic. A tad different with 3 kids in tow! Cracked me up when I came across some old photo Christmas cards my sister set up with her kids underwater since one element of this story is the mother attempting to get a great family shot for next year's card. Don't forget to check out the drawings as some of the funnier elements are revealed there. Like most in this series, an enjoyable break from my more serious reading.

Well, I don't love it, but my 12 year old does. Easy reading for him, but it keeps him entertained and is not watching TV. He has read all of the series books multiple times and will read this one again as well.

I'm not sure if those reading are aware of the video posted on YouTube that attempts to dissect the idea that Greg Heffley, star character of the Wimpy Kid books, is an emerging psychopath. I honestly feel that video makes some great points about the character and I always thought Greg was a big brat, but this book honestly makes me feel that Kinney has been made aware of this fan theory in the YouTube video and is attempting to curb how people view Greg's behavior a negative light.

The thing is, Kinney didn't need to do this. Yes, when you look at some of the things Greg had done in past books, he does exhibit some traits of a emerging psychopath (which I chose to see/classify as "bratiness" before seeing the video) but the fact that Greg held so few things in personal regard (other people's feelings, etc.) is why many people loved/still love the character. In The Getaway so much of this is stripped away and there is a much bigger focus on situational comedy which makes this book feel very plebeian. It's kind of fitting that the picture on the front is of a plane because the entire books feels like it is on autopilot.

I know that others (older) readers will say the books have been slipping in quality over time, but I honestly didn't mind or see this until this one. Again, their are some clear shifts in tone and characterization here, and yes, younger readers might gloss over that, but The Getaway is a turning point/crossroads for the franchise. I'm eager to see where things go from here, but again, while we all know Greg is rather ungrateful and unfeeling -
that's kind of what we want.

My daughter loves the entire "Diary of A Wimpy Kid" series. She ran down to the mailbox and was ecstatic to see that "The Gataway" had arrived as I had promised. We had pre-ordered the book a few months prior and it arrived on November 7th and we were even reimbursed $1.49 since the price dropped between the time we ordered it and the release date, Fabulous! My daughter loved the adventures of the Heffley family as they traveled for the holidays with the various antics that ensued. This is a must for kids ages 7-12! I adore hearing her giggling from the other room - and being so excited to read!

My kids couldn’t wait to read this and weren’t disappointed. Jeff Kinney always keeps them laughing!

I love this book I read it in 2 hours and it is funny can’t wait for the next one.