Review: #917
Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown
Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid – 13th volume
Author: Jeff Kinney
Comments: While The Meltdown isn’t as funny as The Getaway, it still carries the same charming humor and casual ridiculousness that the series is known for. Taking place during winter, Greg’s neighborhood is an all-out warzone between kids of different factions, roughly divided on which street that they lived on. While the first half has various random events strung together, the second half is one long battle spanning the course of a day with heavy snowfall. The illustrations are great and complement the text well. It manages to twist mundane moments into exciting affairs. While it does exaggerate, it feels natural and isn’t too out of whack. The final battle was a natural conclusion to the build up that had been happening up until then and helps book end the events of the book.
Rating: 6/10