Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (Book 3)

Title: The Last Straw

Author: Jeff Kinney

Year of Publication: 2009

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Synopsis: Let’s face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg’s father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other "manly” endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily sidestep his father’s efforts to change him. But when Greg’s dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realizes he has to shape up . . . or get shipped out.

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Review:

There is not much to say about this book. It was better than the previous ones because it has a plot and a story arc. However, just like the other books of this series, it lacks depth, character development and engagement with the reader.

It didn’t produce any type of reaction in me; I wasn’t happy or mad, I didn’t feel better or worse after reading it. At least with the previous book I found them funny and thought they were an enjoyable light reading. With this book, on the other hand, I felt no such thing. It was like “I’m done? Oh ok.”