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Review #14742 - Dated: 22nd of August, 2015
Author: kymmage |
We have never read a Dear Dumb Diary book before, but I thought we might give it a go. When I showed my daughter she shrugged in the way she always does when it's a new series of books and she knows nothing about it. However, when I started to read it was clear that she was hooked. She asked me to keep reading after the first chapter.
Now, fair warning I think for all parents - in this book, a grandparent dies and there is a bit of working through that. Particularly around talking to God. Now for me, that wasn't an issue, though it did open up a few questions about what the girl was talking about. We talked about different belief systems and that was fine. But in other households I think it might be an issue so, just be aware that there is a religious undertone in the first part of the book. Given the circumstances I can understand why that was but I do know some who would stop reading at that point.
The next few nights before bedtime, I was asked if there was any more of that cool diary for me to read. So it was definitely gaining huge traction in the 'books to read' department. I think a lot of the social stuff was great because it's internal monologue stuff and things that are sometimes hard to work out when you are a kid. It's also really funny, and there are lots of funny illustrations through it as well which needed to be looked at in detail.
I thought the overall subject matter was really good too. It kinda tackles a big question about what life is all about. Revisiting her grandparent's diary she discovers that everything they ever worried about as a kid was the same as her. She goes through some deep over-thinking about why this is. Eventually she comes to an outcome that is satisfying and uplifting. Even f it's encouraging more dumbness. Yay for dumbness! We will definitely be reading more of these books.
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