《小屁孩日记》第一册

我6岁的儿子很快就学会了阅读，并且独立地迷上了《小屁孩》系列。我们很高兴能支持他的阅读习惯，所以我们一直给他买这个系列的书，而没有思考或研究。读了几章后，我故意向儿子指出，书中的主角格雷格很粗鲁，是个坏朋友，不能被复制，但因为书中没有任何成人主题，社交技能一直是我孩子的强项，所以我从来没有太过担心。时光飞逝一年左右，我们有了一个7岁的孩子，他的坏态度就像一个成熟的情景喜剧少年。我认为这是一个阶段或某种与流行病有关的问题，我继续试图纠正这种态度，甚至没有想过要责怪他一直在读、重读的这本丛书。然而，当我终于坐下来和我的儿子看电影后，痛苦的事实变得不可否认。我儿子简直就是格雷格的翻版。我意识到，在系列丛书中，格雷格是他自己的英雄。尽管格雷格的态度给他带来了很多问题，但格雷格并不认为自己是问题的症结所在，而我儿子还太小，无法理解这种非常重要的细微差别。在成长过程中，我儿子只看字面意思。 He sees what Greg sees and has thereby learned being funny and cool means acting like a cocky, self-absorbed, jerk. To be honest, Bart Simpson would be a better role model. IF your kids are older this book might be more appropriate, however by that point I believe the reading level would be far too low. Elementary and middle school kids are trying to find themselves. It's normal for them to try on the attitudes and behaviors of the people and characters they see. Do yourself and your kid a giant favor and skip the Dairy of the Wimpy Kid book series. You're not missing anything.

格雷格·赫夫利，是个爱撒谎的电子游戏成瘾者他操纵朋友，不尊重父母，在故事中没有表现出任何个人成长。我会详细解释的。格雷格是个骗子。他对父母、老师、朋友和同龄人撒谎。他不是一般的说谎者:他是一个有技巧、狡猾的说谎者。例如，当他爸爸让他去外面玩的时候，格雷格就会去朋友家玩电子游戏。然后他把自己浸在洒水车里这样看起来就像他一直在到处跑，大汗淋漓，从而骗过了他爸爸。还有一次，格雷格欺骗了他朋友的父母，偷偷带进了一款被禁止的暴力电子游戏，而不是教育类游戏。让我们谈谈电子游戏。格雷格为他的电子游戏而活，他更喜欢暴力游戏。 He describes car-racing as too babyish, and resents his friend’s contentment with such boring games. The more violent the game, the cooler for Greg. When Christmas comes, he sulks about not getting the particularly violent video game he wants and is ungrateful for all his other presents. Greg has a rather sweet, slightly immature best friend, Rowley, whom he manipulates and bullies. He beats up Rowley using all the same moves his own brother used to beat him up. He makes fun of Rowley’s simpler tastes in video games and humor. On one occasion, he convinces Rowley to ride a big wheel down a hill repeatedly while Greg throws a football at his head to try to knock him off. This is the great friendship in the book, and I actually found it truly sad to read. Greg has a abysmal view of adults in general. He considers them dumb and easily tricked. Unfortunately, in this story the adults are rather dumb and easily tricked. He repeatedly gets around video game grounding by sneaking off to game at his friend Rowley’s house. He tricks Rowley’s parents by sneaking in video games they have expressly forbidden in their home. Greg’s teachers are also sometimes taken in by his lies. The ending of the book is supposed to provide a shade of redemption in one area of Greg’s life at least: he finally does something kind for Rowley. But here’s the problem: the kind act is telling a lie to get Rowley out of an embarrassing predicament. At this point, I was asking, really, Jeff Kinney? That’s the best redemptive moment you can come up with? There are miscellaneous other problematic areas of the book. One that really bothered me was a scenario where Greg’s older brother left a bikini pictures magazine laying out and Greg’s littler brother took it to show and tell. This is supposed to be hilarious; it’s most certainly not what I want my 8-12 year old laughing about. There is also extensive potty humor, lots of bullying at the school, a scene where the angry dad throws objects at Greg, and really resentful sibling relationships. All things considered, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is one of the last books I’d ever give my child to read. Don’t fall into the trap of believing junk food books like this are all is out there for your reluctant reader! There are so, so many better books out there! Check out my lists for 8 to 9 year olds , 10 to 11 year olds, and Graphic Novels and Comic Books for some awesome alternative options! (Reposting this review because it was the most helpful, on point review I read.)