SuitabookThe Ugly Truth
Jeff Kinney
- Reading
- Read together if the jokes might need context; pause to distinguish comic exaggeration from useful health information, and follow up questions with a clear, factual explanation.
- Themes
- Growing up and responsibility: Greg encounters puberty and new expectations at home, but is often forgetful or irresponsible. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Family support: Greg’s mother returns to school, and the rest of the family take on extra chores to help her pursue that goal. The book presents this favourably.
- Worth knowing
- There are jokes and cartoons involving body hair, body odour, bare bottoms and peeing, plus a hoped-for game of spin the bottle. The treatment is comic rather than detailed.