The Long Haul
by Jeff Kinney
★ Top 5 book of 2014 · #2 on Best Books of 2014
The Heffley family sets off on a road trip that promises fun but quickly goes sideways. With grimy gas station restrooms, wild seagulls, a minor collision and an escaped pig, Greg Heffley is in for a memorable adventure.
Best for: Young readers who enjoy funny, chaotic family trip stories with Greg Heffley
The Long Haul is #2 on BookWard's Best Books of 2014, out of 66 2014 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Long Haul is about
Greg Heffley would not have picked a family road trip, and the Heffleys' journey soon proves him right. It begins with plenty of optimism, then drifts off course again and again. Along the way come grim gas station bathrooms, a flock of wild seagulls, a minor collision and an escaped pig. Jeff Kinney's 2014 book turns every car-ride disaster into comedy, with the whole family crammed together and nowhere to escape. Even so, the trip may end up as one the Heffleys talk about for years. Fans of the series, and anyone who has survived a long drive with relatives, will find plenty to laugh at.
The Long Haul on the Best Books of 2014
The Long Haul came out in 2014. Of the 66 books first published in 2014 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #2 on our Best Books of 2014 list.
Why it made the list: 1,580 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (130 ratings); 106 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Reader favorite and being read right now.
Nearby on the 2014 list
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before Jenny Han, #1
- Surrounded by Idiots Thomas Erikson, #3
- Zero to One Peter A. Thiel, #4
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 1,295 want to read it, 106 are reading it now and 178 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 130 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 91 | 55% |
| Reader love | 94 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 92 | 20% |
Questions about The Long Haul
When was The Long Haul published?
The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney was first published in 2014.
Was The Long Haul one of the best books of 2014?
The Long Haul is #2 on BookWard's Best Books of 2014, out of 66 2014 books that cleared our data bar. 1,580 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (130 ratings); 106 are reading it right now.
Why is The Long Haul on the Best Books of 2014 list?
1,580 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (130 ratings); 106 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2014
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before Jenny Han, #1
- Surrounded by Idiots Thomas Erikson, #3
- Zero to One Peter A. Thiel, #4
- After (After Series, Book 1) Anna Todd, #5
- All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, #6
- Ugly Love Colleen Hoover, #7
See the full Best Books of 2014, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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