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by Roald Dahl
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Sushant1606
Sushant1606 rated it 4 years ago
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Elentarri's Book Blog
Elentarri's Book Blog rated it 7 years ago
George's Marvellous Medicine is a very short children's book that is enhanced by Quentin Blake's quirky illustrations. George's grandmother isn't very nice so he decides to make her a new medicine with the hopes of improving her temperament. However, things don't go as planned and George manages to ...
Calyre
Calyre rated it 7 years ago
"Pour cochons. Contre les démangeaisons, les pieds trop sensibles, les queues sans tire-bouchon et autres cochonneries. Une pilule par jour. Dans les cas graves, on peut en donner deux. Attention! ne jamais dépasser cette dose, sinon le cochon sautera au plafond"!Ses pieds étaient au rez-de-chaussée...
KizunaYueMichaelis
KizunaYueMichaelis rated it 9 years ago
Not one of Roald Dahl's best. But the illustrations are as good and funny as ever.
Nyx Book Reviews
Nyx Book Reviews rated it 10 years ago
This is the first time I read this book, and I love the humour Dahl has in his children's books. He stays very close to a child's perception. I can't count the times I made witch brews out of the most random things (usually I was sent outside to make them so I wouldn't make a mess). It would have le...
Mikela
Mikela rated it 11 years ago
I recently received a box of books that my daughter had shipped to me for safe keeping and nestled in amongst all those text books on economics, environmental studies and globalization was this little paperback, one that I’d never read before. That would never do – I’m a sucker for kid’s books and l...
Book Talk
Book Talk rated it 11 years ago
Not Roald Dahl's best work.
sarah
sarah rated it 11 years ago
Soooooo, the theme of this book is revenge. George is a young lad who dislikes his awful grandmother, so he mixes up a poisonous potion and gives it to her in place of her medicine. Hilarity ensues! Eventually he succeeds in killing her!So, wow, this was an ordeal from the very first page. The littl...
grapeapril75
grapeapril75 rated it 11 years ago
Fantastic book for kids! So imaginative and creative. Easy read that children will find delightful!Roald Dahl is always brilliant! His stories and rhymes are fun and entertaining! Some of my all time favorites!! Such a great way to entertain children and get them interested in reading!
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it 12 years ago
I rather sympathized with little George, a basically good, polite, and obedient boy who does his best to please his fickle and ill-tempered granny, to no avail. If I could get away with dosing my nearest but no dearest with a dollop of George's Marvelous Medicine -- well, I better take the Fifth on ...
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