I love Roal Dahl to death and I will always consider him one of the best authors for children's book (and Quentin Blake, one of the best illustrators; they are darn funny). Having said that, I have to admit that this may be my least favorite book from him. First of all, I missed that crazy charact...
"It was pleasant to take a hot drink up to her room and have it beside her as she sat in her silent room reading in the empty house in the afternoons." Spoiler-Free Portion I'm deviating from my usual... I don't know, way of doing this by starting out on this foot, but first I want to express my ...
Perhaps the best of the books I have read by Roald Dahl. It is phenomenally well written book about a five year old genius. Dahl knows exactly how to write for children, which is mostly the same as you would write for adults. It is very well written. The characters are Dickensian stereotypes and...
I received this book for free from Penguin Audio in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I never read Matilda as a child, but I do recall seeing the movie. I enjoyed the movie, so it was natural for this to be my first experience ...
I recently re-read this book because I had not read it in a while and I really enjoyed it the second time. I liked the story and the characters, I like that it is pretty simple (It is a children's book) The villains are pure evil and the Heroes are good and kind.
This is my favorite Roald Dahl book. Matilda is a smart and lonely five-year-old girl living with her vapid, mean family in England. She teaches herself reading and mathematics, and begins using her intellect to get back at her bullies. As a nerd, I really enjoyed reading about Matilda's time a...
I actually saw the movie before reading the book. I was very happy when I learned that the movie was based on the book, because I liked the movie. The book was just as good, if not better, than the movie. This is the story of Matilda. Her parents are cruel and mistreat her, leaving her alone all by ...
This was a book I read as a child, hundreds of times-to the point that the cover fell off. The story of a girl who reads to escape and who also has magical powers was something that my younger self loved. This is truly one of the most fondly-remembered books of my childhood.
My senior year in high school, I became friends with this girl that kind of way outclassed me.I wore men's cords and snap up western shirts under tee shirts, and was often barefoot when I could get away with it (I kept my duct taped corduroy converse in my backpack and would just slip them on when I...
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