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The BFG - Community Reviews back

by Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl
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The Book High
The Book High rated it 12 years ago
So much fun!The language is delightful, the BFG is endearing, Sophie is sympathetic and inspirational, and the adventures are exciting. I can't wait to recommend this to my students!Some Favorite Quotes:The Giant had definitely slowed down and was now running more normally, although normal was a si...
grapeapril75
grapeapril75 rated it 12 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!
The Welsh Bookworm
The Welsh Bookworm rated it 12 years ago
Inventive, humorous, high silliness factor, wordplay, some very bad puns, girl hero.
D.G. ~Shameless Reader~
D.G. ~Shameless Reader~ rated it 13 years ago
This is a wonderful book to read with children - the story is delightful, whimsical and too adorable for words. There were big laugh out loud moments (whizpopping! LMAO!) and very sweet ones, like when Sophie is reading all the boys dreams.Nathasha Richardson did the wonderful job with the narration...
Death by Book Avalanche
Death by Book Avalanche rated it 13 years ago
Another one of my favourites as a child :)
Don't Panic - Megan's BookLikes
Don't Panic - Megan's BookLikes rated it 14 years ago
I read this for my BBC challenge (http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/525189-megan-s-bbc-challenge) and was really excited about reading it. Most people on Goodreads have given it 5 stars and say it's one of their favorite Dahl books. Maybe I'm getting burned out on children's books (which I thought...
Kiwiria
Kiwiria rated it 14 years ago
Another old favourite. I first read this in 1990 and have been rereading it regularly ever since. On this read-through I read it aloud to make a recording of it, and loved all of the BFG's made up or jumbled words - even though it was surprising how often I messed them up and said the "right" word i...
Emily May (The Book Geek)
Emily May (The Book Geek) rated it 14 years ago
How could I not give 5 stars to the book that made me want to read in the first place?The BFG is my childhood.
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 14 years ago
I adored Roald Dahl's books as a kid, but I missed this one because I was all grown up by the time it came out.
debnance
debnance rated it 15 years ago
Add this book immediately to your Must-Read list. What kid would not like this book? This book has everything…warm, lovable characters…wicked monsters…royalty…action…kindness…humor of the sophisticated type as well as humor of the loud body noises type….I’m adding this today to my list of best read...
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