6.39k reviews for:

Matilda

Roald Dahl

4.32 AVERAGE

lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

Nostalgia, innit
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

My one millionth Matilda read <3
funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes

it’s funny to read this for the first time as an adult and not a child. still incredibly relatable and taps into the fundamental want to have agency over your life. thank god we have books to allow us to escape into other worlds!
funny
Plot or Character Driven: Character
emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Adorable story, adorable characters and adorable writing!

I read this book several times as a kid, and I loved it. Roald Dahl's books are great, and Matilda's tale is funny, sad, exciting, and ends up being very awesome, hence the rereads. 5 stars.

this book showed me that i have an inferiority complex because i was trying to keep us with five-and-a-half-year-old Matilda and i failed utterly.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character