6.26k reviews for:

Matilda

Roald Dahl

4.32 AVERAGE

meagangrace's review against another edition

3.25

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture

Moderate: Suicide, Murder

amandaru's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

biostrings's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced

michellemjredman's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

foxykitty's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

marquet_c's review against another edition

5.0

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it’s Matilda, my first ever favourite character

laciekate3's review against another edition

5.0

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We listened to it in the car and I was cracking up with the kids! I never read it before so I compared it to the 90s movie. It is super similar a lot of the lines matched up which made me so happy!

anna_hak's review against another edition

5.0

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence

toebean5's review against another edition

4.0

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I still love this book. I always felt a sort of affinity for Matilda, with her book reading and feeling so different and whatnot; but it's been so long- I felt the need to revisit it. And the audiobook, narrated by Kate Winslet, is outstanding. There's still this weird, comic violence that permeates Roald Dahl that I never thought twice of as a child but feel weird about when reading it as an adult. It's not necessarily bad, just... weird. Off-putting, maybe? Still good, but... that undercurrent is certainly more palpable now.

bontae's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No