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betweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This is a very Roald Dahl book in that it's written for kids, but a lot of the humor is also targeted towards adults. It is a quick read, and admittedly, the only thing I knew about this was from the Wes Anderson movie that came out years ago. But it's definitely a quick, fun read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking
Minor: Alcohol
readingwithmeredith's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty
draven_deathcrush's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The movie is better. I read this because I love the movie so much, but the book was just fine.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Confinement and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol
staceyinthesticks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol and Animal cruelty
allisonbrooke's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Gun violence
bookishchef's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
It's Roald Dahl, so obviously I liked it.
This is one of the few Dahl books I didn't read as a child. So maybe that affected my enjoyment of this story but for some reason this one felt way less magical.
This one is about an anthropomorphic fox, stealing some poultry and getting drunk on apple cider. No magic, no memorable villains, no scenes bordering on pure horror like in Dahl's other stories.
This story is uncomplicated. And while there is nothing wrong with that, it is not what I expect from Dahl. He still doesn't shy away from showing awful things; the main character gets a limb shot off and he and his family almost starve to death but it doesn't go into horror like it does in The Witches or even Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and that felt like a missed opportunity.
It is also a product of its time, because this children's book has fatphobia (towards Boggis), ableism (towards Bunce) who is a little person)), and celebratory underage drinking among other things. I will always have a soft spot for Dahl, even if not all of his books are a 10/10 for me and he maybe wasn't that great of a person.
This is one of the few Dahl books I didn't read as a child. So maybe that affected my enjoyment of this story but for some reason this one felt way less magical.
This one is about an anthropomorphic fox, stealing some poultry and getting drunk on apple cider. No magic, no memorable villains, no scenes bordering on pure horror like in Dahl's other stories.
This story is uncomplicated. And while there is nothing wrong with that, it is not what I expect from Dahl. He still doesn't shy away from showing awful things;
It is also a product of its time, because this children's book has fatphobia (towards Boggis), ableism (towards Bunce) who is a little person)), and celebratory underage drinking among other things. I will always have a soft spot for Dahl, even if not all of his books are a 10/10 for me and he maybe wasn't that great of a person.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Confinement
Moderate: Fatphobia, Ableism, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Underage drinking, animals drinking,scarlettoliver's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Gun violence
Moderate: Stalking and Blood
Minor: Alcohol
aisling872's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Animal cruelty
val_z's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is the epitome of a perfectly serviceable book. Dahl does a commendable job of setting up the animal and human world. I might be reading too much into this but it seems to be a commentary on the have and have-nots. The farmers are corpulent and greedy, where as the animals are just trying to survive to provide for their families. Sure the animals steal, but I don’t know how they could possibly form a treaty with the humans. Especially, when the humans are so bloodthirsty, and they have no remorse at all when it comes to wanting to kill the animals.
My biggest issue with this book is the ending is too abrupt it’s just a cliff hanger with no resolution. Talk about being an anticlimactic ending. If you don’t know how the story ends I’ll kindly elucidate. The story concludes with the farmers waiting outside the fox hole for the animals. So there’s no mano a mano battle between the humans and the animals. It’s been a while since I’ve seen the Wes Anderson film but I seem to recall that having a more satisfactory ending. Despite my qualms, I still think it’s a fun children’s book to read. And if you’re an adult who likes Dahl’s writing this book will be right in your wheelhouse. And you can breeze through this book in about an hour. Nuff said.
My biggest issue with this book is the ending is too abrupt it’s just a cliff hanger with no resolution. Talk about being an anticlimactic ending. If you don’t know how the story ends I’ll kindly elucidate. The story concludes with the farmers waiting outside the fox hole for the animals. So there’s no mano a mano battle between the humans and the animals. It’s been a while since I’ve seen the Wes Anderson film but I seem to recall that having a more satisfactory ending. Despite my qualms, I still think it’s a fun children’s book to read. And if you’re an adult who likes Dahl’s writing this book will be right in your wheelhouse. And you can breeze through this book in about an hour. Nuff said.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol and Animal cruelty
mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty