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Matilda by Roald Dahl

27 reviews

sassmistress's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, and Death of parent

nehanaomi's review

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

juleskr02's review

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

believe it or not this was my first time reading a roald dahl book! i absolutely adored his take on adapting stories of cruelty and bullying into his children’s books; in my opinion he gives more of a realistic take on what it’s like to be a child, he just dramatizes it a little more. 

matilda is a great story. the musical and movie have two different takes and having seen them both, the book was adapted well in both. anything one film skipped out on the other brought in. my one thing i wish both did more of was showcasing how disobedient most of the other kids were. hortensia was a menace and nigel was very short with trunchbull that first lesson. 

also yeah i cannot believe this all happened within the span of a week, specifically matilda’s first week of school ever. overall very good!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

scarlettoliver's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Confinement, Murder, and Torture

katharina90's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

The message at the heart of Matilda is so hopeful and uplifting. A David vs. Goliath story that encourages kids to fight their bullies and stand up for what's right. But you have to be ok with descriptions of pretty severe abuse and look past countless other issues including fatphobia and body shaming, sexism and misogyny, classism, and ableist language. Re-reading this now, I don't find it particularly funny and have to work hard to connect with the positive message at the story's core.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Abandonment, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, and Classism

Minor: Ableism and Suicide

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Torture and Abandonment

chiaraaaa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

aquaria127's review

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Torture, Child abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

withloveandlights's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

kes_kat's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I don't know why I never read this book as a child, since the movie is still to this day one of my favorites. I absolutely loved this book and it was so nostalgic to read. I was happy that the movie was very similar to the book. 

I loved Matilda's love for books and learning! Miss Honey was of course one of my favorite characters. One of my favorite parts were the  pranks that Matilda plays on her terrible parents. 

The pacing of this books is a little low, but I highly recommend this books for anyone who loved the movie as a kid. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Bullying

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent