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A review by allicatca
Matilda by Roald Dahl
4.0
I know Roald Dahl is super famous. I've read a version or two of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and am a big fan of the Gene Wilder version of the movie. I saw the movie for Fantastic Mr. Fox but didn't love the story, just the animation and voices and I haven't read the book. Ditto for James and the Giant Peach.
I think Roald Dahl's stories are rather dark and creepy. That opinion holds true for this book but nevertheless, I liked it very much.
Did it help that actress Kate Winslet was the reader on the audiobook? Maybe. She was fantastic.
But the story also involved the triumph of a super-smart and genuinely kind girl over awful parents and a school principal villain.
I think the story is best for children in grades 6 and above.
I think Roald Dahl's stories are rather dark and creepy. That opinion holds true for this book but nevertheless, I liked it very much.
Did it help that actress Kate Winslet was the reader on the audiobook? Maybe. She was fantastic.
But the story also involved the triumph of a super-smart and genuinely kind girl over awful parents and a school principal villain.
I think the story is best for children in grades 6 and above.