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A review by zuzubaloox
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
3.0
Mr. Fox has been stealing from the local farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean, for years, and they have had enough. They decide to exact revenge on the wily fox by killing him and his family. Mr. Fox has other ideas and isn't going to let himself or his family go without a fight. Will the farmers get their revenge? Or will Mr. Fox manage to evade being shot and save his family?
Overall, the story isn’t bad, despite some questionable morals. There’s stealing, which everybody knows is wrong, but there’s also the positive of helping your neighbours when they’re in need. It just wasn’t, in my opinion, a very gripping story. It was a lot of repetition in a way and not a lot else.
Mrs. Fox kept on remarking on how fantastic a fox Mr. Fox was. But is he? Maybe had I been about seven years old, my opinion would have been different, but as an adult, I can't help but think he didn't do anything slightly fantastic.
I wonder how their little commune would survive into the future, considering how many animals are usually predators and prey to each other.
However, I did think the questions at the end of the book were quite intriguing for the younger readers, considering they were about the book. It added a nice touch to see how much they remembered from the story.
Overall, the story isn’t bad, despite some questionable morals. There’s stealing, which everybody knows is wrong, but there’s also the positive of helping your neighbours when they’re in need. It just wasn’t, in my opinion, a very gripping story. It was a lot of repetition in a way and not a lot else.
Mrs. Fox kept on remarking on how fantastic a fox Mr. Fox was. But is he? Maybe had I been about seven years old, my opinion would have been different, but as an adult, I can't help but think he didn't do anything slightly fantastic.
Spoiler
Okay, his actions saved his family and the other animal families that lived inside the hill, but it wasn’t exactly fantastic. He was doing what he always did: stealing, just underground instead of above.I wonder how their little commune would survive into the future, considering how many animals are usually predators and prey to each other.
However, I did think the questions at the end of the book were quite intriguing for the younger readers, considering they were about the book. It added a nice touch to see how much they remembered from the story.