mileswithmontana 's review for:

Matilda by Roald Dahl

4.5

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I listened to the audio for this, where Kate Winslet narrated and it was stunning. She gave so much life to all the characters. I’ve never read this before, and I was still giggling through most of it, even though it’s a children’s book. I can only fault it really in two places: introducing characters for one long scene for them never to be spoken of again and  the child abuse on all fronts that is encouraged not to tell anyone about.