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A review by titanic
Awful Auntie by David Walliams
5.0
"Do you have an awful auntie?"
I thought this book was a little, not scary but shocking for a children's book. The book practically started off with death and very much ended with it as well, not very child-friendly if you ask me. I did enjoy it though, the characters were unique and the book made me crack a few smiles. It felt like I was reading a Roald Dahl book (or David was reading a Roald Dahl book to me, as I couldn't help but hear his voice!) I also pictured Charlie Bucket as "Soot" which linked in more and more of Dahl, not that that's a bad thing.
Although this book is four hundred pages, it was a quick and really funny read. I couldn't stop turning the pages, and it generally made me happy reading it. I did think it was slightly repetitive with Stella being caught by her aunt constantly, but it wasn't annoying. David really pulled it off. I thought the bit where her aunt dressing up as a policeman was good, it made me laugh! Another thing that made me happy about this book, was how David paused the story to give a bit of a backstory. He used it only a few times to tell the background of things, but it was a refreshing way of learning about the background of a character! I'm definitely going to read some more of David's books this year!
I thought this book was a little, not scary but shocking for a children's book. The book practically started off with death and very much ended with it as well, not very child-friendly if you ask me. I did enjoy it though, the characters were unique and the book made me crack a few smiles. It felt like I was reading a Roald Dahl book (or David was reading a Roald Dahl book to me, as I couldn't help but hear his voice!) I also pictured Charlie Bucket as "Soot" which linked in more and more of Dahl, not that that's a bad thing.
Although this book is four hundred pages, it was a quick and really funny read. I couldn't stop turning the pages, and it generally made me happy reading it. I did think it was slightly repetitive with Stella being caught by her aunt constantly, but it wasn't annoying. David really pulled it off. I thought the bit where her aunt dressing up as a policeman was good, it made me laugh! Another thing that made me happy about this book, was how David paused the story to give a bit of a backstory. He used it only a few times to tell the background of things, but it was a refreshing way of learning about the background of a character! I'm definitely going to read some more of David's books this year!