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A review by mayling23
The BFG by Roald Dahl
4.0
'But human beans is squishing each other all the time,' the BFG said. 'They is shootling guns and going up in
aerioplanes to drop their bombs on each other's heads every week. Human beans is always killing other human beans.'
He was right. Of course he was right and Sophie knew it. She was beginning to wonder whether humans were actually any better than giants. 'Even so,' she said, defending her own race, I' think it's rotten that those foul giants should go off every night to eat humans. Humans have never done them any harm.'
'That is what the little piggy-wig is saying every day,' the BFG answered. 'He is saying, "I has never done any harm to the human bean so why should he be eating me?'"
'The human beans is making rules to suit themselves,' the BFG went on. 'But the rules they is making do not suit the little piggy-wiggies. Am I right or left?'
This book really surprised me. Even though I loved almost all book I have read by Dahl, I wasn't expecting this book to be somehow mind-blowing or memorable. But I was wrong, kind of. The BFG is a story about a girl and a Big Friendly Giant and this huge mystery of Giants and dreams and I liked it so much. But what more, this book was so thought-provoking that the fact this is supposed to be for kids shocked me. I honestly think you are never too old for Roald Dahl's books.
In my opinion, Dahl was one of the best storytellers ever existed. He just knew how to write and then interpret story to children. He had a great imagination however I have to admit his books are quite....raw. He showed reality the way it is, cruel and rough. But that's what I love about his books so much, that even though they are fairytales, they feel realistic. I can't wait to see a movie adaptation, I believe it will be a magical experience!
aerioplanes to drop their bombs on each other's heads every week. Human beans is always killing other human beans.'
He was right. Of course he was right and Sophie knew it. She was beginning to wonder whether humans were actually any better than giants. 'Even so,' she said, defending her own race, I' think it's rotten that those foul giants should go off every night to eat humans. Humans have never done them any harm.'
'That is what the little piggy-wig is saying every day,' the BFG answered. 'He is saying, "I has never done any harm to the human bean so why should he be eating me?'"
'The human beans is making rules to suit themselves,' the BFG went on. 'But the rules they is making do not suit the little piggy-wiggies. Am I right or left?'
This book really surprised me. Even though I loved almost all book I have read by Dahl, I wasn't expecting this book to be somehow mind-blowing or memorable. But I was wrong, kind of. The BFG is a story about a girl and a Big Friendly Giant and this huge mystery of Giants and dreams and I liked it so much. But what more, this book was so thought-provoking that the fact this is supposed to be for kids shocked me. I honestly think you are never too old for Roald Dahl's books.
In my opinion, Dahl was one of the best storytellers ever existed. He just knew how to write and then interpret story to children. He had a great imagination however I have to admit his books are quite....raw. He showed reality the way it is, cruel and rough. But that's what I love about his books so much, that even though they are fairytales, they feel realistic. I can't wait to see a movie adaptation, I believe it will be a magical experience!