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The Witches
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Start date
October 2, 2015
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October 2, 2015
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Angie
Dec 14, 2021 rated it really liked it
I read this one to satisfy "a book published when you were 10 years old" in my 2021 reading challenge. I'm not sure how I missed so many Dahl books before now, and since Matilda is one of my absolute favorites, you'd think I'd have checked out more of the author's books. But here I am finally reading one that I knew very little about, and loving it! Such a creative, quirky story with Dahl's unique magical and humorous writing style making it a delight. ...more
Debbie
Jan 05, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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This is my favorite Dahl book. A young boy discovers the plans of a group of wiches while staying at a hotel with his grandmother. Together, they manage to foil the witches' plan to rid the world of children. Like Dahl's other books, the villains are truly wicked and there is enough grossness to keep kids fascinated.

I love his wicked sense of humor!
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Christine H
This was cute, but wasn't entirely engaging for me. Per his usual M.O., Dahl includes some pretty harrowing content, but ultimately this is definitely a kids' story.

The audiobook gained a lot by Miranda Richardson's enthusiastic reading - that may have been my favorite part of reading this!
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