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Matilda

Roald Dahl

Start date: November 1, 2015

Finish date: November 30, 2015

Discussion: New School Classics- 1915-2005

Why we're reading this: November 2015 New School Group Read
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Jul 10, 2020 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it it was amazing

Shelves: childrens, middle-grade, read-in-2020

Published in 1988, I was well into adulthood and hadn't had children. So, while I had heard of Matilda, I had never read it. I am so glad that I decided to remedy that. The book is sweet, charming, and silly in the best possible way. Dahl plays with language and tells the story of an odd, bookish girl with a sad home life. Luckily she is blessed with books, a librarian who challenges her, and a teacher who loves her. This one is easily read in an hour and will charm even the oldest young person, ...more

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Aug 29, 2011 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2011, children-ya, audio-books

The story of a pint-size genius with special powers - and she's only five.

A masterpiece by Dahl, very funny indeed. ...more

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May 24, 2016 Alisha Marie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-books, audiobook, read-in-2016

There is not one movie that is more ingrained into most of my childhood memories than Matilda. I absolutely loved the movie growing up and still love it now. That movie made me realize that being a geeky bookworm was totally okay and kind of cool. I read Matilda for the first time 5 or 6 years ago and though I liked it, I still preferred the movie. I decided to check out the audiobook because I'm trying to get into them and because I regularly bow down to Kate Winslet's awesomeness. And I have t ...more

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Feb 13, 2010 Alisha Marie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, humor, books-i-own-that-i-ve-read, children-s-books

Matilda was (and still is) one of my favorite childhood movies. I remember going to watch it in theaters when it came out and watched it endlessly when it came out in VHS. So, when I found this book at my thrift store for a dollar, I absolutely had to pick it up.

Matilda was just an amusing, captivating read. At once, you have a heroine you can root for and just love to pieces because she's so unique. As I was reading, I kept picturing the parts happening in the book as they were in the movie. (F ...more

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