Matilda in 101 Books to Read Before You Die

Mar 25, 2017 Mohitha rated it really liked it

Matilda is a children's book, but i enjoyed it all along. The illustrations are fun to look at. The story later on got a bit overly dramatic. (view spoiler)Her parents made me angry as they don't support her reading. This is my second book of Roald Dahl the first one was The Witches. Both of these books were awesome. I got this book borrowed from open library. They lend it for 13 days. I would like to ha ...more

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Feb 21, 2014 Kressel Housman rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, young-adult, classics, fantasy

It may seem silly, but I read this children’s classic as a follow up to What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know. It was the February read for a group I’m in, and though I’d initially planned to sit it out, it occurred to me that it was right on theme with its message of girl power, or should I say, feminine competence.

But even if Matilda does resonate with feminist messages, the book is too much fun to be looked at so seriously. My only complaint about it was that ...more

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May 09, 2018 Karel rated it really liked it

This was such a lovely, inspiring book, that gets you that fuzzy feeling. Matilda is a girl who loves books and to read, so obviously she won my heart. Some of the books the librarian gave her were too sad for my taste, I´m of the opinion that children should read joy books, just like this book. The only (and really small) snag I found was that it was made for really young children and that the ending felt a little rushed. I really loved every second I spent reading this lovely book, everyone sh ...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Alana rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-to-film, children-youth, 1001-children-s-books

This is one of those classic children's stories that for some reason I never picked up as a child, and it's a shame, because it's just delightful. Of course, it's the classic "grownups are stupid and the child is way smarter than all of them," but it's so wonderfully peppy that it's just a fun read. It's completely ridiculous and over the top, as all children's books should be. I listened to the narration by Kate Winslet, who did an excellent job in bringing the characters to life, especially th ...more

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