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I especially liked the last half of this book. In the beginning, I found things too extreme. Sure, it's fun to read about an amazingly precocious little girl. But her parents were so one-dimensional and bad as to be render the entire story unbelievable; and the headmistress, well, see was pretty extreme. But the actual story that develops in the last half of the book made me forget about those issues, and just plain enjoy it. (More unbelievable things, sure, but they made the story rather than d
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I loved this book about a precocious child who loves to read when I was young, and I still do. As in all Dahl's tales, mean and bad people (usually grownups) get their comeuppance and the good but mistreated people are rewarded.
The figure of Miss Trunchbull is one of Dahl's best villains - ridiculously over-the-top, she still reminds everyone of a teacher who terrified them at school.
Above all, the story of Matilda shares the joy of reading. It's definitely a book to recommend to children of all ...more
The figure of Miss Trunchbull is one of Dahl's best villains - ridiculously over-the-top, she still reminds everyone of a teacher who terrified them at school.
Above all, the story of Matilda shares the joy of reading. It's definitely a book to recommend to children of all ...more
Nov 07, 2010
Madge
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it was amazing
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Jan 15, 2011
Rena
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it was amazing
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