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Summary: Humourous
Review: I love this book it's about a child genius who is totaly ignored by her parents. When she goes to school she becomes close to her teacher and encounters the Trunchball and uncovers a secret about herself and her teacher.
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Summary: One of the best children's stories ever
Review: With all the talk of the new Harry Potter series, I find it essential to bring attention back to Roald Dahl. I love the Harry Potter books and give them all 5 stars. However, I also realize many themes from Harry Potter have been covered by Dahl years before. After reading Matlida as a young child, I went out and tried to read any and all Dahl books. They are wonderful pieces of work and inspire. In an age where Harry Potter is becoming a classic, let's not forget the books which paved the way for Rowling. Matlida and Harry Potter are both great books, both classics.
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Summary: Matildas Great!
Review: Okay, So I might not be in the catchment of Roald Dahl's books anymore at the age of 20, but this is still my number 1 favourite childrens book. Matilda is a little girl who has mean old parents. She goes to school one day and makes her teacher Miss Honey,realise that she is very intelligent, and she starts to see what she can do with her skills, and this leads to all sorts of exciting capers, for she is a very special little girl. Watch as she gets her own back on everyone thats mean! Anyway I will tell you no more as I have already seen the many other reviewers have given away the ending! Parents- buy your children this book. It doesn't talk about cruel realities of life, or things that you should be telling your child about once they get old enough, it's a good old fashioned fairy tale with a modern approach .A brilliant story and Roald Dahls story telling abilities are really amazing! My family brought me up on Roald Dahl, they were the first books I ever read by myself and I will remember them all my life as the most fun, great, and imaginative stories to read, that real encouraged me to start to read and helped my vocabulary as a child! Even if your not a kid- This is a book that's such great fun to read!
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Summary: This is a great book for the primary grades!
Review: This book is about a young girl named Matilda, who is blessed with a brilliant mind. She is very intellectual for her age, not to mention very MAGICAL! She has special powers, which enable her to do amazing stunts. However, she has two parents who are absolutely repulsive. They are very neglectful, and have no idea of how gifted she truly is. On top of that, the principal of Matilda's school cannot stand her. She is very hateful and grim toward all of the children in the school. She also dislikes any bright colors or signs of happiness. Her teacher, however, is very insightful and caring. She is very fond of Matilda. In the end, Matilda is adopted by her teacher. They live happily ever after. This is a wonderful book for the primary age. It really holds the reader's attention. Also, children can relate to this book on a personal level. There are many different themes, which teachers can use to develop meaningful lessons for their students. It deals with family life and school life. It deals with social issues, along with personal issues. However, Dahl makes this book fun by giving Madeline these special powers. The book ends on a very happy note. I would recommend this book to anyone. It is a great book for adults to read, also. It really brought out the kid in me! Read it!
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Summary: A Favorite!
Review: This book is great for Roald Dahl fans. It is about a girl named Matilda who is super smart. At age one she can write her name. At three she can read perfectly. But, while most parents would be proud of this, Matilda's parents treat her like dirt. She would rather read than sit around the television. Matilda is sent off to school and finally is appreciated in her class. But there is a problem at school. The Trunchbull is the headmaster and throws children, puts them in cupboards full of nails, and claims she was never a child. Matilda discovers she has magic powers and will try her best to get rid of the Trunchbull.
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Summary: This book is great!
Review: I read this book when I was 6, now 8 years later I still remember the content very well. A little girl who was a genius but his parents never discovered it, they never cared much about her at all. At school, Mrs Trunchbull, was an extremely mad and unresonable headmaster who threw school children up the air just for fun. Although the environment Matilda grew up in wasn't nice at all, she met her class teacher(err..forgot her name), who appreciated her talent and gave sympathy to her situation. Later, Matilda discovered that she had supernatural powers and used it to teach Mrs.Trunchbull a lesson, and the headmaster was nowhere to be seen again after she fleed from her house in a hurry. Matilda'a father, because of selling old cars dishonestly, had to escape from the country as well. Matilda offered to stay in her teacher's house and so they lived happily ever after. I just love the stories told by Roald Dahl, his stories always fascinate me, his words are suitable for children and the stories are full of imagination.
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Summary: Matilda
Review: Matilda was always very smart, right from the day she was born. When she was one, she could spell her name by herself and write it, when she was three, she could read perfectly. And when she is in school she is smarter than the teacher-- and finds out that she has magical powers. She can already tip over the headmistress' glass of water, make things float, and other things too. But Matilda can not practice this with her mean parents around! Get this book, it's as magical as Matilda is, and written by one of my favorite authors for children, Roald Dahl.
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Summary: A must-read for Dahl fans.
Review: Matilda is an enjoyable read for children and adults alike. It tells the story of Matilda, a five-year old genius who is neglected by her parents. Matilda teaches herself to read and before she is even in kindergarten had read the works of Charles Dickens. When she enters school Matilda meets the evil headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, who has the habit of picking up children and throwing them over the fence. Matilda also meets her kind teacher, Miss Honey, and discovers that she has secret powers which enable her to pick things up or knock things merely by staring at them with her eyes. In the end, Matilda is able to use these powers to defeat Miss Trunchbull, and she is adopted by Miss Honey. A very happy ending for all concerned. This book is wild and hilarious in typical Dahl fashion. A really great read.
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Summary: an awesome book
Review: It`s an outstanding book. I would of given it 100 stars,but it can only go up to 5 stars. Aithough Matilda is young she is very smart. I read this book in a Book Club. this book is very funny. When I read this book,I figured out that Matilda has special powers. I wonder why the parents of Mailda are so mean to a daghter that has special powers and is very smart.I think that people will enjoy this book when they read it.
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: Matilda by Roald Dahl is a children's book which could also be a book for any age.Not just Matilda, but any book by Roald Dahl recalls something that we forget in our normal lives. I am not quite sure "why," but I can tell that there's something that makes you want to read books by Roal Dahl, and I am pretty sure that most of us enjoy and think that it is worth reading it. To tell the truth, Matilda wasn't my first book that I read in the series of books by Roald Dahl, but I chose to read this because I thought it was going to be valuable and worth while. If you were five years-old, what do you suppose your life would be like? Probably, most of us would agree that we would be dependent on our parents (for the most part) and self-centered (since children can be bossy). If you think you agree with this statement, you are actually lucky, you will realize how lucky you are if you get to know Matilda Wormwood, a five year-old girl. Matilda is a genius with idiot parents. Therefore, she can not be dependent on her parents, for there's no time for her to be self- centered. She was born into the situation that made her "no ordinarily child;" she can do two digit multiplication in her head, and read books like Dickens, at age five! Matilda has at least two big problems, which if you were an ordinarily child, would mean you would just put up with them. Living in the situation with idiots (who bother her) and the "Trunchbull" (the headmistress of the school were Matilda goes) whose hobby is to give children cruel treatment is quite a problem. However, Matilda handles these problems so well, that she actually will make the happy ending for the others and, of course, herself. To those of you who already have read Dahl's books, and have enjoyed reading them, I think you know what I mean by my statement that it is "not just childrens' book." And to those of you who actually haven't read his (Dahl's) books, I encourage you to read one of his books at least one time to see if my statement was true.
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