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Summary: Good Book
Review: I think Matilda, by Roald Dahl, was an excellent book. I gave this book this book a rating of four stars because I enjoyed it but certain happenings in the story were predictable. Some events in this book caught me by surprise but mainly I could tell what was going to happen. I would recommend this book though to anyone who likes to read fictional stories. Matilda is also a popular movie but if you haven't seen the movie yet I suggest that you read the book first. I was pleased with this book because it's kind of like a good vs. evil story. Although it's not exactly a classic story of good vs. evil I still enjoyed it very much. Another reason why I enjoyed this book so much was that Roald Dahl writes in the dialog that the characters would have spoken in. This story takes place in England so he writes the characters dialog as though they were speaking with an English accent. I believe that adds to the book and makes it seem much more realistic. If everyone talked the same it would still be a good book but it would get boring. Also the characters in this book had very distinct personalities and also had very realistic arguments and opinions. Many of Roald Dahl's books have memorable characters and events. Matilda is no different. This story is about a little girl named Matilda who has extraordinary powers. Only one person truly understands Matilda and that's her teacher, Ms. Honey. When Ms. Honey figures out how special Matilda is she does all that she can to help her. When she shares a terrifying secret with Matilda that she had never shared with anyone else before Matilda becomes very interested and then the fun begins. Matilda learns to use her gift to her advantage and gets revenge on people who have her wronged her including her parents and her principal (but only if they deserve it of course). She uses these powers and becomes a hero at Crunchem Hall (Matilda's new school) when she stands up to the terrifying bully of a principal named Ms. Trunchbull who is despised by everyone. I won't give away the ending but as I said before many readers will find it very predictable and will have a good idea of whats going to happen to all the characters even before it actually happens. Besides the predictability of this book I was not disappointed and thoght it was very well written. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read a good book.
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Summary: Handle with caution
Review: At first I thought this would be a good girl's book for Story Time, but I'm sorry to say that it's no good. None of the mature female characters are good role models. Miss Honey is wimpy, The Trunchbull is cruel, The Mother is indifferent (the Father and Brother, bullies); what's here for a girl to look forward to in adulthood? Nothing good I daresay.Dahl's rather bizarre idea of girl empowerment encompasses petty revenge and telekinesis; hardly what ordinary girls in the real world can depend on for life skills. One might say, "Lighten up, it's just a book for fun." But I suspect that kids or young teens who identify with this book have experienced what Matilda has, and need to find more uplifting literaure.
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Summary: Looking for a Good Read?
Review: Matilda by Roald Dahl was one of the best books I read during fourth grade. I enjoyed it so much for many reasons. Here are some of them. The story line is easy to follow and it is enjoyable for all ages. Once you get into Matilda's story, you can't put it down. If you read for a while you can get a great picture of everything that's there, from the people themself, to the color shirt they were wearing. Who would have thought, such a story could be funny and so touching and descriptive all at once! I rate Matilda 5 stars and if you read it, I can advise you, don't see the movie! It wrecks your perfect image. I rate it 5 stars because of all the things I just mentioned; description, touchingness, and humor. I hope you take my advice and read Matilda by Roald Dahl, and I'm sure you will enjoy it. Also, it is a fantasy and unlike most fantasies, it has a great moral. It is .... wait, I can't tell you! I guess you will just have to read it and find out! Just a piece of advice, this may sound as if I'm trying to turn you down to reading it, I'm not. The story of poor Matilda, is as you may know very sad, happy and funny. If you don't like any of those things, don't read it. But even if you don't, try reading, it lets you go places in your mind. She was a slave but she wanted fre
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Summary: Malida
Review: This story is about a young girl that has extra-ordinardy powers that can move and lift objects from where they are. Matlida would visit the public library everyday, right after her mother left for bingo. Matilda's parents didn't really care for their incredibly gifted child. Her parents didn't know that she was reading material that they didn't read until they were in ninth grade and here was a six year old that was reading Charels Dickens! I found that very cool, even though it is not true. After entering kindergarden, her teacher, Miss. Honey, saw Matlida for what she really was, a bright and yet small child with the facination of learning.
I picked this book because, there was nothing else to read in my house. Even though I have read it before I still forund it interesting to read. I enjoy the book much more than I enjoy the movie. The movie has the story all wrong from what Roald Dahl's story is like. I mean, in the book the setting is in an English town, but in the movie, it is set in a regular town, like Cerritos is.
I recomend this book to any reader, old or young, because, I found it rather enjoyable to read even though I read it when I was seven years of age. I loved this book just as my family has enjoyed it for years before me and for years after me.
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Summary: The Review of Matilda
Review: Matilda comes rom a family that doesn't care about education but Matilda wants her education and she gets it... When she starts school she meets this teacher that thinks that she has magical powers because her teacher was impressed when she found out that Matilda could work out complicated math questions in her head quicker than the teacher, she didn't have to write out the problem... Also when the teacher found out she read chapter books and 10 year olds can't read over 100's chapter books...And the headmaster was abusive....Everyone had to watch what they did and said to the headmaster because this kid stole a piece of her cake and she made him eat a big chocolate cake and you have to read the book to finD out the rest...
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Summary: A Dahl Classic
Review: ...have been fond of Roald Dahl ever since I read "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" in second grade, but I never got around to reading Matilda until now. This is a fantastic book, and is easily one of Dahl's best, with his trademark loveable, oddball characters and sense of invention and wonder...what startled me most about this book was that Dahl included some very mature themes in the final few chapters. Without giving away any plot twists (and believe me, there are some good ones here), the issue of child abuse is brought up. The characters don't dwell on it, but for a mature reader like myself who has seen children's entertainment deteriorate into mindless, sugar-coated garbage, it's refreshing to see such things mentioned. Young children will realize the seriousness of what is being said but won't be overtaken by it, which seems like the ideal way to make them aware of these issues. Thank you, Mr. Dahl, for reminding us of a time when children's stories could be both fun and meaningful. On a lighter note, I'm getting more used to Quentin Blake's new illustrations. While I'd still prefer to see copies of Dahl's novels with their original drawings, Blake's style fits Matilda quite well, and even gives Miss Honey her due and makes her really pretty. All in all, Matilda is a book for everyone, and adults will enjoy reading this book to their children.
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Summary: Matilda
Review: Do you know some one who is smart and could do magic? I read the book Matilda. It was about a girl named Matilda. She was very smart and she was magical. It all happened in Worn wood's house. Every morning Matilda's mom would go to bingo and her brother would go to school every morning. Her mom would leave her alone. By that time she would know how to take care of herself. As you can see her mom would not take care of her. When she turned 4 years old she already knew how to read. Matilda's dad would work as a crook and he didn't care about school or reading a book instead he would stay watching T.V. I recommend this book because it is an interesting book and a funny book. I don't want to give the rest so if you want to find more about the book why don't you read the book!
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Summary: Book Review For Matilda
Review: BOOK REVIEW FOR MATILDA 4/16/02 Arvin I really liked the book Matilda because the author that wrote this book wrote lots and lots of details in the book that you could imagine the picture of what it would be like. Also I like this book because the girl in the story is very determined to study. In this story, a little girl lives with two mean parents who are upsets with watching T.V including their son. But not Matilda! She wants to read and study. So when in the morning Matilda's mom goes out to play bingo and her dad goes to his business with her brother going to school, Matilda goes to the library to read. One day Matilda goes to school and meets a wonderful teacher. Miss Honey! But not only does Matilda meet a nice teacher, but also Matilda finds out something about her that no one else can do. Magic! Matilda uses her ability on her real enemy The Trunchbull. Through reading this book, I have learned a valuable lesson. The father of Matilda loved to earn money so he cheated on the people, and his cars were cheap and would break down very fast. That was lying. I learned not to lie because Matilda's father got in trouble and ran away. Another lesson I learned was to not give up! When Matilda meets the mean principle, Matilda didn't stop standing up for herself and did not give up. Read this trilling story to walk through the adventures with Matilda! It will never get off your hands until you are finished reading this book. I loved this book and I think you will too!
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Summary: Another Dahl Masterpiece...
Review: Matilda is the enchanting tale of a five-year-old girl who has more brain power than any adult you'll come across. Matilda Wormwood started showing her spectacular skills at birth, but her parents(the naive little gits), did not take the slightest of notice. Soon enough, however, she is sent to Crunchem Hall, a horrid school whose Headmistress is the Towering Terror, The Trunchbull. She hates children, and will stop at nothing to make their lives miserable. She too fails to notice Matilda's extraordinary prowess. But, the Trunchbull does get her just desserts. Using her newly found telekinetic powers, Matilda gets revenge on all those who abused and neglected her. You can take my word for it, or read the book for yourself. The choice is yours. All I can say to conclude this is that Roald Dahl's Matilda is definitely worth the time.
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Summary: Greg's Review of Matilda
Review: Does anybody here like real funny books with great comparisons? Well I do, and "Matilda" by Roald Dahl gives you just that. I can almost guarantee it. I mean I'd give this book a rating ten out of ten!
Matilda is a girl in the book who is a complete geius. The thing is her parents are crazy! Her dad is a crook, and never thinks about education. Matilda's mom is addicted to bingo, and has the weirdest hair dye ever.
... She also had an older brother Mike, who is just fascinated with his father's crook business. So, her family is a bit crazy, huh?
When Matilda did enter school, she had the sweetest teacher ever, Ms.Honey. Ms.Honey soon found out how smart Matilda was, and went to the so very mean headmistress, the Trunchbull to tell her how Matilda needed to be in a higher grade. So, Ms. Honey had Matilda studying higher grade level books in class. I told you Matilda was smart.
Matilda started going to Ms. Honey's for tea, and soon found out something very, very bad. Matilda wants to help, but can she? If she does, how? There's one way to find out, read...the...book!
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