George's Marvelous Medicine

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Summary: How I rated George¿s Marvelous medicine
Review: Have you ever had a rotten relative that you would like to get rid of? Well this is the book for you.

Hello!

My name is Natasha. I read the book George's Marvelous medicine

This book is written by: Roald Dahl

This book is wonderful. It's about a boy named George. George has a grandma that acts like a wicked witch. Throughout the book George tries to make medicine that would make his nasty grandma be nice.

I really like this book because the author describes the medicine and the characters and what happens to them so well that I could picture it in my mind.

I recommend this book to kids who have wild imaginations and like to make pretend potions.

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Summary: Do you like crazy stories? Read this book!
Review: Have you ever thought of your grandma as big as your house? Well you can read George's Marvelous Medicine by Roahl Dahl? George doesn't like his grandmother because when both of his parents leave she bosses him around. George makes a medicine for his grandmother and when he stirs it, he says magic words. But he doesn't know what he is saying. My favorite character is George. George is my favorite because he makes a new medicine. My favorite part in the middle of the book is when Grandma rides the big horse. The pictures are amazing. In one of them you see Grandma sleeping in the barn on the hay and she doesn't even mind the rats! This book shows you how you can use your imagination. It also shows you that you should never make one of your parents cry. Grandma drinks another dose of medicine. What happens next? Read your way to the end and find out!

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Summary: I love Roald Dahl, BUT...
Review: I don't think that this book is appropriate for all children. Parents who are conscientious about the kinds of things that their children read or watch on television should take note. The subjects of cruelty and revenge are treated very cavalierly in this book, and as such, not all parents will find it suitable. It's important to ensure that if children do read this book, they understand that the things that George does are not to be translated into real life.

Though the subject of revenge on uncaring parents and teachers seems to be a common one for Roald Dahl, not all of his books contain material this extreme. There are many, many other wonderful books by Roald Dahl that young readers and parents alike may find more appealing. Perhaps a better suggestion would be "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," or "Matilda."

Roald Dahl is a masterful story-teller, and children tend to enjoy the fact that he is never condescending and always seems to be on "their side." With that in mind, this book may not be the best one for demonstrating his storytelling abilities and many parents would be best advised to look elsewhere.

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Summary: It was an exciting, can't put down, excellent book!
Review: I found it to be an exciting , can't put down, excellent book. I love Roald Dahl's books, and this one proves to be one of his best. It was an easy-to-read all-around great Roald Dahl book. 5 stars!

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Summary: Funny with a capital F
Review: I grew up with this book...all of Dahl's books, in fact. And this is the best. It must first be understood that Roald Dahl writes with a British background. A book about a boy making a deadly concoction for his grandmother, witches who hate children, a crocodile who eats children, etc. wouldn't really be accepted in America, right? But the way Dahl writes, and the way Blake illustrates makes his books so cute and amusing and just wonderful. I especially love the illustrations in this book. To see what happens to George's grandmother once she takes that sip of her tea with the stuff in it is SOSOSOO funny. I love it. And I'm 22 years old! I give this book as gifts. I found it odd but funny-in-a-weird-way how George's mother was sort of indifferent to what was happening to her mother (the grandmother).

Hahahahaaha to the infinity power.

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Summary: This book was the only good thing about the second grade!!
Review: I had a terrible second grade teacher, Mrs. Borwegan, (whose name was even evil). The only good thing she ever did for me was to read George's Marvelous Medicine, which taught me that books can be silly, and little boys can get away with justifiable homicide. To this day, this book remains in my library, its purple cover appropriate to the regal literature inside.

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Summary: This book is funny!
Review: I liked this book mainly because of its humor. The main character is a boy named George who has an out-of-shape grandmother. She is telling George things that are making him sick. George decides he must make something to cure his bent-up grandmother. I do not recommend this book for children six and under. I think they will get scared. As I said in the beginning, I liked this book because of its humor. I also liked it because of what happens to the characters and how the author wrote the book. If you're a humor lover, read this book!!!

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Summary: For older kids who aren't parrots.
Review: I read this as a child (it was one of my favorites - quite short and consistenly enjoyable). Since other reviewers have already provided the major plot points, I'll leave that out. Let me just say that I didn't read the story as a "how to poison your grandmother" instruction manual. It taught me not to try and make medicines on my own - you can't predict the results. I suppose, looking back on it, it's really an anti-drug/huffing parable. The first time you do "the medicine," you feel huge. The effects shrink thereafter.

You can probably gauge how impressionable your child is based on whether they try and feed you some medicine they made themselves after reading the book. If they do, depending on how successful they are, you might look into censoring books like this that require them to think.

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Summary: I majored in chemistry because of this book!
Review: I read this book when I was around 8 and LOVED it. Became totally obssessed and started making my own mixes in the bathroom. It still cracks me up to this day. I also reccommend the BFG.

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Summary: if you want to hear you child laugh read this to him
Review: I read this to my second grade son. It was a pleasure to read because of his open and honest laughing everytime George would find something else to mix up. We have since read many Roald Dahl books. They are great read aloud together. We have a great time acting out the characters.