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Matilda by Roald Dahl

34 reviews

karlakejora's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Some inappropriate student teacher relationship wrapped in a positive light.

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coolfoolmoon's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

parentified child even by her teacher. this is my first time reading the book i didnt grow up with it but i saw the movie when i was 12 or something and loved it. now i love the book too. i was matilda growing up and this book mightve either been my favorite or fucked me up as a kid a lot of the details are a little too real for me. but um. i love it here. love love love.

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cieralegue's review against another edition

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emotional informative lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

It was ok some parts was good the scenes are short but the entire book felt extremely slow .

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brittanyhoffman11's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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risten's review against another edition

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4.0

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moonbeam4's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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frozenheartv's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

4.25 stars
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🧠 My thoughts

I really liked the strong and smart Matilda, she was such a character. The storytelling was intriguing and made me want to know what was next. The ending was very wholesome in my opinion.

However, although I understood that the book wanted to show the cruelty and abuse that adults usually do to children, those parts were too descriptive to the extent that I felt like this shouldn’t be labeled as a children’s book.

👍 What I like