The Witches by Roald Dahl Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Witches
Book Review: A childhood great
Summary: 5 Stars
I almost forgot about this book from my childhood.
I remember having it read to me from my teacher in elementary school and being terrified at the "witches".
It was made into a movie years later with I believe Anjelica Houston as the "head" witch. I thought it was done pretty well considering.
Great book!
Book Review: A perfect scary kid's book
Summary: 5 Stars
Another spooky tale, but with more spook, this book is the story of a little boy who discovers the nefarious plan of a group of witches to finally rid the world of children once and for all. It might be a little much for younger children, but older ones will likely enjoy the creepy undertone.
Book Review: AWESOME! THIS WILL BLOW YOUR MIND! by:Payton Joreden Ding Dong Shanana Boncoco Bo Bo Shadoop Frindsy Ellapo Kehh Teh (d31)
Summary: 5 Stars
When you turn the first page of this book, you are already convinced that it's the best! This is probably the greatest fantasy fiction book I've ever read in my whole life- and I read a lot of them. Roald Dahl did such a great job writing this book, I couldn't stop reading it! If you are a big time fantasy fiction reader like me, go immediately to the bookstore NOW and buy your self this book, it's a classic!
The main character of this book (name unknown) is a boy who nearly died in a car crash when he was little. He had lost both his parents in this accident and was to live with his amazing story- teller grandmother in Norway. She tells him many stories about witches and children who were eaten up by them, but before he knew it, he was face to face with the Grand High Witch who was the leader of all the witches in the whole world. The boy sneaks into the witches meeting located inside his building and finds out about their next evil plan, a formula that turns children into mice. The witches would hide their evil formula in chocolate bars to disguise it and sell to children. Now the heroic boy will have to save all of the children of the world by outsmarting the witches and getting them to drink the formula instead, and turn them into mice. On the way, the boy goes through the challenge of becoming a mouse himself but by accident and reveals his new small, hairy self.
One theme in The Witches that I would like to talk about was the humor Roald Dahl included. He makes up these hilarious short songs in his books along with made up words he uses in almost every sentence, which is something very unique to books, and I really love it in this type of book. One of my favorite things is when authors crack me up, and this book definitely did the job.
I truly enjoyed this book and I hope everybody does too when they read it. Who cares if the witches have no toes or are bald or have blue saliva, it's a great book!
Book Review: AWESOME!!!!! By Ashley Plat (
Summary: 5 Stars
When you turn the first page of this book, you are already convinced that it's the best! This is probably the greatest fantasy fiction book I've ever read in my whole life- and I read a lot of them. Roald Dahl did such a great job writing this book, I couldn't stop reading it! If you are a big time fantasy fiction reader like me, go immediately to the bookstore NOW and buy your self this book, it's a classic!
The main character of this book (name unknown) is a boy who nearly died in a car crash when he was little. He had lost both his parents in this accident and was to live with his amazing story- teller grandmother in Norway. She tells him many stories about witches and children who were eaten up by them, but before he knew it, he was face to face with the Grand High Witch who was the leader of all the witches in the whole world. The boy sneaks into the witches meeting located inside his building and finds out about their next evil plan, a formula that turns children into mice. The witches would hide their evil formula in chocolate bars to disguise it and sell to children. Now the heroic boy will have to save all of the children of the world by outsmarting the witches and getting them to drink the formula instead, and turn them into mice. On the way, the boy goes through the challenge of becoming a mouse himself but by accident and reveals his new small, hairy self.
One theme in The Witches that I would like to talk about was the humor Roald Dahl included. He makes up these hilarious short songs in his books along with made up words he uses in almost every sentence, which is something very unique to books, and I really love it in this type of book. One of my favorite things is when authors crack me up, and this book definitely did the job.
I truly enjoyed this book and I hope everybody does too when they read it. Who cares if the witches have no toes or are bald or have blue saliva, it's a great book!
Book Review: Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Roald Dahl is a wonderful author, and I've read many of his books. This is definitely a good book, and if you've seen and enjoyed the movie, be sure to check out the book. The movie does a great visualization of the book, but the book contains a few details the movie is lacking in, and it's always best to check out the book any movie came from! The witches are presented in an amusing way - this story does have a few scary bits and is not appropriate for young children, but it is definitely appropriate for school-age children (and adults, too!)