Fantastic Mr Fox | Roald Dahl | Review
I read Fantastic Mr. Fox when I was younger, but when the Roald Dahl collection arrived I decided it was time to re-read one of my old favourites. I always enjoyed this book as a child and have more recently watched the film (although I found this not quite so enjoyable), but it was time to see if the book appealed in the same way to an adult reader.
Roald Dahl has such a great appeal to children,
mention The Twits or The BFG and there is an instant recognition of such
great stories. Fantastic Mr Fox is
another instant hit, detailing the lives of a family of foxes who steal food
from 3 local farmers. But these are no ordinary farmers, all 3 are set up to
entertain and amuse with the description of their physical appearance and
personalities. These 3 obscure farmers decide to take revenge and try to hunt
down the fox family.
This may be a children’s book, but it has a
certain magic which allows for enjoyment still to be found when reading this
book as an adult. Lots of us remember reading them as children and are
desperate to read them to our children (an excuse because we want to re-read
our childhood favourites). It is the adventurous story lines, magical events
and humorous characters which keep us entertained throughout the whole book.
I would recommend this book to any Roald Dahl
fan, child or parents – this is not a Roald Dahl book to be missed. 5/5 stars
This post was written by regular reviewer Laura, get to know her here.*Photo © Laura
This is actually one of the few Roald Dahl book that I didn't read when I was younger. But it sounds like I should give it a go now! :)
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