Roald Dahl - James and the Giant Peach - 7

Post by **StefanY** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:56 pm

James and the Giant Peach

Having missed out on the experience of James and the Giant Peach as a child, I decided to read it now. I found it to be a fairly entertaining tale and kept my interest enough that I really read it rather quickly. It's a short book, but a lot of adventure is packed into that small amount of pages. I did find it a bit dark at points, especially the beginning, but I guess that's not all that uncommon for a lot of children's literature.

A specific note about the Lane Smith illustrated edition that was released around the time of the Disney film (which I have been holding off on seeing because I hadn't read the book yet!), the illustrations are excellent. They added an extra dimension to the story itself and were perfect depictions of Dahl's descriptions. I would highly recommend this version if you don't already own the book.

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Post by **StefanY** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:38 am

I haven't had time to do that yet with school and all, but I plan on it in the near future.

Post by **PolarisDiB** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:14 pm

It's really good. It's by the director of The Nightmare before Christmas and Coraline.

I love Roald Dahl, and most of his adaptations. The Witches is a really messed up movie. Matilda is really kinda cool. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is infinitely better than Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. And all of those books are awesome.

--PolarisDiB

Post by **StefanY** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:14 am

Yep, I'll definitely have to move on to more of Dahl's work. I've read and seen both versions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but that's it.