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

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

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

--PolarisDiB

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.