Reviews

Demon Dentist by Tony Ross, David Walliams

amborg's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.0

misspippireads's review against another edition

Narration: 5 (It was amazing.)
Story: 2 (It was okay.)

Full review on my blog: http://adolescentaudioadventures.blogspot.com/2017/05/review-demon-dentist.html

skittyrreads's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

David Walliams sixth novel, "Demon Dentist" is a fun, campy horror romp! Loved Alfie and his father, it's nice to see a disabled character not be demonised for their disability while also highlighting the challenges that can come from not having enough support. Winnie is a lot of fun too and i'm so happy her, Alfie and Raj get to have their happy ending. Gabz was the best here and again i'm very pleased her and Alfie get to ve happy together. Mrs Root and Fang were so camp and silly I love it. My problem again lies with the fatphobia in this novel, it's so reptitive especially when it comes to Winnie. I'll also highlight that I believe this is the first novel to have more than one character of colour and both are written pretty well.

I'd also like to mention that this is the first book with a more structured plot, instead of one large event and it's ramifications across the story.

amilaura266's review against another edition

4.0

I read this book with my year 4 class. They absolutely loved it! Such great humour to make reading more enjoyable for them! I must admit I loved it too, I wish I’d read books like this when I was still in school. We were all dying to know what happened next!

joweston's review against another edition

4.0

Read by Walliams, it was as if he was there, acting it just for us. Cracking mix of humour, horror and a touch of sadness. Kids adored it and I laughed quite a bit too.

cazinthehat's review against another edition

3.0

Not bad, not bad. But certainly not the Roald Dahl of our times. Stories are fun and interesting, but the writing isn't as crisp as it could be. Still, I had to finish reading it so he's done something right!

ewg109's review against another edition

4.0

Ridiculous and funny, but with definite heart.

raebyday's review against another edition

4.0

I was worried this one would be too scary for my 7 year old, but she loved it. It’s the 2nd book by Fi’s without I’ve read to her. First being Grandpa’s Great Escape.

The story wasn’t as heart warming as some of his other stories, but entertaining none the less.

woomom's review against another edition

3.0

I picked this book up because I have a brother who's a dentist and it sounded fun. It WAS a fun read, but I think it would be most interesting for the 6-12 age range. Even though the book was 400+ pages, they are double-spaced and contain a lot of illustrations. This would be a fun read-out-loud book.

lightningdust's review against another edition

3.0

As a classroom teacher, finding books to model enjoyable reading can be tricky. You have to think about what is going to engage the children as well as what's appropriate for them.

And David Walliams always hits the nail on the head! The students were so engaged and always wanted to know more. From the gruesome details to the happy ending, it was an enjoyable read.

Not my personal cup of tea for books but, I would read it again to another class!