219 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374304690
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Captured by a giant! The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater, the Bonecruncher, or an...
Community Reviews Summary of 20,561 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 76%
funny 72%
hopeful 15%
relaxing 12%
inspiring 11%
emotional 8%
mysterious 5%
dark 4%
reflective 4%
tense 3%
challenging 1%
Pace
medium 28%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 40% | A mix: 38% | Character: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 62% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Child death, Kidnapping, BullyingMinor
Death, Death of parent219 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374304690
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Captured by a giant! The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater, the Bonecruncher, or an...
Community Reviews Summary of 20,561 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 76%
funny 72%
hopeful 15%
relaxing 12%
inspiring 11%
emotional 8%
mysterious 5%
dark 4%
reflective 4%
tense 3%
challenging 1%
Pace
medium 28%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 40% | A mix: 38% | Character: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 62% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Child death, Kidnapping, BullyingMinor
Death, Death of parent