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A review by anna_hepworth
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.
Read it as a kid; was reading for 'do I want to keep this'; I gave it 50 pages to drag me in, and it didn't.
I can see why much younger me liked it, and the short chapters are individually delightful, but the overarching plot is doing nothing for me, and I'm not inspired to keep going. I don't like that Matilda is applying punishments that seem arbitrary and meaningless to the recipient, and I'm not particularly enjoying the humour. Probably still works for kids, but I wouldn't recommend it for adults.
I can see why much younger me liked it, and the short chapters are individually delightful, but the overarching plot is doing nothing for me, and I'm not inspired to keep going. I don't like that Matilda is applying punishments that seem arbitrary and meaningless to the recipient, and I'm not particularly enjoying the humour. Probably still works for kids, but I wouldn't recommend it for adults.