BOOK REVIEW – THE WITCHES BY ROALD DAHL

 

BOOK REVIEW – THE WITCHES BY ROALD DAHL

Roald Dahl is my favourite author. He is a British novelist who is a very famous children’s writer. He has written many bestselling books like Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory etc.

I have read many of his books and liked them all but The Witches is an extraordinary book, one of the best I have ever read. It is a fantasy and horror book. This is the book which inspired me to write my own stories.

The Witches is about a boy and his grandmother who want to get rid of Witches forever. Especially ‘THE GRAND HIGH WITCH’, The ruler of the witches! The witches want to use their weapon to kill all the children of England. They are hatching a terrifying plan. Who will succeed?

My favourite part of the book is the beginning – A Note about Witches. It has the perfect description of them. They are not ordinary witches like you see in fairytales. This book is about ‘The Real Witches’.

The best character in the book is of ‘The Grand High Witch’ because she has a really scary face and a very clever plan. Even other witches are scared of her!

My favourite dialogue in the book is the motto of all the Witches. ‘One child a week is Fifty-two a year. Squish them, squiggle them and make them disappear.’ Are you scared yet?

The only thing I didn’t like about this book is it is frightening, a little too frightening.

A movie was also made on this book with the same name. I felt the book was a lot better than the movie. The movie was not very descriptive or even imaginative and I found it a bit boring.

-    ANAYA SHETH