One of my primary goals in 2018 is to read all of Roald Dahl's books. I believe his works are lovely and don't want to miss a page. Follow along with the journey here.
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 any of the other giants-rather than the BFG-she would have soon become breakfast.
When Sophie hears that they are flush-bunking off in England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!
MY THOUGHTS ON THE BOOK
“Don't gobblefunk around with words.”
This is a book that blew my mind. This book was just sooo good. I haven’t had emotions from a book like this in a long time, especially not a children's novel. I don’t know what it is about Roald Dahl’s work but it just speaks to me in a way many other authors don’t. I loved everything about this book. The characters, writing, message, and everything in between. I finished this in one day as I do with most of his short works. I am so glad to have read this book.
“Words', he said, 'is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life. So you must simply try to be patient and stop squibbling. As I am telling you before, I know exactly what words I am wanting to say, but somehow or other they is always getting squiff-squiddled around.”
In The BFG we follow Sophie who is an orphan who gets kidnapped by a giant named BFG or Big Friendly Giant. She sees him at the witching hour which is a time when everyone else is sleeping but her. The giants show up at this point in time. He takes her away from everyone because he is afraid he will be found out. He isn’t like his fellow giants, he doesn't eat people. Sophie and him will band together to stop them. I loved the way they captured the giants but I wont spoil anything for you.
“The witching hour, somebody had once whispered to her, was a special moment in the middle of the night when every child and every grown-up was in a deep deep sleep, and all the dark things came out from hiding and had the world all to themselves.”
I loved the history of the giants. Dahl always goes into such deep detail about things and sort of drones on about it. I love this but I am sure this is something other people will dislike.
“Giants isn't eating each other either, the BFG said. Nor is giants killing each other. Giants is not very lovely, but they is not killing each other. Nor is crockadowndillies killing other crockadowndillies. Nor is pussy-cats killing pussy-cats.
I highly recommend this to people young and old. A must read!
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