Book review example
The
BFG is a book by Roald Dahl which tells the story of Sophie, a girl who lives
in an orphanage. She is very lonely and unhappy there, but one night, her world
is turned upside when she is visited by the Big Friendly Giant, or BFG for
short. When he sees her staring at him out of her window, he scoops her up and
takes him with her to his home in Giant Country. At first she is scared, but
quickly learns that the BFG is actually quite friendly, as his name would
suggest. Some of the other giants in Giant Country aren’t, however, and like to
eat children. Sophie and the BFG come up with a plan to stop this happening,
and the story becomes a thrilling adventure which involving helicopters, the
army, and the Queen of England.
Overall,
I thought this book was very good. It was written in a style I could understand
and I liked some of the words Roald Dahl made up, like ‘snozzcumber’, because
this made it funny. I also thought that the story was very imaginative and
different – I can’t remember reading another story quite like this one.
If
I could change one thing about it, I would make it slightly shorter; I thought
it was a bit too long, but it’s not a major problem. Some of the bits are quite
scary as well, and it’s not really suitable for younger children, so I think
there should be a warning on the front of the book.
I
would recommend this book to children, but, like I said, not really young
children, but it’s definitely better for young people than for adults. Overall,
I give it a rating of 4 out of 5.
