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.