Book Review-1

Hello all, this is my first and RANDOM book review of the book- Matilda by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. So, the famous writer’s famous book was a lot famous because of its famous story. Ok, so let’s go in brief-

Matilda Wormwood, was a girl with vast imagination, big brain and great intelligence, since the age of 4! Yes, it was very surprising. She often babbled a lot in front of her parents, and she read newspapers, and asked witty question which can make anyone puzzled (remember, she started it all from the age of 4). Her parents often thought her to be a silly, nasty girl, who always boasted about her “Big Brain”. They were quite rich in the town. Her mother, Mrs. Wormwood, every afternoon, went to play bingo, to other city. His father went to his business (Wormwood Motors), and his brother…………No Idea! When, everyone went to their work, she sneaked up to the library, whose librarian was Mrs. Phelps. She was really dumbstruck and overwhelmed, watching such a little kiddo reading books (that’s a shame, even I couldn’t read books when I was 4.5 years old). Matilda often found her a comfy chair, near the fireplace and read children books. Once, Mrs. Phelps out of curiosity asked Matilda if she had read all the books from the Children Corner. She promptly replied, “Yes Mrs. Phelps, I’ve read ’em all”. She was really fascinated by her reply, and offered her books of Charles Dickens, Saki (pen name of H.H. Munro) and many more. This continued and Mrs. Phelps was really amazed with her and she often asked her about the book, her favourite story and much more. Matilda told that reading was a nutshell for her. Afterwards, she got admission in the school where the principal was Ms. Trunchbull (whom everyone feared of). Then, she just came and teased the children brutally. She was famous in the whole school for “The Chokey”, which was kept in the headmistresses’s office. It is a horrible cupboard with nail and glass pieces stuck up to the sideways and the back ways of the cupboard. You can’t even lean, or take a bit support or even, give some rest to your legs and back. She threatened children that, if any mischief happens, then the kids will cost a lot (you know what I mean). Matilda’s friend Lavendar, makes “the Trunchbull” *as the kids call her* serve right. She catches a slimy, wriggly creature from the pond near her home. Miss Honey, the class teacher of class, who was always so fascinated from Matilda, instructed Lavendar to put a clean “Jug And Glass Full Of Water”. Miss Honey knew that “the Trunchbull” will go crazy like a mad dog if she doesn’t get good response or anythin’ in the class.They tried that trick on her, and before anything happens lemme tell you about one thing- “the Trunchbull” has a very bad habit of guessing the culprit if, she couldn’t catch the real one. This time, Matilda was in a huge problem because of 2 reasons-

1. “The Trunchbull” HATES Matilda’s parents as, his father does a fraud buisness of cars, in his SO-CALLED shop called- The Wormwood Motors. Plus, he sold a car to Trunchbull and that particular car’s motor was filled with sawdust, and that particular car was stolen, re-painted, and had changed number-plates, so that no one even tries to guess about his fraud work.
2. Trunchbull, hates Matilda, and calls her a “know-it-all”, and said that she had a very nasty, cunning, and big brain which she uses for nothing but to tease Trunchbull.

She suffered and her blood was boiling (to 10000000000000000 degree Celsius to see the injustice done with her). Miss Honey tried to calm her just from her sign language. But something, just like a miracle happened and something very hot rushed through her brain, her eyes went red hot, and a type of electric charge just went through her. She was thinking and repeatedly, that the glass containing that slimy creature called a Newt, could tip on the trunchbull. Saying the words – Tip, Tip, Tip , the glass really tipped and it was all a chaos in the class.

And, everyhting went good and Matilda, using her power of justice, served “The Trunchbull“ right.

In the end, Mr. Wormwood was caught red-handed and the police was soon coming to capture them, so they were hurrying to fly to Spain as fast as possible. Matilda, who was very shocked hurried to Ms. Honey and Miss Honey explained her about the police and everything, and Matilda straight away asked to live with her. Ms. Honey agreed but, wanted a prior agreement from her parents. They both did a fast sprint and reached there within 2 mins. They allowed her to stay with Ms. Honey and her mother said that there will be a less member to take care off in the family, which Matilda thought was the usual self of her mom, and off went the car of Wormwoods. Matilda then, stayed with Ms. Honey. The Happy Ending 🙂

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