George's Marvellous Medicine
Ratings64
Average rating3.8
This is a great boy book. I bet it would be a great book for a reluctant reader!
A very typical Roald Dahl book. Totally enjoyable from start to finish. Being shorter in length than some of Dahl's other books it is especially suited to the younger Roald Dahl readers. Highly recommended.
Like many, I loved Roald Dahl as a child, and this was one of the popular stories I never got around to reading. So, as I try to separate the adult in me from the child who loved to read, I can quite confidently state that both the child and the adult in me would have and did find most of the story quite disturbing and unsuitable for children. Don't come for me. It's my truth. I'm now wondering how I'll find all the Dahl books I recently purchased that I read over and over as a child. I just don't remember Dahl's characters being so.... abusive.
Once I got past the very dark first part of the book, the story got more fun, reminding me of the Dahl I read as a wee bairn. Then it got dark again. This family needs a lot of therapy, imho.