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James and the Giant Peach
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As of: January 08th, 2009 12:48:06 PM
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Great Story
This is a favorite childhood story of mine. I read it over and over. Now my kids get to enjoy it.
 Wouldn't Read It Again, but Might Be Tempted To Watch It
This is the rare instance where I've read the book but haven't seen the movie. You know, some stories are better in book form and some are better in movie form. After reading James and the Giant Peach, I believe it works better as a movie. It has more action than it does ideas, and I enjoyed the illustrations much more than the actual text, unlike Alice In Wonderland or Winnie The Pooh.
Dahl's prose seems a bit clunky in my opinion, but at least it should be easy for kids to understand. It's ugly in form, but not in function. It doesn't flow off the tongue, but it's very clear. (Perhaps I'm too used to late 19th century childrens' literature.) Some of his poetry is quite highbrow and amusing however, particularly his poems about the fat and skinny aunts. The Giant Peach story is okay, but not really spectacular, and the fellow with the bag of squiggly green things that make the peach grow is never explained. He simply shows up like the angel that wrestled against Jacob in the Bible. I usually like things like that.
I should note that I enjoyed Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator a little more than this book. But I still haven't read the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Eh, no big deal. I have a feeling it makes a better movie than it does a book anyway. Dahl may be a magnificent inspiration for screenwriters but I think Kipling's Just So Stories blows this book away.
 Love it!!!
I started reading this book to my 5 year old daughter a few days ago and we are both in love. It is funny, thrilling and joyful. The use of language is arrful and clever. I have never, so enjoyed a children's book. I'm either a big child, or this is more than a mere child's play.
We just love this book!
I can't say enough good things about this book. My kids & I just love it. The chapters are short, which makes it a bit easier for the kids to read, and the story is so engaging it has all all on the edge of our seats, waiting to hear what will happen next. Such a fun book!
Book review
Ever been in a giant flying peach? James and the giant peach by Roald Dahl tells about a boy who's parents get eaten by a giant rhino, goes to live with his evil aunts, then rolls away in a giant peach. To begin, His parents take him to the London Zoo when only to encounter a loose rhinoceros. The rhino eats James' parents to leave him on the streets. Then, he goes to live with his evil aunts, Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge. They treat him very badly and don't let him play with other kids. Finally, an old man comes and gives James some magic crystals. Then a giant peach grows, James crawls in the peach to find some unusually large insects. They then roll away in a giant peach in hope of finding a better place.
Read this book to find out what happens to James and the giant peach
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