Words.
Cannot.
Hold.
My.
Love.
Oh my god this freaking book.
Whenever I'm in a mood where I despise reading (Thanks, last year's English teacher, who I'm calling they-who-must-not-be-named.) this is the book I pull out to remind me how amazing books are!
Oh man, this little girl is so much badassery wrapped into the bundle of a rather innocent five-year-old. Hnnnnnngh this little girl and these situations are very fantastical and fictional.
Just-- the scene with the chocolate cake! It goes on for ages and ages but-- there's so much goddamn LIFE in there!
And, and-- there's hidden lessons in there! At the end, at the end--! There's the whole unspoken lesson that family isn't by blood, it's by who you love...! Ahhhhhhhhh there are so many things in this I'm still processing!
More details! Tell us how Dahl characterizes this little girl. Explain how he builds this world that is so gross and then there is this little magical being there. Be more specific with your admiration and this will be perfect and useful for you!
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