I never got the chance to read or watch The Witches when I was younger. With the new movie being released I realized I was actually a little curious. The book seemed to be a favourite for many people growing up and I wanted to give it a try.

The book was actually quite interesting. It's honestly one of those books that you're surprised are for children. I bet this scared quite a few people growing up. I found the story to be very amusing and I really enjoyed it. Roald Dahl had some imagination when he wrote this. The ending was also very unexpected which I think kids will probably enjoy but the book in general had a dark vibe to it. It was definitely worth a read and I'm hoping to read a few more of his books this year.

In questo testo ci sono SPOILER! racconto il finale perché è semplicemente magistrale. Ma non importa se non avete ancora letto il libro, leggete per favore questo mio pensiero perche voglio farvi sentire bene.

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Nelle letture della buonanotte, ieri sera abbiamo finito un vero gioiello di Roald Dahl: "Le streghe".

Un bambino orfano e la sua nonna contro tutte le streghe dell'Inghilterra.
Dopo la paura iniziale in cui mia figlia Isabella per alcune notti non riusciva a dormire dal terrore alla Strega Suprema, il bambino protagonista, già convertito in topolino dalle malefiche, riesce a vincere trasformando anche tutte loro in topolini con la pozione magica, per poi essere schiacciate dai cuochi dell'albergo.

Prima di apprestarmi a leggere a voce alta gli ultimi due capitoli, mia figlia Isabella mi chiede: "Ma il bambino tornerà a essere bambino?" Sono sicuro che lei sapeva già la sua risposta.
Voi la sapete? In un racconto normale la risposta è Sì, il bambino torna a essere bambino, magari perché la pozione magica della strega non fa più effetto, va a vivere con la nonna e tutti felici e contenti.
Ma Roald Dhal ha un altro finale, un finale che insegna, e molto. Scrive così:

«Tesoro mio», disse infine la nonna «sei sicuro che non ti dispiace essere un topo per tutto il resto della tua vita?»
«Sicurissimo» dissi. «Non importa chi sei né che aspetto hai. Basta che qualcuno ti ami».

Ripetete a voce alta questa risposta del bambino: «Non importa chi sei né che aspetto hai. Basta che qualcuno ti ami».

Anche se il finale non è un vero finale felice perché il bambino-topo sa che li restano solo 9 anni di vita come topo, dopo aver chiuso il libro (spento il kindle meglio), Isabella mi dice: "Ah... che bello!, perché al bambino li piace essere topo, perché sta sempre con la sua nonnina che lo vuole bene"

Messaggio arrivato! GRAZIE ROALD DAHL

The Witches, Roald Dahl

The Witches is a children's fantasy novel by the British writer Roald Dahl. It was originally published in 1983.

The story is set partly in Norway and partly in the United Kingdom, and features the experiences of a young British boy and his Norwegian grandmother in a world where child-hating societies of witches secretly exist in every country.

The witches are all ruled by the extremely vicious and powerful Grand High Witch, who in the story has just arrived in England to organised her worst plot ever. But an elderly former witch hunter and her young grandson find out about the evil plan and now they must do everything to stop it.

عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «جادوگرها»؛ «جادوگران»؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش: در ماه فوریه سال 2001میلادی

عنوان: جادوگرها؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: شهلا طهماسبی؛ تهران، کتاب مریم؛ 1377، در 208ص؛ چاپ سوم 1382؛ شابک 9643053326؛ چاپ چهارم 1383؛ چاپ پنجم 1384؛ چاپ ششم 1385؛ چاپ هفتم 1387؛ شابک 9789643053321؛ موضوع: داستانهای نوجوانان از نویسندگان بریتانیا- سده 20م

عنوان: جادوگران؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: بهمن رستم آبادی؛ تهران، نشر لادن؛ 1377، در 61ص؛ شابک 9646612369؛

عنوان: جادوگرها؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: مهناز داودی؛ تهران، محراب قلم، 1389، در 143ص؛ شابک 9786001030833؛

عنوان: جادوگرها؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: محبوبه نجف خانی، تهران، افق، 1390، در 255ص، شابک 9789643698096؛ چاپ دوم 1392؛

عنوان: جادوگرها؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: علی هداوند؛ تهران، سپاس، 1393، در 204ص؛ شابک 9786006767307؛

عنوان: جادوگرها؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: صدیقه خداخواه؛ تهران، اعجاز قلم، 1394، در 80ص؛ شابک 9786002102164؛

عنوان: جادوگرها؛ نویسنده: رولد دال؛ مترجم: زهرا متعصب دیانی؛ تهران، گاج، چاپ دوم 1395؛ در 197ص؛ شابک 9786003593282؛

مترجمین دیگر: «آنیتا یارمحمدی، تهران، دارکوب، 1395، در 104ص»؛ «مهناز ایلدرمی، تهران، گل آذین، 1397، در 184ص»؛

چکیده‌ ی داستان: (قهرمان داستان یک پسر کوچکِ «نروژی» هست، که در سن هفت سالگی، پدر و مادرش را در یک سانحه‌ ی رانندگی، از دست داده است؛ او به «نروژ» می‌رود، و به همراه مادر بزرگ خویش، زندگی می‌کند؛ مادربزرگ او زنی پیر است، که تجربه‌ و دانسته‌ های بسیاری از «جادوگرها» دارد، و در ابتدای داستان تلاش می‌کند، که با باورمند کردن نوه‌ اش، مبنی بر اینکه «جادوگرها» راستین هستند، این دانسته‌ ها را به او بیاموزد؛ قهرمان داستان به همراه مادربزرگ خویش، در تعطیلات تابستانی، به کنار دریا در «انگلیس» می‌روند؛ و در هتلی ساکن می‌شوند؛ او سرزده به جلسه‌ ی بسیار محرمانه‌ ی «جادوگرها»، که در اتاقی در هتل، برگزار می‌گردد، راه پیدا می‌کند، و از نقشه‌ ی فاجعه‌ بار آن‌ها، باخبر می‌گردد؛ ولی توسط آن‌ها گرفتار می‌شود؛ و دنباله ی داستان ...)؛

تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 21/07/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ 18/06/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

Quick, grab the pogo stick!!

I’m shocked that I’m all gaga over a kid’s book again, but damn, I LOVED this book. Every second of it! I read it aloud to a 10-year-old, and she was as mesmerized and terrified as I was. The witches in these pages are not good witches; they are pure evil. And oh what they do to children! Dahl is my new hero and I plan to read everything he has written. My daughter was obsessed with his books when she was young; now her decrepit mom is too!! Full review to follow.

**Re-read in October 2020 for the release of the HBOMax adaption. I loved it just as much as I did the first time around. Such a fun, whimsical, and spooky read!

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This was my first Dahl read ever and I LOVED it. The movie is one of my favorites so when I found it was a book years ago I wanted to read it and haven't gotten the chance until now. I think this is one of the good ones that has been adapted to film almost perfectly as well. I read this on audiobook too, narrated by the amazing Miranda Richardson and that made it 10x better. I can't wait to read more of Dahl.

My favourite Roald Dahl book, and the Spider's latest choice for our bedtime reading. It's safe to say that she absolutely loved this book. In fact, she became mildly obsessed with it. It was no longer confined to bedtime reading - I had to read it to her while she was eating dinner, in the bath, before school. She likes to pretend that I'm the Grand High Witch (which I play along with, using my absolutely atrocious and constantly changing vaguely Eastern European accent). I love how much she enjoys reading with me, so thank you, Mr Dahl for giving us another gem to share.

This is a middle grade book. This book is about witches. I have to say I hated the beginning, but by the middle of the book I really liked it. My daughter really did not like it, but she does not like scary book. I would say this book is very scary for kids.

That was definitely what I needed right now...to read something written by the hilarious Roald Dahl.
Loved both the Boy and his special Grandmamma!

Reto 33- 2018 Book Challenge: Un clásico infantil que nunca has leído.

n  Sigues siendo tú mismo en todo menos en el aspecto. Sigues teniendo tu propia mente, tu propio cerebro y tu propia voz, gracias a Dios.n

Igual de tierno y creepy que la película. XD Ame a el protagonista y a su abuela. ^_^

3,5
Review to come later today.

I didn't know what to expect when I started this book. Believe it or not, this is the very first Roald Dahl book that I have experienced. I enjoyed this book tremendously. This chapter book tells a story of a grandma, a grandson, and their journey together is ridding the world of 'real' witches and saving the world's children. I will be reading more of this author for sure. I would recommend this book to everyone. It is a fun read and well worth the experience!

No sé por que pero esta reseña la escribí hace un año y goodreads me la ha borrado. Menos mal que la tenía a a mano.

El otro día pasé por la librería y vi este libro de casualidad. Estaba en la sección de libros de lectura obligatoria de primaria. Algo en mi interior me decía que tenía que llevármelo si o también. Miré su sinopsis y me pareció bastante interesante: contaba que un grupo de brujas estaba planeando la desaparición de todos los niños de Inglaterra pero que gracias a la valentía de una abuela y su nieto, sus planes se vieron arruinados. Cuando les contaba a mis conocidos que me había cogido este libro, todos hablaban maravillas de él y que existía una película igual de buena.

Más tarde, me di cuenta que era el mismo autor de “Matilda” y “Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate”. De este último recordaba la película de Tim Burton, la cual vi de pequeña en el cine. Fue entonces cuando me dije que si me había gustado tanto aquella película seguro que este libro podría ir por el mismo camino. Al tener menos de 100 páginas lo leí en menos que canta un rayo.

Me pareció una historia muy entretenida aunque el final podría haber sido resuelto de otra manera. Por otro lado, me encantó la relación de la abuela con su nieto pero sobretodo las brujas, esas mujeres eran lo mejor de la historia, sin duda alguna.