Dahl okumak hep iyi hissettiriyor.Kitap bitince içimde Fantastic Mr.Fox izleme isteği oluştu

Roald Dahl at his most delightful (with that hint of twisted humour that he does so well). This was the book that started my love of apple cider, though it was a good decade after my first read that I actually got to taste any.

Fantastic story
I really enjoyed it with my brother

If you ever need a boost of serotonin, especially in the fall, this book is literally screaming at you to read it.

Plus then you unlock the ability to watch the Wes Anderson film version (because everyone knows you're not legally allowed to watch movies until you read the book), and that's just even more serotonin for you.

It's a life hack.

Bottom line: You're welcome.

Is it okay to steal sometimes?

Small children would say that no, stealing is wrong. As they get a bit older, books such as Fantastic Mr. Fox will teach them that the world is not quite so black and white, and that yes, it's all right to steal if you're starving, and if the person you're stealing from obviously can afford it and is also really mean.

Grown-ups will (or at least should) understand that it's rather more complicated than even this. But for the time being this lesson is adequate: enough for a child to understand without bogging it down even more. Hopefully no child reading this actually has to put the lesson to practice, though...

I watched the movie yesterday, which led to me picking up the book as well to see whether it would hold up. And it's all right, turns out, though not among Roald Dahl's best: I don't think the narrative or the ingrained lessons are quite as easily enjoyable for adults as they are for kids, while the movie can be watched and loved by everyone. Unless cussing bothers you.

A Classic Children's Book, Illustrated in Color! Years ago, I came across a special version of the Roald Dahl books, illustrated in Color, and I bought like three of them. They were limited edition and hard to find. I found two of them in an airport bookstore, and the third in a local bookstore. Just finished it with the Curly haired monster. I had never read this one, and I enjoyed it. Just loved the illustrations, so I was happy for the classic/illustrated challenge that allowed me to get to this for the little guy. It was great fun.

رولددال خوندن برای داداشم و
دیدن اینکه چقدر دوستش داره خیلی خوشحالم کرد

Fantastic Mr. Fox is an amazing book for children. Even I, myself, loved Mr. Fox. He is soo clever and determined.

Mr. Fox steels food from three farms own by nasty owners. He steels to keep his family alive. But one day the owners finally decide to kill him once and for all. But Mr. Fox is too clever for them.
His optimism is amazing. I love optimistic characters. I didn't wanna read it. Had to read it for my younger cousin's school work.
Now I am happy that I read it. I highly recommend this book to everyone. Especially children.

August 4, 2017

A lovely story by a master.

My expectations were maybe a little too high.

It was entertaining and fun, it just wasn't one of my favourites.

“ The finest and fattest ducks and geese, plucked and ready for roasting! And up above, dangling from the rafters, there must have been at least a hundred smoked hams and fifty sides of bacon!”



While in the process of reading or re-reading Roal Dahl's wonderful works, this is the first book which doesn't agree with my taste. The interesting thing is that I remember watching the movie and not liking it either. It must be that something about this story, or maybe about Mr. Fox as a character, just isn't for me.



Or maybe it's the fact that the message of this book (a kids' book!!!), if put in a few words, is this: if you want to succeed in life and become a fantastic fox/being, just steal, insult people, and drink underage! A recipe for success. I guess...?

Uno más que demuestra que el libro no siempre es mejor que la película

It turns out that my kid and I are both Dahl fans. Not uber-fans, but we usually always have a pretty good time every time we crack a book.

THIS IS A GOOD THING. We didn't have that great a time with Narnia. Give us Gaiman, give us Dahl, and even give us Dickens, but Please, No Thank You to Lewis. :)

High points of Mr. Fox:

The bad guys look and sound not like farmers, but bankers. We have a full redistribution of wealth scheme going on here... maybe not so much Communism as it is a garden variety Socialist societal setup told within a simple tale digging holes and getting one's tail shot off.

Fortunately, it's not THAT dry. In fact, I was pretty amused to see just how much hard liquor is downed by all. I mean, it's not just theft and murder we're talking about -- but the full-on drunken debaucheries of the proletariat... FOR the proletariat!

Read it if you don't believe me. :)