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Loading... Danny the Champion of the World (1975)by Roald Dahl
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. DNF @ Page 40 - Don't like the talk of being mean to birds and poaching! ( ) This book didn't reread well for me. I'm not sure this is even a reread. Had this read to me in elementary school along with other Dahl books, but this one I didn't remember one bit of it. I think I can see why too. While I liked the father/son relationship and the cameo of the BFG, this book got a little boring for me. This isn't a fantasy, but I don't mind that part. I think most of it has to do with Dahl writing got a little annoying in the book, which I normally don't mind. I'm glad I visited this book again, but kind of disappointed. Eight year-old Danny and his widower father have lived in a caravan behind their auto repair and filling station for Danny's whole life. His father is kind and attentive, always happy to teach Danny a new skill, and Danny loves being with his dad. But their village has a wealthy man who demeans Danny and his father, so Dad needs revenge. He and Danny make a plan to ruin the annual pheasant shoot, taking the rich man's birds for themselves and humiliating him in the process. I expected a whimsical Dahl story, but this isn't like other Dahls. There's a villain who needs to be taught a lesson, but otherwise, this is the most realistic story I've read from Dahl. Danny and his father have a good relationship, though Dad doesn't have the best judgement, such as holding five year-old Danny out of school until he's seven. But the main plot point of this book, which is longer than the average Dahl, is that of poaching pheasants. Danny's dad adores poaching and once the topic is introduced, he explains how it's done and how he does it, and then Danny gets involved, SPOILER* by suggesting that they drug the flock of pheasants. His dad thinks it's a great idea. I'll have to put this plot down to a different time and place, because the idea of getting even with a human by wiping out a flock of a hundred birds is bizarre. I would have given this a lower rating if not for the good relationship of Danny and his dad. Didn't hate it, but certainly not my favorite. I just reread this book because I remember checking it out over and over as an elementary school student (I went through a big Dahl phase. I enjoyed the writing and the relationship between Danny and his dad- though I didn't love the topic (poaching pheasants). Glad to have reread it and I am thinking back in the day I must have loved the way Danny and his dad are with each other. :) Is contained inRoald Dahl 10 Book Pack (Esio Trot, George's Marvelous Medicine, The Twits, The Witches, The Giraffe the Pelly and Me, Going Solo, Matilda, Danny the Champion of the World, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach) by Roald Dahl Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory PLUS Three More All-Time Favorites (Boxed Set) by Roald Dahl The Puffin Roald Dahl Collection Volume 2: "James and the Giant Peach", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" and "Danny the Champion of the World" by Roald Dahl Has the adaptationHas as a studyHas as a student's study guideHas as a teacher's guideAwardsNotable Lists
A young English boy describes his relationship with his father and the special adventure they share together. No library descriptions found.
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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