Reviews for Danny the Champion of the World

The average rating for Danny the Champion of the World based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-09-28 00:00:00 Sean Ellis Oddly to some, this still stands as my favorite Roald Dahl book. It's hard for me to pinpoint why, since it's my opinion and I hate examining my opinions too closely, but to take a swing at it: It's one of the least zany of Dahl's books, which ultimately gives it staying power. With many of his other works, you get caught up in the wacky characters, situations, and goings ons and it's hard to take them as seriously once you get a little bit older and gain a little bit of sophistication. However, DTCOTW (wow, won't be writing that again) contains some of Dahl's best pure writing as the author beautifully and at times almost lyrically describes the relationship between Danny and his father. I think this book very often gets overlooked and I think that's a shame, because it's so very good.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-01-31 00:00:00 Dominic Moore How well do you know your parents? Nine-year-old Danny always lived with just his dad in their cozy gypsy caravan. He thought he knew everything about his father, until one day he wakes up in the middle of the night to find out that his father missing. His father - his honorable, wonderful and loving father - has a very, very huge secret. One that will throw their lives into complete chaos. I will not pretend I wasn't petrified. I was. But mixed in with the awful fear was a glorious feeling of excitement. Most of the really exciting things we do in our lives scare us to death. They wouldn't be exciting if they didn't. I loved the father-son relationship. The first third of the book simply describes all the things Danny does with his dad - from homemade kites to taking apart an engine. Dahl's signature writing style made ordinary happenings into riveting adventures. I really enjoyed how this Dahl story was so grounded in reality. There wasn't any BFGs or Chocolate Factories (though they were mentioned) to distract us from the characters. Plus, in just every sentence you can just tell how much Danny and his dad care about each other. I was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile because it's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself. The Finer Books Club - 2018 Reading Challenge: A book that doesn't fit any of the above prompts YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat @miranda_reads