I truly admire a writer who has the ability to see beyond his age and generation. An author who can visualize the future and write about the era to come. Or a male author who can present us the entangles within a female mind to perfection. Or others like Roald Dahl, who can go back in time and look at the world through a little girl’s eyes. It is not easy to do these things, to forget who you are and become someone else, but this is what makes an author great!
This humorous and witty book took me back to my school days. How we dreaded our strict Vice Principal, how we loved our sweet, cheerful LKG class teacher , who used to read out stories to us when we had reached class 2, how we looked up to our seniors, how everyone was a friend and how we laughed and played together. Everything in the book seems a bit over-the-top, a little too dramatic, but yet when you look around yourself, you it is all out there.The genius ones, the fickle minded ones, the irreverent and irrational ones, the simple and friendly ones and the rare gem amid all of the above.
The book runs smoothly and can be enjoyed by all age groups alike. The illustrations by Quentine Blake complement the story, making it fun to read. Just like any other stories by Mr. Dahl this one too has a twist in the end, though not completely unexpected.
Always a pleasure to read his books .
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