Roald Dahl: Las brujas (Spanish language, 2015)
227 pages
Spanish language
Published Aug. 9, 2015
Las brujas de todo el mundo, bajo la apariencia de señoras comunes y corrientes, están celebrando su Congreso Anual. Han decidido convertir en ratones a todos los niños sirviéndose de un ratonizador mágico. ¿Conseguirán vencerlas el protagonista de esta historia y su abuela?
Essentially Danny The Champion of the World with magic instead of realism. Not as sweet as "Danny" but just as lovable. A mid-level solid Roald Dahl book.
I read this entirely by accident and then just couldn't put it down, which is ridiculous because I have seen the film and knew exactly what was gonna happen. Still, I quite enjoyed the read, it's got a beautiful language and a much more consistent plot than e.g. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
A few things still bothered me though:
- What happened to William and Mary the mice? It appears they've been completely abandoned
- I liked the "happier" ending of the film. It shows that not everything is as borderline-good-and-evil as the witches in this book.
- Two somewhat religious mentions would make me worried that children will put too much truth into them. I doubt the book has the power to indoctrinate children, but I would still prefer it if children's books such as this were free from such things.
A classic Childrens tale from a classic Childrens author, I grew up reading and re-reading Roald Dahl's novels time and again... This and The BFG were by far my favorites and I one day hope my Children (should I be lucky enough to have any) will get as much joy and escape out of it as I did.
It is a children book. One should not look for clarity in that.
Read when I was a child and I remember I loved it.
