What a surprisingly wonderful book. At first, the story seemed a little uninteresting, but then it turned out to be a typical Dahl story: witty, fun and a bit twisted. The good characters are sympathetic and fun, the villains loathsome and vile. I do like it that the main bad guy is also the only rich person in the story, and the ordinary folks of the village quite openly ridicule and affront him. I also like it that Danny and his father live an alternative lifestyle but they're not outcasts or anything.

The story is also very, very British with lords, pheasant hunting, poaching and foods like toad-in-the-hole.