James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

James And The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Dahl delves into another realm of fantasy as a team of giant insects arrive to whisk James away from his world of abandonment and slavery. Fear turns to friendship in this imaginative tale; which starts with a very strange message of children offering mysterious gifts and recipes from strangers; which would be frowned upon in today’s society. Songs and poems come abound aplenty from the centipede; which is no wonder it was decided to turn the book into a film. Dahl is no novice when it comes to describing the air; and he certainly shares his aerobatic knowledge in his stories in the most novel of ways; in this instance using a flock of seagulls to lift the giant peach clear out of the water. He also puts realistic descriptions of the animal kingdom into use when describing his characters and actions. Dahl’s conclusion is frighteningly realistic to a modern day terrorist attack until the inhabitants of New York realise that they are in no danger than being overrun by a giant peach in their city.

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