Matilda is a book by one of the most popular authors of the 20th century, Roald Dahl. Matilda is my personal favorite book by him, though not as quite well known as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The book is about a little girl, Matilda, who is a child prodigy with the dumbest parents imaginable. When her parents do something terrible she punishes them by putting superglue in her fathers hat. But, school is a different story. Though her normal teacher Miss Honey is nice the headmaster, Miss Trunchbull, is 200 pounds of child-hating body mass.
As Matilda begins to learn more about how terrible "the Trunhcbull" is, she discovers that she is able to move things with her eyes. With her new found power she decides that something must be done against Miss Trunchbull. But, it would take a super genius to do that, wouldn't it?
This book is perfect for Roald Dahl's quirky writing style. That is one of the reasons it is my favorite. I also like how Matilda is stuck with a terrible family who doesn't care about her at all. I am also interested in how Matilda is able to move things with her eyes and I think it puts a nice fantasy touch on the book. Also, the relationship between Miss Honey's secret and how Matilda handles it is pivotal to the book. This book is one of the few with a good movie adaptation. Although it is not identical to the book I think what was added fits in well. If you wanted to, you could read the book and watch the movie to decide what you think is better for yourself!
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