The Witches

Author: Roald Dahl 

208 pages
Genre: Children's 
First Published: 1997
Book Description (Good Reads): This is not a fairy-tale. This is about real witches. Real witches don't ride around on broomsticks. They don't even wear black cloaks and hats. They are vile, cunning, detestable creatures who disguise themselves as nice, ordinary ladies. So how can you tell when you're face to face with one? Well, if you don't know yet you'd better find out quickly-because there's nothing a witch loathes quite as much as children and she'll wield all kinds of terrifying powers to get rid of them.

 Points to Consider:

  1. Characters: 8.0
    1. The grandma is the best, she is full of life and decided. Her strong belief of the things most adults do not believe (witches are real) and is decided to make sure that her grandson is informed and alert to not fall into the claws of the witches.
    2. The main character is a very resourceful kid, he might be annoying at some point but not as much as Bruno for example. There is a very big difference in the maturity they both express, Bruno is overly exaggerated as an annoying, self-centered and only interested in eating. 
    3. Bruno's parents are very annoying. But then again people just can't believe in magic right away for no other reason than a random lady telling you. 
    4. The witches are creatures different from humans but they are not overly explored, but then again we are taking everything from the experience of a character (the grandma) so it makes sense that the information is not complete. 
  2. Logic: 8.0
    1. The magic is not overly explained and especially when a potion is explained, that simply does not make sense to me. But oh well, it is not like the reading experience is hindered by that little fact anyway.
    2. The fate of Bruno, well it was a big surprise what the nice couple (grandma and grandson) decide what to do. Bruno was not my favorite but they pretty much kind of just wash their hands off of him. Kind of weird, that is not kind at all, to want to save kids and they don't pay much attention to the first kid they manage to save.
  3. Plot: 8.5
    1. It is a relatively long book considering the audience and the kid as usual in children books is the one that takes most of the risks and comes up with the best way to act and win against the enemy. 
  4. Writing Style: 10.0
    1. I just love the way he writes the story since the beginning of the story it catches your attention and you just continue reading it, it makes it a relatively fast pace. 
  5. Intrigue: 8.0
    1. The way the story progresses, it doesn't have any plot twists but you love the kid and want him to be safe and sound so you continue to read and try to see how they will end their adventure.
    2. The ending is interesting, it does not make it the opening for another book necessarily but it gives you a good idea of what our main characters life is going to be like for the near future.
  6. Enjoyment: 9.0
  7. Intention: 9.0
    1. I assume one of the first thing e can get from this book is that you can't truly trust people even if they look like nice young/old ladies. You don't really know what they could be hiding behind their nice face. 
    2. Parents need to get over their own fears for the sake of their children, ooh so not great for parents, poor them, they go from being protagonists of their lives' to making decisions for the sake of the children.


 Total score: 60.5
Average: 8.6
Star rating: 4.0

 Used to accomplish challenges:

  • Spookathon
    • Read a book with purple on the cover.
  • Ebookathon
    • Ugly cover
  • Strange a thon
    • Halloween Icon
      • Read a book with a pumpkin, ghost, bat witch on the cover.
    • Horror monster
      • A creature often found in horror as the villain. 


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