One of my favorite of Dahl's books, mostly because our main character, Matilda, is a lover of books. I adore the library scenes where Matilda reads entire sections of books with the help of the elderly librarian! Dahl writes with such vivid words, terrific villains, and outrageous plot lines, but always with a sweet nugget of goodness in the middle. I love this book more each time I re-read it!