New semester, new book to read! This time, I have chosen James and the Giant Peach, a children’s novel written by Roald Dahl in 1961. I have decided to read this book because I realized that the author wrote Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I have not had the chance to read those books, but I have watched the movies and I really love those stories. This is the reason why I chose a book written by this author.
The story of this book takes place in London, and although it does not mention the exact moment, there are some clues that show that this happens in the second half of the 20th century. The main character is James Henry Trotter, a little kid whose parents passed away after an accident with a rhinoceros. His life was happy until he had to live with his two terrible aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker.
One day, an old man gave James a bag with a bunch of green crystals, which apparently were magic and were going to give him anything he wanted in life. Sadly, he dropped the bag near a peach tree and the little crystals disappeared underground. Suddenly, the two aunts realized that the tree finally had a peach, which started to grow and grow. Then, Aunt Spiker decided to make a lot of money with the enormous peach and started selling tickets to let the people see it.
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