BFG
 

The BFG

by Roald Dahl

Evidently not even Roald Dahl could resist the acronym craze of the early eighties. BFG? Bellowing ferret-faced golfer? Backstabbing fairy godmother? Oh, oh ... Big Friendly Giant! This BFG doesn't seem all that F at first as he creeps down a London street, snatches little Sophie out of her bed, and bounds away with her to giant land. And he's not really all that B when compared with his ... (read more)

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emma enjoyment
  • Rated 5 stars

Yay! This is one of my favorite books. Absolutley fun and imaginative. Completely innovative.

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Jessica G
  • Rated 2 stars

wow I haven't read this book in a while. all i remember is that a huge ugly beast captured a little girl from an orphanage and brought her to like giant land or something......i think

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  • Rated 4.185484 stars
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  • Rated 4.25 stars
 

Newest Comments

  • koopa matthew

    koopa matthew said:

    the cutest book ever lauren e? this book has giants who snatch children from their nice, safe bedrooms and eat them whole. cute is probably not the word i would use.

    my favorite roald dahl book though.

    posted 3 weeks ago
  • Nanny M.

    nanny m. said:

    LUV THIS BOOK!!!! Who else? :])

    posted 4 weeks ago
  • Lauren E

    lauren e said:

    omg i think this is the cutest book ever!!

    posted Sunday, September 7 2008
  • emily  b

    emily b said:

    i liked this book. :)

    posted Wednesday, September 3 2008
  • pleng

    pleng said:

    everytime when i see a car's registration(number plate) with the initial "BFG" it reminds me of that book :)

    posted Thursday, July 31 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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