Danny the Champion of the World - Roald Dahl Reviews

Roald Dahl - Danny the Champion of the World Another great Roald Dahl book, great for the junior reader. I have reviewed a few of Roald Dahls books previously and found them to be great reads for older people aswell as kids. Published in 1975 by Puffin. It was very easy to get stuck into the book and i always find this with Roald ...  Read the complete review

One of Roald Dahl's books that sticks in my mind the most is Danny, Champion of the World. It is a book that nearly every boy will be able to relate to, and it examines the relationship between a boy and his father in very subtle ways. Speculation is that the book was based on Dahl and his relationship with his son Theo. Danny lives in ...  Read the complete review

Dannys mom had died when he was just a baby so it was just Danny and his father. They owned a petrol station/ garage where dannys dad worked fixing cars and they also lived there in a caravan. Danny loves engines and at an early age new his way around one well enough to be able to help his dad. Mr Hazell owned all the ...  Read the complete review

“This book is about a most private and secret habit my father had, and about the strange adventures it led us both into……” Danny lives with his father in an old gypsy caravan behind the filling station they own, it had been this way since Danny’s Mother had died when he was just four months old and Danny would not have it any other way. ...  Read the complete review

I’m terrible, granted not the best introduction to a review, but it’s true. I have no will power whatsoever, my local Tesco has a charity table on the outward door with books on it. Books for me are what Donuts are for Homer Simpson, “hmmmm books”, so you can imagine what I’m like walking past a table full of dodgy ...  Read the complete review

I loved this book when I was a kid and although I haven't read it for at least 18 years, still remember some of it very vividly. Dahl writes a wonderful description of what it must be like to only have a Dad. The relationship between Danny and his father is beautifully written. I remember the magic of teh forest and the fear and ...  Read the complete review

Danny, Champion of the World is one of my favourite of Roald Dahl's books. It tells the story of Danny, who lives with his father in a caravan. His father is an inspirational figure to him: he tells stories of wonder and enchantment, he knows all there is to know about most things, and he is a loving caring father. There is talk of the way he ...  Read the complete review

I wouldnt say this book was the most interesting or exciting of books to read. The story is basiclly about a boy called Danny. He has high hopes is life. He lifes with his farther in a hut in a rather foresty area, kind of like a light woods. The book basicly goes through a period of stages in Dannys life with him ...  Read the complete review