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Dahl is one of my favorite authors, and I will be reviewing more of his books soon.
- Who Is Dahl?
British author Roald Dahl worked in Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania for two years, the main setting of the second part of his autobiographical book titled "Going Solo" (I will review that book at a later date). Flying as a fighter pilot in the Second World War, Dahl got seriously injured in a crash in Libya. The first book that he wrote was titled "The Gremlins" and was written in 1943. From then on, Dahl established a very prominent career in children's books, writing notable books such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" in 1964 and "The BFG" (Another one I'll review later) in 1982.
- Danny, The Champion Of The World
The story revolves around the book's title character, Danny and how he lives with his father William, a car mechanic. Eventually, Danny realizes that poaching pheasants is one of the passions of his father.
Together, they come up with a plan to stuff sleeping powder into raisins and feeding them to pheasants located in the woods belonging to the book's main antagonist, Mr. Hazell. After they fill in the raisins, they go to Hazell's wood and dispersed the raisins while hiding in bushes to avoid the keepers (with guns!).
Later that night, after some negativity from Danny's dad that the plan failed, they notice otherwise. They collect a total of one hundred and nineteen pheasants. As both of them go home, Danny is declared "the champion of the world" by his father.
- "...well written, as with all of Dahl's works."
After I read this book, I immediately had the urge to get up off the sofa I was laying on and do something adventurous. In my opinion, that is one of the main principles Dahl wants us to live by, as shown in this book. Danny, the Champion of the World shows us how exciting and venturesome our lives can be.
This book is very well written, as with all of Dahl's works. It mainly appeals to younger readers, although methods of poaching is one of the main themes of the book. Each chapter of the book is in-depth and lively - there is always something exciting going on. Because of this liveliness, I kept on reading the book and savoured everything it had to offer... I wish I could've savoured those pheasants though.
Remember, you can read all the venturesome things I have done around the world, from Bangkok in Thailand to Vaxholm in Sweden on my travel blog.
Leave comments down below for book suggestions for future reviews!
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