This story may have been read to me when I was a kid, but I had no memory of it. I decided to read the book after watching the 2016 movie. Parts of the movie were beautiful and parts were ridiculous, and as it turns out neither of those were in the book. It was an enjoyable read, but all the made up silly words wore on me a bit and I ended up taking a long time to get through it. Still, Roald Dahl has a wonderful imagination, and I'm planning to read several more of his books in the coming months.