Awful Auntie

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When I started reading this book I didn’t expect the plot was so apprehensive, and I sensed the comparison with Roald Dahl books. A very amusing butler in the ancient Gibbon, muddling up everything nicely. Even though he is underused.

Aunt, urgh, most horrendous character ever. Dear Lord, I do wonder why no one took action against her, why no one could see how she was, how no one had any idea. Her brother (Stella's dad) was just way to generous, he should have said no from the start, instead of letting it go on like this. The book sold over 50,000 copies in a single week after its release, and has been met with high marks from reviewers. [4] In October 2014, four weeks after its publication, Awful Auntie had become the top-selling children's book of the year. [5] In January 2015, the book was confirmed as 2014's best-selling children's book. [6] ajutorul Stellei vine fantoma Funingine, o fantomă care se dovedește a fi mai mult decât un prieten de nădejde. The time period. For the first time, Walliams has set his book in the past. 1933. Though you'd barely know it from the book. I only realised from looking at the family tree dates, the book itself hardly mentions anything that sets it in a period. The old car and telephone are the only clues. This may be a huge hit with the under-ten set, but I was massively disappointed. I do feel terribly sorry for the author, who clearly suffers from Trying-Too-Hard-To-Be-Like-Roald-Dahl Syndrome. (It's a real thing; I didn't just make that up. Did you catch last year's telethon? The Oompa Loompas did a smashing acapella version of Don't Worry Be Happy.)

More 'Dahl-like' moments - a Mr-Twit beard moment in describing Aunt Alberta, a feel of James and the Giant Peach in some of the sad Saxby family history, some Miss-Trunchbull-like pranks) This book tells the story of Stella Saxby, the sole heir to Saxby Hall, who is plagued by her awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl, who will stop at nothing to take her inheritance from her. [1] [2] Plot [ edit ] Aunt Alberta - at times she's funny (her retellings of Fairy Tales for her niece), but she's also like the villains of Demon Dentist and Ratburger in that she's more stereotype than real, though she's better characterised than either of them. She seems to be based on Miss Trunchbull, even in the drawings, and does get some juicy moments. What happens next? Will Aunt Alberta succeed her mission of claiming the inheritance? Is Stella’s parent’s accident being really an accident? Will Stella be able to figure out the truth? Lies the suspense of the story.

The Bad Beginning is the first of 13 volumes in the appropriately named collection, A Series of Unfortunate Events.I have no issue with celeb writers if they do a good job. But we have a problem when an author gets too big to edit, and it's really clear that for whatever reason no half way decent editor went anywhere near this.

Awful Auntie won the Specsavers National Book Awards "Children's Book of the Year" in 2014. [7] Film adaptation [ edit ] Den britiske komikeren David Walliams har de siste femten årene skrevet barnebøker og blitt veldig populær i sjangeren. Tante Grusom ble utgitt på norsk i 2016 og handler om lille Stella og hennes tante Alberta. Når Stellas foreldre dør på tragisk vis, arver Stella herregården Saxby. Tante Alberta, og hennes nærmeste fortrolige, uglen Wagner, vil ikke godta denne arverekken, og gjør alt de kan for å slå kloa i herregården. Stella må stå opp mot tanten, og får uventet hjelp fra slottets spøkelse. Dette er en humoristisk og absurd fortelling om en moden tolvåring og en barnslig tante, med innslag av alvorlige tema ispedd rare og morsomme detaljer. David Walliams led children's UK book sales in 2014". BBC News Online. BBC. 14 January 2015 . Retrieved 23 December 2016.Soot was an interesting character, though I knew what he was, his role and everything else, from the start. It was just so obvious that it would be odd had it been something else entirely. He was a good friend to Stella, though I felt sorry for the idea that she would lose him so soon. His accent was a bit annoying and it took me some time to get through the parts that featured him talking.

This is the first book I’ve read written by David Williams. The characters are bizarre and yet dark humour is found all over. This is an admirable story were all the characters has their own importance. A wonderfully wordy opening scene (expect KS2 teachers to use this in Literacy lessons on descriptive language), setting the snowy scene in Saxby Hall. This is the story of Stella Saxby who is the rightful heir of the Saxby Hall but her awful auntie (or, more like her sinister evil auntie) want the manor for herself. Her auntie is evil and there is no stopping her. There is a constant cat-and-mouse chase between her and the auntie. Stella was a great character, it wasn't her fault. She was the reason why I gave the book 2 stars at all. Even though her life is turned upside down, even with the loss she has suffered, she keeps on fighting. But she also shows emotion, we can see that she is terribly sad, and afraid. Yet, with the help of Soot, she continues her fight against her auntie and her auntie's evil plan. Even though she grew up in this big house, she wasn't that spoiled. Maybe it had to do with the fact her parents were practically poor, thanks to the awful auntie. Still it was refreshing to see a girl in a big mansion not being a total princess about everything. Aunt Alberta is the most awful aunt who ever lived. She is a pipe-smoking, monocle-wearing monster with steel toe-capped boots on her feet and a fearsome giant owl on her arm.

Aunt Alberta

So far my favourite David Walliams book, I like how he has broken his own mould here and not included his repeating characters...although Raj's petition at the end of the book was a brilliant addition. Would I recommend this book? If you don't mind an over-the-top, trying to hard to be funny plot and a terrible character, then sure, read this one. This book was accompanied by cute illustrations which made the story even more delightful. Also this book is funny. I was laughing at so many instances! My favorite character is, hands down, Gibbon The Ancient Butler. I also loved the giant owl! I love this book! It's really funny yet emotional and a bit scary! I would reccomend this to people who like funny and thrilling books 📚 Awful Auntie is awful when it comes to Aunt Alberta, she is so creepy and dark in plotting awful ambushes. “Soot” the chimney ghost is an admirable character, and his appearance in this story gives real flavour to this story.