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George's Marvelous Medicine
211 pages
A gleefully wicked recipe for chaos that celebrates the messy, subversive joy of childhood rebellion.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like being given permission to make the ultimate, forbidden mess. It is a brisk, gleefully unhinged ride that taps directly into the childhood fantasy of turning the tables on a cruel, demanding adult. The prose is bouncy and rhythmic, practically begging to be read aloud, filled with delightfully gross lists of household chemicals, animal medicines, and cosmetic powders being dumped into a bubbling pot. There is a dark, subversive streak running through the humor, creating a mood that is both zany and slightly wicked. It is a perfect read for anyone who appreciates cartoonish chaos, poetic justice, and the sheer, anarchic joy of watching a terrible person get exactly what they deserve in the most bizarre way possible.
- Mood
- chaotic
- zany
- gleefully wicked
- unhinged
- Tone
- mischievous
- irreverent
- gleeful
- darkly comic
- subversive
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- childhood rebellion · absurdity of adults · creative destruction · poetic justice
- The writing
- Bouncy, rhythmic, and delightfully gross, filled with playful rhymes and sensory lists of bizarre ingredients.
- The arc
- Moves from stifled frustration under a tyrant's thumb to a frenzy of chaotic experimentation, culminating in awe-struck, wicked satisfaction.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love a bit of gross-out humor, chaotic messes, and seeing nasty authority figures get their cartoonish comeuppance.
Content notes
- cartoonish elder abuse
- dangerous behavior (mixing chemicals)
- mild body horror
About the book
What's the only cure for the meanest grandmother in the world? George creates a fierce and fantastic bubbling brew, the perfect cure.
In this popular Dahl story, George creates a very special medicine to cure his grandma of her nasty habits. Great new Quentin Blake cover as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
Description from Open Library.
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