So four years of “Do your own work, no cheating, work it out yourself” culminates in “Here, read this shit we wrote for you.” Ok...

Not that my personal story is indicative of the general population, but the BFG was may favorite Roald Dahl story growing up. It was much less creepy than The Witches, more personable than Willy Wonka, and was just lovely.

Surprised you’ve never heard of the book, it’s a childrens literature masterpiece written by the same author as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, etc. Largely considered to be amongst the best childrens authors of all time. I’d say if you haven’t…

I can only speak for Australia but the BFG is very well-known here. I’ve read it to nephews and nieces and it is regularly promoted on library networks. The original BFG reference was hijacked as an in-joke to make it a gun thing. It is a great book and Spielberg has done justice to the original illustrations. I am…