So for this book, I decided to combine it with an audio book. I must say the audio book I chose gives it a more eerie feel. That is towards the beginning. Of course as the story progressed the tune did begin to change to a more friendly voice. I've just never felt so much suspense in a children's book with only one exception. Once read a short story where a woman wore a scarf and never wore a different one and she never took it off and the reader doesn't find out until the end why. I was mortified as a child how it was classified as a children's story. Luckily with BFG I didn't feel that way to me it was just the unknown and there was the right amount of suspense. I must say I enjoyed this read very much and if I ever had a child I would want to read the book the same way the person did in the audio book. Although I'm not that talented definitely enjoyed it plays into the same theme of never judge a book by it's cover. I'm shocked how many kids I knew read this in 2nd grade I just realized that I didn't specify definitely meant for older children who can understand right from wrong and I would use this book to teach that some good topics to discuss to educate a child that is why I enjoyed the book I looked at it as more of a teaching tool and not so much as for entertainment more for teaching hope that clears up any misunderstandings.
I referenced The Great Glass Elevator whilst I was listening and the whole plot with befriending the queen was like the bit with the president in that book. This one takes a while to get going and then the main conflict with the giants is resolved really easily. I feel like we could've seen more from the bad giants to show how scary they are like we got with the farmers in Fantastic Mr. Fox - Roald Dahl,…. It would have added to how bad they were and sort of prove further than they needed to be taken down. This one wasn't one of my favourites tbh and I think they introduced the main plot a little too late so it wasn't developed enough.