A fun read, and of course this book should come with a "do not try at home" warning!George's Marvellous Medicine is about the adventures (or can also be called misadventures) of George to make a medicine for his always grumpy grandma. The medicine does work, but in marvellously different ways. A nice, good read for all.

I am currently trying to read all of Roald Dahl's books since he is such a phenomenal writer. This book was no exception. It was creative and mystifying. The concept was unique and very captivating and the book left me with wanting to read more. George's grandma bosses him around. George can't stand his grandmother and how she always treats him badly, so he decided to make a magic medicine to replace his grandma's normal medicine. He goes around his home and collects a variety of ingredients tha...

I don’t remember much about George’s Marvellous Medicine from when I read it as a kid except that I didn’t love it. So I was curious to find out exactly why I thought that and whether the book might be better now that I’m older and (barely) wiser.Well: I think George’s Marvellous Medicine might be Roald Dahl’s worst book! George has a hateful grandma whom he decides to teach a lesson by mixing together various ingredients and giving it to her, pretending it’s her medicine. Something silly happen...

I'm unsure where my lack of love for this title stemmed from. Please tell me I'm not the only one who used to spend their bath-time making 'potions' by mixing all the shampoos and bubble bath within reach into a jug?? That is basically what George does, in this story, only with more severe consequences.George was a book I was familiar with, but never a childhood favourite of mine. I can recall repeated readings of this book, but I believe this was more due to my adoration for the author rather t...

George has the misfortune of being charged with caring for his unpleasant Grandma while his Mother is out at the shops.Will the intimated George find his revenge for her wicked ways when it’s time to dose out her daily medicine?Listen to my dramatic reading of Chapter 1 - 2 at the Peachy Books blog post here.

George's Marvellous Medicine, Roald DahlGeorge's Marvellous Medicine is a book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. First published in 1981. It is one of Dahl's shorter children's books. While 8-year-old George's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kranky, are out running going shopping, George's maternal grandmother bosses him around and bullies him. She scares George by saying that she likes to eat insects and he wonders briefly if she's a witch. To punish her for her regular abuse, Georg...

I rather sympathized with little George, a basically good, polite, and obedient boy who does his best to please his fickle and ill-tempered granny, to no avail. If I could get away with dosing my nearest but not-dearest with a dollop of George's Marvelous Medicine -- well, I better take the Fifth on that topic. My attitude probably will not reassure adults who fret that undiscerning young readers may be inspired to emulate George's Graham Young ways, but this book is so crazy that I wouldn't be

I came across a copy of this the other day in my local bookstore. It's a childhood favourite and when I saw that the illustrations were in colour I couldn't resist buying it. I've had a great time reading this again. Roald Dahl's books are absolutely brilliant and Quentin Blake's illustrations are the perfect match for the wonderful stories. Fun, absurd and somewhat scary, I have enjoyed reading 'George's Marvellous Medicine' many times! 🐓🐔

Such a fun story. I have read the book to my kids, every day a bit, and it was a great adventure 😁.

Well this was quick and quirky. I hope that this kid doesn't go into the medical field. He's far too willing to use dangerous stuff in his "medicines". I mean, engine oil and anti-freeze are fine, but flowers of turnips? What is he trying to do? Kill someone?? Wait. I'm not sure what the moral of this story is... 8 year olds can't be trusted with responsibility because they'll muck it all up? Or Grandmothers should only be nice or they deserve to be set on fire, inflated, super-stretched and the...

Short--but with tasters of other books at the end. But fun, fun, fun! If you liked CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR, you'll like this--at least I recommend it.

When I was twelve years old I gave a mini presentation to my English class about this book. Afterwards it was time for questions, one annoying girl (who looked strangely like Princess Leia from Star Wars) persisted in asking me, several times, if I didn’t realise that this was a “kid’s book.” She couldn’t understand how I could be reading it at my age; she even went as far as to call me childish. I was terribly insulted. I didn’t know how to respond. She went after me and gave her presentation o...

Well...that's one way to deal with a cranky grandparentAs a kid, I would find this mischievous and delightful. As an adult, I find George to be quite the monstrous little demon as he joyfully poisons grandma. Sure, the lady is grumpy and rude...but did he really need to make her disappear? I worry for George's parents, should they ever displease the little psychopath.Now, George says he just wants to make her better medicine. It's all a cover-up. Even at eight, you'd know whether or not adding s...

A re-read with Neo this week!!Another Dahl classic that I have not read for many years. During a short binge read of the author's work, I thought that this would be perfect to warm my heart as I think back to my own childhood. George Kranky is a wonderful little boy, though he is saddled with one of the most cantankerous grandmothers on the planet. She insults him, berates him, and demands that he wait on her. Tiring of being insulted, George takes it upon himself to concoct a little plan to see...

For my 200th review, I have once again returned to a guilty pleasure - Roald Dahl. The man was a genius and again in this quick children's fictional read, he proves it. I have always seen Dahl as a logical step for kids who start out reading Dr. Seuss. If Seuss's works were in song he would be known as a lyrical genius, the rhymes, and the silliness have fascinated kids and adults for decades and Dahl has done likewise. He has taken the magic, the absurdity, and the rhyming and placed it in a no...

it's funny to imagine roald dahl thinking that medicine was roughly as whimsical and fantastical and appealing to children as a magic candy factory.relatedly, this is not the same level of fun as a lot of other roald dahl books.part of a series i'm doing in which i review books i read a long time ago

One of the first chapter books I have read to my daughter that hasn't been about an animal rescue or zoo story, and quite different from those it is!Dahl has dished up a rather sinister tale, in which (this is really not a spoiler) George mixes up a batch of medicine, of his own design, for his nasty old grandmother. Now mixing all sorts of household products not fit for consumption, let alone poisons and animal medicines is something we had a chat about, but because the overriding theme of this...

Never grow up...always down.I can safely say that Roald Dahl is the best children's books author. The way he pulls you into the story will never cease to amaze me.The only reason I'm giving this book 4 stars is because I've enjoyed Matilda and The Witches a little more. This still is a great book, that I've finished in a heartbeat, and I'm sure I'll re-read it again more than once.

Mmmm. I really like Roald Dahl but this book...is a little scary. I wouldn't let my child read it. Introducing the idea into a child's head to create a concoction to add to a liquid medicine someone is currently taking is not something I want to do. I also didn't like the language in the book. For example, here are some of the lines Grandma said, "Mummy's as stupid as you are", "you're a nasty little maggot""you're a lazy and disobedient little worm","oh you horrible little boy, you disgusting l...

Wow did this book make my kid laugh. The opening is classic Roald Dahl awful adults being awful to kids, but after George gets going, it gets great. Though uh, I really hope my kid doesn't try to mix weird chemicals to make magic medicine. Hm.