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  • Narrated by Kate Winslet
  • Written by: Roald Dahl
  • Narrated by: Kate Winslet
  • Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (220 ratings)

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Matilda

Written by: Roald Dahl
Narrated by: Kate Winslet
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Publisher's Summary

Brought to you by Penguin.

‘There is some kind of magic in you somewhere.’

This edition of Matilda, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new.

So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very tips of your fingers . . .

The Roald Dahl Classic Collection reinstates the versions of Dahl’s books that were published before the 2022 Puffin editions, aimed at newly independent young listeners.

©2014 Roald Dahl (P)2014 Penguin Audio

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"A true genius...Roald Dahl is my hero." (David Walliams)

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Very fascinating

loved it a lot, memorable moments an struggled to find a way to finish, awesome performance by narrator

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Kate Winslet reads Matilda

Every character has been brought alive by the brilliant Kate Winslet, specially Matilda and Ms Trunchbull...

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powerpack!!

It was very difficult for me to keep my earphones off even for a moment. The combination of Roald Dahl and Kate winslet blew my mind. Only one word for the book ECSTASY!!!

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I love love love this narrator!!!

The story is amazing. I bought it to listen to, with the kids. I love the narrator, very very interesting

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Sit back and allow the words to wash around you

It’s not easy to pigeonhole a work of Roald Dahl’s into one genre, but if I had to, I’d say this is a dark comedy. It’s about a precocious child named—spoiler alert—Matilda. Matilda loves to read… so much that she can give Belle or Hermione Granger a run for their money. I always adore characters like that

The conflict of the story arises from the fact that her parents and her headmistress at school are astonishingly incapable of seeing how gifted she is. The principal in particular is a caricature that sometimes feels overdone. Still, Matilda has allies as well, most notably her teacher Ms Honey; and the story has quite a few welcome surprises up its sleeve.

I won’t go into actual spoiler territory. But considering this book is one of Dahl’s bestselling works and has been turned into a movie AND a musical, the story is famous enough that you probably know Matilda becomes even more special as the narrative progresses. I’ll just say that it’s a delightful book with a gratifying ending.

Now for the best part about this version: I don’t know how they got a star of Kate Winslet’s caliber to narrate this audiobook, but I’m glad they did. She elevates the material quite a bit. Her voices are superb, and she does a lot of fun accents. It’s uncanny how she can make herself sound like a kid. I especially liked the slightly Scottish inflections she gave to Miss Honey—it was adorable.

TL;DR - It’s a short listen with an uncomplicated and entertaining plot. Kate's voice is music to the ears. It’s a tad pricey, sure, but I believe it was worth my time and money.

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Very shrill narration

shrill voice of narrator, piercing the ears at times . Could not complete the book.

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Kate winslet is phenomenal

Best book, best ever narrator. So worth it I loved it so much. Amazing amazing

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Great story by Roald and great performance by Kate

I was not expecting so many emotions in this book. But anger on the headmistress, pitty situation of Ms Honey and kid like Matilda able to understamd Ms. Honey's situation and able to understand poetry. Just Marvelous. Loved this book.

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A rollercoaster

Such an honest narrative by Roald clubbed with stupendous performance by Kate! I enjoyed every bit of it!

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Matilda

Such a heartwarming read. The story entails a wide spectrum of emotion which a kid can handle.

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