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  • Matilda

  • By: Roald Dahl
  • Narrated by: Kate Winslet
  • Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (7,455 ratings)

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Matilda

By: Roald Dahl
Narrated by: Kate Winslet
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Editorial reviews

"Dahl's stories work better in audio than in print.... [Kate Winslet's] Matilda is younger than Broadway's, has less attitude and more adenoid. But at the aggrieved voices of the horrible Wormwoods, or Miss Trunchbull, or several schoolchildren, I laughed aloud." (Gregory Maguire, The New York Times Book Review)

Publisher's summary

Now a musical!

Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!

Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.

©1988 Roald Dahl (P)2013 Penguin Audio

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Fabulous Narrator

Kate Winslet does a phenomenal job with not only the narration but the individual character voices. She does such a splendid job capturing each personality it is hard to believe it is one person reading and not a full cast production. A very good performance of one of my favorite books.

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Awesome

I love Matilda because it is a beautiful story of a little girl , she is unbelievably smart and clever. Later on in the story, a miracle happens that makes it possible for her to help her school teacher get her fair wages and rightful home . I recommend this story to all kids

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woah

This book blew my mind like Woah audible made this book alive trust me and try it out

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Great Story

You expect fascinating engulfing stories from Roald Dahl, and Matilda doesn't disappoint. Like many of his stories the plot takes unexpected twists and turns. A nice little heart warming tale that was a real joy to read.

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Kate winslet is phenomenal!

This is the best narration of any audible book I’ve ever listened too- children’s or adults! Highly recommend to all.

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A favorite made even better!

I've always loved Roald Dahl's books. This one is a favorite. It's hard to believe it could be improved upon, but Ms. Winslet's narration did just that.

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Good story, needs audio engineering.

performance was great, BUT, there was no volume leveling, so we were often reaching for the knob because we either couldn't hear the words, or some screeching character made our ears hurt.

Otherwise, it's brilliant!

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Delightful

I just saw Matilda As a play and it was great but the book had a great deal that was left out of the performance .
I thoroughly enjoyed listening on my headphones The reader is terrific
Listen and enjoy

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Modern Classic

It is no surprise that this novel has been turned into a hit movie as well as an AMAZING award-winning Broadway and London based musical! If you love the book you must check out the musical or at least its soundtrack, composed by Australian musical magician Tim Minchin!

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Best audible performance I've ever heard!

I grew up reading this book, so on a long holiday trip, I decided to share it with my 7 year old daughter. Not only is is book as great as I remember, but Kate Winslet's voices may have made it even better. Even my husband couldn't stop listening. Excellent!

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