The BFG
British and Norwegian novelist, 1916–1990.
The BFG is a 1982 novel by Roald Dahl.
On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Roald Dahl
- First published
- 1982
- Length
- 384 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Children's and young adult, Adventure
Is The BFG worth reading?
2 of the 19 best-of lists it could have made include it: The Big Read top 100 (BBC) and The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
| The Big Read top 100 (BBC, 2003) | No. 56 | See the list |
Best edition of The BFG
The edition we link to is the Puffin paperback (2022), 384 pages.
- Publisher
- Puffin (paperback, 2022)
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN
- 9780241558348
How critics, prizes and readers rate The BFG
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 13% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 6% on critics' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The BFG
If you liked The BFG, try Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Lord of the Rings or Cloud Atlas.
