Esio Trot

Esio Trot

Author: Roald Dahl

Genre: Comedy, Adventure

This is my 3rd book review

Mr. Hoppy lived in a small flat high up in a tall concrete building. He lived on his own and he was very lonely. Now that he had retired he became even more lonely that he was before. Mr. Hoppy only had two loves in his life. The first one was the flowers that he grew on his balcony. He grew them in pots and tubs and they added a nice pop of colour to his balcony in the summer. The second love in Mr. Hoppy’s life was top secret, he was the only person who knew. It was a middle-aged lady called Mrs. Silver. She lived in the same building as Mr. Hoppy but she was on the next floor down. Mr. Hoppy loved Mrs. Silver for years but Mrs. Silver had another love in her life. It was her pet tortoise, Alfie. Mr. Hoppy was jealous of Alfie because he took all of Mrs. Silver’s attention and love but Mr. Hoppy was too shy to tell Mrs. Silver that he was deeply in love with her. One day Mrs. Silver asks Mr. Hoppy how to make Alfie grow and that gives mr hoppy an idea to win the love and attention of Mrs. Silver. He tries using a magical spell as well as a few cabbage leaves. Will that work? Will Mr. Hoppy be able to make Alfie grow big and strong in order to win the heart of Mrs. Silver? Read Roald Dahl's esio trot book to find out!

I rate this book an 8/10 because it was enjoyable but it was too short for my taste.

I liked the concept of this story and how it is about an adventure for love.

I didn’t like the length of the book because for me it was a bit too short.

I recommend this book for people who like reading books about people’s love lives and how they go through so much just to be with that special person!