The Vicar of Nibbleswicke

by Roald Dahl

Book Overview

The Reverend Lee is suffering from a rare and acutely embarrassing condition: Back-to-Front Dyslexia. It affects only his speech, and he doesn't realize he's doing it, but the parishioners of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670843849
• ISBN13: 9780670843848
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Viking Children's Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A good laugh

This is a great book. When I read it outloud, I laugh so hard my stomach starts hurting.

Fun and silly!

This is a short but sweet story of a dyslexic vicar called Robert Lee that joins his first parish. He is nervous about his first day, as the previous vicar died and never got to show him the ropes; so nervous is Lee that he develops a new spin-off disease of dyslexia where he says words backwards. Word games being fun on their own, Dahl adds his usual flare for borderline adult humor. (One scenario has him addressing the parish to tell them that while the roads may be long and with few stops, that people in town should not just "krap" on the side of the road as they please; there's also one on the proper amount of wine to take during the communion, to which he answers along the lines of "pis" slowly and gently and you'll have no problems of running out. Finding the naughty jokes was incredible fun, and the lighthearted approach to solving the vicar's problem by walking backwards so the words come out frontwards is charming. Fun!

Hillarious!

This is one of the funniest books ever. It is very short, but is so funny I garentee that you will love it. When I read the part when the Vicar when the vicar says My dear woman:never plug the glass! You must pis. Pis pis pis. Pis gently as you walk along the rail," I laughed out loud in class really loudly and I couldn't stop. This book will have you laughing so hard at some parts in the book that you will fall over in your seat at the charm and pure pleasure of reading The vicar of nibbleswicke.

A must for all Youth Pastors and R.E. Teachers

I have worked with teenagers and children both within and outside the church and this book is a guaranteed winner. It is not only a great laugh but it also brings tears to the eyes in only a few minutes. As a Bible in Schools teacher it has been a winner!

This book is FUNNY!!!!!!!!!

I read this book and I just loved it. It was so funny what hesaid I was cracking up all night just thinking about it. I read it tomy little sister. I made my mom read it. I even read segments of it to my dad. they all loved it and It is really a treausure to have. The price they put on it is a true bargain. It is really worth more. I love Roald Dahl. Maybe that is part of the reason I like it!!!