Twits by Roald Dahl

Jul 27, 2015 17:28

Book 55: The Twits by Roald Dahl

Well, Roald Dahl, as you may or may not know, wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory among other things. This is no "Charlie". I found this book extremely mean-spirited and grotesque. I tried to imagine it being appealing to anyone. Maybe little boys who like to pull the wings off of insects... Bullies... ( Read more... )

kidlit, awful!, pre-teen, banned book, unimpressed

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gavluvsga July 28 2015, 19:02:24 UTC
I quite enjoyed this when I was a kid.

It's quite dark and twisted, though, and I can see why not everyone would like it.

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