Comments | thegospel: He's dotty! He's barmy! He's batty!

thegospel

He's dotty! He's barmy! He's batty!

Jul 07, 2005 16:20

For those who are fans of Roald Dahl's books here is an interesting article from the New Yorker. I loved his books as a child no matter what those anti-Dahlists say. My favourite was The Witches, which I remember staying up late into the night reading, then having to sleep with the light on for months there on. Not that much has changed since...

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lady_bastard July 9 2005, 15:05:39 UTC

remember when i broke the news to you that he was australian?

thegospel July 11 2005, 06:37:22 UTC

Yes I couldn't believe it and I had reason to! The New Yorker, Wikipedia and I all agree that he was British through and through.

eleaud July 11 2005, 04:19:29 UTC

When i was a kid, my favourite book ever was The BFG. I love Roald Dahl SOOOOO much. Thanks to my year 3 teacher who was obsessed with him and forced me to read every book of his I could find.

eleaud July 11 2005, 04:20:23 UTC

oh! and the time I read the BFG in one night when i was 8 and none of my teachers would believe i did it, so I had to have an interview with one of the teachers to prove I'd read the whole thing.

thegospel July 11 2005, 06:41:02 UTC

I loved the BFG too! After reading it I spent a couple weeks trying to talk like him and was almost sent to ESL classes! I believe you read the BFG in one night but I hope your teachers gave you an apology!