Tag: George’s Marvellous Medicine

Roald Dahl – The Twits | Review

January 19, 2015
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Title: The Twits

Author: Roald Dahl

Type: Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 104

Rating: 7/10

 

Roald Dahl - The Twits

Roald Dahl – The Twits

 

The Twits has many of the hallmarks of Dahl at his greatest, but it’s  missing that special something that makes novels like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and George’s Marvellous Medicine so spellbinding. That said, it’s still a fantastic piece of children’s literature in its own right, and even though I first read it as a 25-year-old, I’d have no problem recommending that you read the exploits of the wicked Mr. and Mrs. Twit to your children. They’ll love it when they get their comeuppance.

 

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl

 

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Roald Dahl – The Witches | Review

January 25, 2014
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Title: The Witches

Author: Roald Dahl

Type: Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 201

Rating: 8/10

 

Roald Dahl - The Witches

Roald Dahl – The Witches

 

The Witches is actually a sinister read, a surprise from Roald Dahl when you consider that most of his work is non-threatening and not particularly scary even to a child. The Witches isn’t terrifying, but it’s certainly more of a ‘horror‘ story than anything else he ever wrote.

And yet, and partly because of that, it’s still a damn good read, and one of my favourite books when I was a young child, despite the fact that I wanted to bury it in the garden and the fact that I couldn’t bring myself to watch the movie adaptation for fear of having a coronary.

Don’t let this put you off reading it to your kids, though – they could do a lot worse, and they’ll be playing Grand Theft Auto before you know it. They’re going to love this book, and you will too – let’s hope you don’t take a leaf out of Joey Tribbiani‘s book and put it in the freezer. In fact, I’d go so far as to recommend this before Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, second to George’s Marvellous Medicine.

 

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl

 

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