Welcome to Litsy!

Perhaps one of his more well known books, but this is the first time I read it, though I‘ve watched Tim Burton‘s adaptation. Five children won a golden ticket each to a private tour of a chocolate factory owner, and it‘s rumoured one will win a grand prize. An amusing (rather dark) story with moral undertone..the Oompa Loompas songs were fun.
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I enjoyed this one almost as much as Matilda! I think Miranda Richardson‘s narration was spot on and recommend the audio. I especially loved Grandmama. #authoramonth

I have never seen the movie version. Is it worth checking out?

Satisfyingly nasty - sometimes you just need the bad guy to get his comeuppance.

The enormous crocodile is looking forward to a lunch of small children. He‘s got secret plans and clever tricks. The forest animals aren‘t having any of it.

No idea how I missed this first time round - possibly because it‘s quite viscious. Listened on audio, but went back for the pictures 🐘

And now I need to face the real world 🐊🙁

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#AuthorAMonth readers: you have a few days left to post your Roald Dahl reviews to count towards the prize box. I‘ll count the last reviews when I get up on Monday and announce the winner. 🤗

I encourage you to continue your Dahl readings for all of December if you‘re inspired!

Last Roald Dahl book for me and this was a good one. This was a gathering of his favorite ghost stories. My favorite was The Corner Shop by Cynthia Asquith.
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The four short stories in this volume were all once originally published in Playboy magazine 🙄. They also have chauvinistic/sexist tones. Each one has a twist ending — “Expect the Unexpected “, indeed.

Can‘t imagine, though, that in today‘s society that an author could get away with this kind of content and also get their children‘s books published 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Ive read this one a few times before, it's always been my favorite Dahl. It had been a while though, so it was nice to revisit a classic. #Authoramonth @Soubhiville
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Story about Mr. & Mrs. Twits, who are grotty, disgusting, and cruel. They caged their monkeys, and catch birds to make bird pies. The monkeys soon turn rebellious and with the help of the birds, come up with a plan to ‘punish‘ the horrible couple. Not one of Dahl‘s better books, though entertaining enough. Thanks for recommending this @jenniferw88 .
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These stories are dark and most if not all ended with a twist. There were three that seemed to try to imitate Hemingway (maybe that was intentional on Dahl‘s part?) and liked those the least. But overall a pick!

I read this on my ancient iPad 2, and after finishing dropped it and I can‘t revive it in any way 😭! Don‘t know how I‘ll manage at the fitness center now.

Hoping to read one more Dahl this week for #authoramonth but I‘ve been so busy!