dahl
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Review of The Twits
Weird, Wacky, Mediocre This is one of the strangest movies I’ve watched all year, and that is saying something. It is based on the Roald Dahl children’s novel of the same name and is faithful to his style, which will confuse many people. It could be seen as a triumph…
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Review of The Enchantment of Lily Dahl by Siri Hustvedt
This was an easy-to-read novel with a dreamy atmosphere, a frustrating main character and bizarre side characters. I was not impressed by any aspect of the book, though certain ideas contained a glimmer of intrigue and the overall atmosphere was pleasing. The problem in my opinion was a lack of…
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Review of Collected Stories by Roald Dahl,
Dahl’s adult stories are not as famous as his children’s books. Taken as a whole, The Collected Stories is as impressive as Saki’s Complete Works if you ask me. Many of these stories, for me, were the antidote to reality. His characters, their perpetually gleaming eyes, their moist lips, constantly…
L. S. Popovich 