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Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
Reviewed on March 6, 2012
Other worlds through cupboards and rabbit holes. Evil villains from the Queen of Hearts to The Wicked Witch of the West. The longing to go home. All of these things have become the checklist for a successful children’s story. Neil Gaiman knows this, he acknowledges where he got his inspiration from, but what he does [...]
Fantastic Mr Fox, by Roald Dahl
Reviewed on December 29, 2011
The main character is a thief. The thief is about to get punished by three murderous farmers. The main character continues to steal. This doesn’t sound like the classic children’s story you would find on the shelf but this is, of course, a Roald Dahl novel. A Roald Dahl novel means three things – a [...]
Matilda, by Roald Dahl
Reviewed on October 21, 2011
Roald Dahl has always hung between the balance of the disturbing and the wonderful and with Matilda this is shown perfectly. His 1988 novel is simply a PG rated version of Stephen King’s Carrie, only with a lot more depth. Matilda is a neglected genius who lives with her thuggish parents and brother. As they leave [...]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
Reviewed on September 26, 2011
Oompa Loompas, Whipple Scrumptous Fudgmallow Delights, Golden Tickets and Willy Wonka have become the stuff of legends. When Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was published in the UK in 1967 Roald Dahl had created a phenomenon. After a gruelling time of editing his much larger volume prior to its publication, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [...]
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