

Loading... The Twits (1980)by Roald Dahl
![]() No current Talk conversations about this book. 00008948 Not one of my favourite Roald Dahl books. I think, even as a kid, the Twits annoyed me too much to love it. No where is the phrase “they deserve each other” more appropriate than when it is applied to the Twits. Equally disgusting and disturbing, the Twits are mean to each other, and to everyone and everything they meet. This mean-spirited duo trick each other and delight in it. They grow meaner and uglier every day until . . . Well, you need to read the book to find out what comeuppance comes to the Twits. Author Roald Dahl does have an excellent way of portraying these nasty people. So good, in fact, I’d think twice before giving this book to an impressionable youngster. The Eejits is the Scots translation of Roald Dahl’s The Twits and is almost funnier than the original, at least for this nerdy reader. It’s always a fascinating exercise to read a book one is familiar with in a different language, and this book is no exception. I particularly enjoyed the part where Mrs. Twit puts worms in her husband’s spaghetti and he said “Hey, my spaghetti is shoogling!” Shoogly is one Scots word in my vocabulary, and I got a kick out of seeing a related word in print. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to Publisher SeriesIs contained inCharlie and the Chocolate Factory / The Witches / Fantasic Mr. Fox / The Twits / James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Roald Dahl Omnibus: The Witches / Esio Trot / The Twits / The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl Roald Dahl 6-Book Boxed Set: The Witches, George's Marvelous Medicine, The Twits, Esio Trot, Matilda, The BFG by Roald Dahl Roald Dahl 10 Book Pack (Esio Trot, George's Marvelous Medicine, The Twits, The Witches, The Giraffe the Pelly and Me, Going Solo, Matilda, Danny the Champion of the World, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach) by Roald Dahl Roald Dahl 5 Book Pack (The Bfg, Esio Trot, George's Marvelous Medicine, The Twits, The Witches) by Roald Dahl The Puffin Roald Dahl Collection Volume 1: "The Twits", "George's Marvellous Medicine", "Fantastic Mr Fox" and "The Magic Finger" by Roald Dahl Has the adaptation
The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys. No library descriptions found. |
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The Twits is more gross than dark, and pretty humorous. If I were going to read Dahl to a kid who might not go in for the darker, scarier stuff, this is the story I'd choose. (