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The Twits by Roald Dahl
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The Twits (original 1980; edition 1998)

by Roald Dahl

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The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
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Title:The Twits
Authors:Roald Dahl
Info:Puffin (1998), Edition: Reissue, Paperback
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The Twits by Roald Dahl (1980)

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After reading a few pages I was tempted to put down this nasty, mean-spirited narrative, for good, but I kept slogging and it got a little better. The monkeys and birds don't make up for the Twits. ( )
  fuzzi | Mar 4, 2024 |
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  AnkaraLibrary | Feb 29, 2024 |
This was my first Roald Dahl juvenile read. Pretty funny and very irreverent. I'm sure I would have loved this as a child. ( )
  AliceAnna | Jan 5, 2024 |
Mr and Mrs Twit are horrible people who like to play mean practical jokes on each other and are cruel to the birds that visit their home and the monkey family they have imprisoned in their yard.

Another story with terrible people and the karma they contract. The book encourages teamwork, compassion and the benefits of learning the language when visiting another country.

The jokes the Twits played on each other were amusing. I enjoyed the glass eye in the cup (I told you I was watching you) and convincing Mrs Twits she has the "shrinks" (by progressively lengthening the walking stick and the chair) although I could've done without the worms in the spaghetti. And I liked how the animals get their revenge by using the Twits' own words and deeds against them. They use the glue Mr Twit puts on the tree to catch birds and glue everything to the ceiling of the house making the Twits think they're upside down which is how they make the monkeys stand. When Mr Twit suggests they stand on their heads to fix the subsequent dizziness they find themselves stuck. The animals managed to drop some glue on their hair. After awhile they find they have the shrinks and fold up into themselves until there's nothing left.

A ridiculous but funny tale. 3.5 stars for target audience, 3 stars for me. ( )
  funstm | Sep 27, 2023 |
5/5 good.
  Muirhouse | Jan 16, 2023 |
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Ayoade, RichardNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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What a lot of hairy-faced men there are around nowadays.
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If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier until it gets so ugly you can hardly bear to look at it.

A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
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Penguin Australia

2 editions of this book were published by Penguin Australia.

Editions: 0141322756, 0141807830

 

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