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more about #roalddahl more comments → sharpshinyclaws: I'm continually amazed, like over and over and over again, at the talent of Roald Dahl. When I was little he was my favorite writer, and then I went t... more » applejuice: This has been out for a while in the UK. My kids saw it on Halloween, I would have liked to see it too but stayed in for the trick-or-treaters. Their... more » mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it: It was the first book I ever read by myself so it'll always have a special place in my heart. #fantasticmrfoxreviews more » doit2julia: Anderson's on the Polanski petition and thus on my boycott list. Boo, Mr. Fox. #fantasticmrfoxreviews more » Tee for Ten: This makes me want to re-read James and the Giant Peach again. It was a staple of my childhood, and I haven't read it in years. more » willwriteforfood: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel were the only Dahl books I'd read for years, until my brother made me pick up Danny the Champion of t... more » LuvEwan: Matilda and The Witches made my childhood. more » stoprobbers: Favorite Roald Dahl book: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More THE BEST. THE. BEST. more » Seeräuber Jenny: I came to Dahl as an adult, so Switch Bitch and My Uncle Oswald are my favorites. Wickedly funny. Not a very nice man, by many accounts, but a great... more » etcerica: I have a Roald Dahl inspired cookbook...it has recipes for Candy Wallpaper, Mr. Twit's Beard Food, and so on...basically the best thing ever. more » Isi: I was about 13 when the big public flare-up over his anti-Semitic views occurred. It killed much of my fondness for his books. more » lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black: He really did kind of change my life when I was a kid. His work was more respectful of children and their intelligence than anything else I had ever ... more » rah29: Or, set up a business venture seducing and then collecting the sperm of famous/accomplished men, selling it on to ladies for impregnation purposes. R... more » Snowbunny: I feel like I should reread that book, I seem to have missed out on major themes from when I was a child. more » saintestella: this entry made me cry. i love henry sugar that much. to know there was a possibility of escaping the world with a turtle...Roald Dahl was a very la... more » -
#criticalmass
Critics Are Wild About Fantastic Mr. Fox
Critics have been increasingly disenchanted with Wes Anderson's films, but in Fantastic Mr. Fox, painstakingly slow stop-motion animation allowed him to create his signature storybook feel, while also allowing George Clooney and Meryl Streep to turn in lively performances. More » -
#scrumdiddlyumptious
Happy Roald Dahl Day!
Today is Roald Dahl Day! So bake yourself a chocolate cake and eat it, Bruce Bogtrotter style, just to stick it to the Trunchbulls of the world. Or just stop by the official site for all things Dahl. Splendiferous! [RoaldDahlDay] -
#finelines
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More: Bully for You
The 1945 Roald Dahl short-story classic involving but not limited to a turtle, a yogi, and a terrible swan song.
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#manofletters
The Wonderful Story Of Roald Dahl...
A cache of hundreds of Roald Dahl's letters have come to light - but from where? Says the author's biographer, "The guy who owns the letters is old and very keen to stay out of the limelight." Mystery! [Telegraph] -
#roalddahl
Roald And The Tiny Hut
Check out this awesome tour of Roald Dahl's "writing hut" in Buckinghamshire. It's where he wrote all his classic children's books, and was, one assumes, misanthropic. [via BoingBoing]
