Roald Dahl is best-known for whimsically dour children's books, which present beleaguered children facing an adult world that is at best indifferent to them and at worst just plain malicious. The child (more than likely an orphan) who lets his or her guard down in a Dahl book is likely to be thrown into servitude, eaten by giants or turned into a giant blueberry.…
Roald Dahl is best-known for whimsically dour children's books, which present beleaguered children facing an adult world that is at best indifferent to them and at worst just plain malicious. The child (more than likely an orphan) who lets his or her guard down in a Dahl book is likely to be thrown into servitude, eaten by giants or turned into a giant blueberry.…