Kylie Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince JK Rowling Rating: 8/10 Published: 2005 Number of pages: 607 ISBN: 0747581088 Summary (taken from blurb): It is the middle of the summer, but there is an unseasonal mist pressing against the windowpanes. Harry Potter is waiting nervously in his bedroom at the Dursley's house in Privet Drive for a visit from Professor Dumbledore himself. One of the last times he saw the Headmaster was in a fierce one-to-one duel with Lord Voldemort, and Harry can't quite believe that Professor Dumbledore will actually appear at the Dursley's of all places. Why is the Professor coming to visit him now? What is it that cannot wait until Harry returns to Hogwarts in a few weeks' time? Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts has already got off to an unusual start, as the worlds of Muggle and magic start to intertwine... Comments: The 6th book sees the revelation of the Horcruxes and the mission that Harry and Dumbledore must complete to destroy Voldemort once and for all. This book is very much all about setting up the 7th book and giving the reader information that will be important or become clear in the final book. Another enjoyable installment and immensely sad at the end, where there is a showdown between two of my favourite characters, culminating in the death of one of them. Started: 14 July 2007 Finished: 20 July 2007 Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows JK Rowling Rating: 10/10 Published: 2007 Number of pages: 607 ISBN: 0747591054 Summary (taken from blurb): Harry Potter is waiting in Privet Drive. The Order of the Phoenix is coming to escort him safely away without Voldemort and his supporters knowing - if they can. But what will Harry do then? How can he fulfil the momentous and seemingly impossible task that Professor Dumbledore has left him? Comments: Wow! What a phenomenal end to a great series! I won't put any spoilers here so don't worry about me ruining it for you. I absolutely bawled my eyes out at so many different parts. The book is full of action and excitement and terrible tragedy. What a ride! There is very little I would have liked done differently, which says a lot, because there are so many things about this book that could have been unsatisfactory. Possibly the only thing I would have changed (that is, left out altogether) was the epilogue: it just wasn't necessary, I felt. I'm still slightly overwhelmed with the whole thing, and therefore can't think of much else to say except that this is one brilliant book and has now overtaken Goblet of Fire as my favourite HP book! Started: 21 July 2007 Finished: 22 July 2007 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut Rating: 9/10 Published: 1969 Number of pages: 157 ISBN: 0099800209 Summary (taken from blurb): Prisoner of war, optometrist, time-traveller - these are the life roles of Billy Pilgrim, hero of this latter-day Pilgrim's Progress, a miraculously moving, bitter and funny story of innocence faced with apocalypse, in the most original anti-war novel since Catch-22. Comments: A great book, with some interesting and thought-provoking ideas. Before I read it, I heard some people say that this book changed their lives and others have said it's not the same when re-read after a long period of time; I think where you are in your life may determine how much you get out of this book. For me personally, I think it's one that needs repeated readings in order to fully appreciate it. One thing I didn't particularly like: I couldn't quite figure Billy out; throughout the whole book he seemed to be in a daze, which can't be what he was like all the time because he was clearly still able to function normally most of the time. The book is amusing in parts (dark humour) and cleverly written, but mostly it's terribly sad as you see what the horrors of war have done to Billy, and the parallels between his memories of the war and the hallucinations that occur thereafter. It's a great anti-war novel (but not as great as Catch-22, in my opinion!) A much better review of the book can be found in this thread. And there are many more great reviews at the librarything.com link below. Not everyone will enjoy this book, and I can understand why, but I would highly recommend it nevertheless. There aren't too many books that I feel should be read; this is one of them. Started: 22 July 2007 Finished: 26 July 2007 Slaughterhouse-Five (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 5, 2007 Author Share Posted August 5, 2007 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Ken Kesey Rating: 10/10 Published: 1962 Number of pages: 393 ISBN: 0141024879 Summary (taken from blurb): Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in an Oregon State mental hospital with a strict, unbending routine. Her patients, cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electric shock therapy, dare not oppose her. But everything changes with the arrival of McMurphy - the swaggering, fun-loving trickster with a devilish grin. McMurphy battles Nurse Ratched and the ward regime, challenging everyone's beliefs about madness...who, of them all, is really insane? Comments: Beware! Contains possible spoilers! This is a brilliant book - every bit as good as everyone says it is. The ending was a bit of a surprise to me, and heart-breaking. It reminded me a bit of Of Mice and Men, which I read a couple of months ago (I cried at the end of both books). McMurphy is a wonderful character, probably one of my favourites in literature, and I loved his relationship with the Chief. He made such a wonderful impact on the lives of the other patients, which Kesey portrayed beautifully in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. I loved seeing the Chief change and become more aware of his surroundings (with the lifting of the fog) and, of course, when he began speaking again. I watched the movie immediately afterwards and thoroughly enjoyed it, although I think the book is much better. Both book and movie very highly recommended. Started: 26 July 2007 Finished: 3 August 2007 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 I'm really glad you enjoyed One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest as I read this a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it. I enjoyed the relationship between Nurse Ratched and McMurphy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esiotrot Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Sounds good Kylie ~ off to add to my wish list Kx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 Today I bought two more books: Michael Chabon: The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier And Clay John Le Carre: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold I'll never get my TBR pile down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 Carmilla Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (ebook on iPod) Rating: 8/10 Published: 1872 Number of pages: 152 ISBN: 1587155958 Summary (taken from Amazon.com): A chilling tale of the un-dead, Carmilla is a beautifully written example of the gothic genre. The story takes the reader into the dark, mysterious world of a girl and her family tormented by visitations and nightmares. While the continual reoccurrence of a beautiful woman, unknown, yet familiar, meanders through the lives of the characters, to the very heart of the story, the precise use of language emphasises and heightens the images that the book presents and sends the reader spiralling towards its bloody conclusion. Said to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece 'Dracula', Carmilla stands out as a classic horror masterpiece. Comments: I thought this was a wonderful book and can easily see why it was the inspiration for Dracula. It's beautifully written and the descriptions of the 'schloss' and the surrounding countryside are simply mouth-watering. Having said that, I did struggle a little with the style of writing at times - I like to be challenged though! It was always going to be interesting to read this book because Dracula became an immediate favourite of mine the first time I read it. This one stood up well, although it was perhaps lacking in some respects; because it is so much shorter than Dracula, I feel that the story and characters weren't developed as fully and I was left with some unanswered questions at the end. One thing that surprised me a little was the graphic nature of Laura and Carmilla's relationship - I didn't expect the writing to be so risque coming from that time period! I think in this respect Carmilla was more graphic than Dracula. I would highly recommend reading Carmilla, particularly if you have read and liked Dracula. The differences and similarities are interesting to note. Started: 4 August 2007 Finished: 6 August 2007 Carmilla (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 Peter Pan JM Barrie (ebook on iPod) Rating: 8/10 Published: 1911 Number of pages: 230 ISBN: 1566197139 Summary (taken from wikipedia): It is a story of a mischievous little boy who won't grow up. Peter Pan, a fierce swordfighter, spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the island of Neverland as leader of the Lost Boys. The story features some fantastical elements, one of them being that Peter has the ability to fly, and his friends include a fairy named Tinker Bell. In addition, a crocodile that has swallowed a ticking clock stalks the pirate leader, Captain Hook, Peter's nemesis. Comments: This is an utterly magical tale of young boy without a mother who is the leader of the lost boys and lives in Neverland. He convinces three children to fly from their nursery and join him so that the girl, Wendy, can be mother to the lost boys. Putting aside the sexism, which I guess I have to make allowances for seeing the time it was written, (Wendy does nothing but cook, clean and sew), it's a very enjoyable and imaginative romp. There are a lot of little touches that I loved, such as Mrs Darling tidying up her children's minds, and Peter losing his shadow. All I knew of Peter Pan before I read the book was what I'd seen in a movie called Hook. I had no idea Peter was so arrogant or violent (all those little kids murdering people!) and I was expecting Tinkerbell to be a sweet little thing. Some rude shocks there! Highly enjoyable and recommended. Now to watch the Disney version. Started: 7 August 2007 Finished: 8 August 2007 Peter Pan (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiceguyEddie Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I'm really glad you enjoyed One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest I've never read this. It is supposed to be one of those books that stay with you forever. I'll see if I can find a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 Anne Of Green Gables LM Montgomery (ebook on iPod) Rating: 8/10 Published: 1908 Number of pages: 320 ISBN: 0451528824 Summary (taken from librarything.com): Anne, a mischievous, red-haired, eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. Comments: I once saw a mini-series of Anne... but didn't remember much of what it was about, which was good because it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book. I found Anne to be a simply enchanting character, and wise beyond her years. I love her way of looking at things, and the pleasure that she takes in everyday things that other people would take for granted. I especially like that she didn't lose that aspect of herself whenever bad things happened. I'll definitely be reading the following novels (and re-watching the mini-series). I can't wait to see what Anne gets up to next! Started: 8 August 2007 Finished: 10 August 2007 Anne Of Green Gables (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 Just as I was leaving for work today, I took delivery of a book I won on eBay: Margaret Atwood: Alias Grace I was a bit worried about what condition the book would be in because there was no photo and it was described as 'good', so I was pleasantly surprised to find the book in almost brand-new condition! I only had a quick glance through (enough to note that it's quite lengthy!) before I had to leave for work. Looking forward to reading it after the reviews on here, although I probably won't get to it for a little while yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angerball Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Margaret Atwood: Alias Grace I hope you enjoy this one. It's my favourite Atwood book by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 Lady Chatterley's Lover DH Lawrence (ebook on iPod) Rating: 5/10 Published: 1928 Number of pages: 400 ISBN: 0143039617 Summary (taken from Kell's Reading Circle blurb): Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the invalid Sir Clifford. Unable to fulfill his wife emotionally or physically, Clifford encourages her to have a liaison with a man of their own class. But Connie is attracted instead to her husband's gamekeeper and embarks on a passionate affair that brings new life to her stifled existence. Can she find a true equality with Mellors, despite the vast gulf between their positions in society? One of the most controversial novels in English literature, Lady Chatterley's Lover is an erotically charged and psychologically powerful depiction of adult relationships. Comments: I was a bit disappointed in this book for a few reasons. The first being that I never really got a clear picture of any of the characters. It was probably just me, but I felt there were contradictions all over the place when they were being described (and it was throughout the whole book, not just the beginning). One moment Clifford seemed to be strong and the next moment weak (physically, not mentally). If the physical description of him was supposed to be symbolic of his mental strength, I didn't find it to be very effective. I couldn't like Connie at all; Mellors was perhaps the only character I had any real understanding and liking of. I also found the text a bit too repetitive for my liking. I'm not referring to the parts where a single phrase or word was repeated - I could handle that. My problem was where whole ideas were repeated and ruminated over ad nauseum. I like a bit of deep conversation in a book, particularly when it concerns the state of humanity, but the long passages of dialogue and thoughts bored me to tears in this book. The beginning was very drawn out and not particularly interesting, however, it seemed to pick up a little around the time that Connie and Mellors were first meeting, before becoming boring again. It then seemed to be in a big damn hurry to finish. There were a couple of redeeming points: the descriptions of the woods were nice, although it would have helped the ol' imagination if I'd actually heard of any of those particular plants before! I mostly enjoyed the scenes between Connie and Mellors (not just the sex scenes!), except when Connie was being clingy and demanding over and over that Mellors tell her they'd be together and that he loved her. At least the ending was somewhat of a surprise to me. I've seen a movie adaptation of this and I'm sure it ended differently ( Connie staying with Clifford while Mellors went to work at the pits) . I'm glad I read the book, if only so I can better understand its importance in the history of literature, but I'll not be reading it again. Started: 13 August 2007 Finished: 20 August 2007 Lady Chatterley's Lover (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 Diary Of A Nobody George Grossmith (ebook on iPod) Rating: 9/10 Published: 1892 Number of pages: 174 ISBN: 0792833278 Summary (taken from amazon.com): 'Why should I not publish my diary? I have often seen reminiscences of people I have never even heard of, and I fail to see - because I do not happen to be a `Somebody' - why my diary should not be interesting.' The Diary of a Nobody created a cultural icon, an English archetype. Anxious, accident-prone, occasionally waspish, Charles Pooter has come to be seen as the epitome of English suburban life. His diary chronicles encounters with difficult tradesmen, the delights of home improvements, small parties, minor embarrassments, and problems with his troublesome son. The suburban world he inhabits is hilariously and painfully familiar in its small-mindedness and its essential decency. Comments: This is an excellent, light and amusing read. I wouldn't say it's laugh-out-loud funny, but it certainly had me smiling a lot, which is quite a feat. Charles Pooter is a loveable and slightly old-fashioned, bumbling character, whose diary chronicles his life over the period of a year or so. He's a middle-class man who enjoys a pun (while the puns themselves are not uproariously funny, his reactions and elatedness at thinking them up are pretty amusing). He (usually) enjoys the company of his friends, Gowing and Cummings (the objects of one of the best puns in the story), but is sometimes indignant at their behaviour, as well as at the behaviour of certain other characters and visitors to the household. Even the short summaries of the diary entries at the beginning of each chapter are entertaining: 'Make the acquaintance of a Mr Padge. Don't care for him. Mr Burwin-Fosselton becomes a nuisance.' This is such a good read, and one that I think I'll re-read quite often. I was originally going to give this a rating of 8 but it crept up to 9 while I was writing this review and remembering how thoroughly enjoyable it was. Very highly recommended! Started: 21 August 2007 Finished: 21 August 2007 Diary of a Nobody (complete text and illustrations online) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icecream Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I have Diary of a Nobody Kylie. Glad to see you liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I am so pleased you enjoyed Diary of a Nobody, Kylie. I love the book to pieces and it's one of my favourites. I completely agree with you that Charles Pooter is a loveable character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 I've won a couple of books on ebay recently: Michel Faber: The Crimson Petal and the White Maggie O'Farrell: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox I chased up both books solely because of reviews I've read on this forum. Thanks BCF! (Or should I be cursing you all for making my TBR pile grow even more?!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 The Midwich Cuckoos John Wyndham Rating: 7/10 Published: 1957 Number of pages: 220 ISBN: 0140014403 Summary (taken from blurb): Cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests. The clutch that was fathered on the quiet little village of Midwich, one night in September, proved to possess a monstrous will of its own. It promised to make the human race look as dated as the dinosaur. Comments: An enjoyable book, though I didn't think it was anywhere near as good as The Day of the Triffids. I felt like it could have been fleshed out a lot more; it is a fascinating concept and could have been more exciting than it was. Still, it was interesting as a reader to keep coming back after intervals of time to see how things had advanced in regards to the Children, and the ending was pretty good! Overall, a slightly disturbing book which provided food for thought, especially in terms of the place of humans in the world. Recommended. Started: 22 August 2007 Finished: 25 August 2007 The Midwich Cuckoos (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 Emma Jane Austen Rating: 9/10 Published: 1816 Number of pages: 508 ISBN: 0141028092 Summary (taken from blurb): She's beautiful, rich and clever, and has decided she's perfectly happy with the single life. What Emma does love, however, is interfering in other people's business (and she is always convinced she's right). When she ignores the advice of her friend Mr Knightley and insists on matchmaking for her friend Harriet, her carefully laid plans go disastrously wrong. Is Emma so wrapped up in other people's love lives that she fails to spot happiness when it's right under her nose? Perhaps, when it comes to affairs of the heart, she can't control everything after all... Comments: I read my first Jane Austen last year, Pride and Prejudice, which immediately became one of my favourite novels. Today I finished my second Austen, Emma, and I'm pleased to say that Jane Austen has now cemented her position as my favourite author. Her style of writing is delightful to behold and I thoroughly enjoy every single sentence I read of hers. Even though not much appears to be happening, I find that I'm hooked from beginning to end. I think Jane Austen builds up her characters and situations beautifully, and if I've learned anything from reading her novels, it's that deep down I'm a hopeless romantic. I'm usually pretty good at resisting flicking forward through a book to see what happens, but I'm a lost cause when it comes to Austen. Even though I may guess early on in the novel what's going to happen, I just have to flick through to see the manner in which the most important events take place between the characters. Emma is an exquisitely crafted piece of writing. A lot of the characters are annoying in some degree, but that's how they're supposed to be. I thought I would find it difficult to like Emma, but I think, for all her faults, she is quite a decent person and she tried so very hard to avoid making the same mistakes twice. I could see her growing and maturing throughout the novel and I came to like her quite a lot. There is the same sense of humour here as there is in Pride and Prejudice, but not quite as much. I suspect that Jane Austen's novels have their faults, but it's as though I'm looking at them through a haze (or, more likely, rose-coloured glasses). I know they're there, but for me they get lost in everything else. I've given a rating of 9 to Emma, only because I loved Pride and Prejudice a bit more <sigh> This is why I love to read. And just think, I have four more of her books on my shelf that I still have the honour of reading for the first time! Started: 24 August 2007 Finished: 31 August 2007 Emma (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 On Friday, I received two books in the mail that I bought on ebay (one mentioned in an earlier post): Kathryn Kenny: Trixie Belden #30 (Mystery of the Midnight Marauder) Maggie O'Farrell: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angerball Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 I loved The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox. It's such a moving story, and a very well written book. You're in for a real treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Cloud Atlas David Mitchell Rating: 6/10 Published: 2004 Number of pages: 529 ISBN: 0340822783 Summary (taken from blurb): 'Souls cross ages like clouds cross skies...' Six interlocking lives - one amazing adventure. In a narrative that circles the globe and reaches from the 19th century to a post-apocalyptic future, David Mitchell erases the boundaries of time, genre and language to offer an enthralling vision of humanity's will to power, and where it will lead us. Comments: I don't think I fell in love with this book as a lot of other people seem to have, but it was a good read and I'm glad I read it. I definitely enjoyed some sections more than others (I guess that's always going to be a problem in a book that's made up of such completely different stories), but I enjoyed picking up on the little 'clues' linking the stories together. I also really liked the closing comments of Adam Ewing's Journal/the book. One part I had trouble getting into was the first part of Adam Ewing's Journal. It was a difficult section to lead into the book with, but once I got past that it picked up, particularly with the second story, Letters from Zedelghem. This was the most enjoyable section for me; Robert Frobisher's character was probably the least likable but his letters were so witty and enjoyable to read that I could look past all that. I struggled a bit with The First Luisa Rey Mystery because it was so terribly cliched. The entire thing reminded me of a bad movie. The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish didn't really affect me one way or another. I quite enjoyed The Orison of Sonmi-451. I love dystopian literature and comparing different futures. This one gave me more food for thought. I also had trouble with Sloosha's Crossing, mostly because of the colloquial style of the language, and because it was the middle section, it was unbroken so I didn't even get a break from it! There were a few major themes running throughout all of the stories: reincarnation (the comet-shaped birthmark), betrayal, inequality, imprisonment, and the progress of mankind through the ages and the struggles of minorities to gain acceptance and freedom. I know I've said a few bad things about this book and I think ultimately that the whole was greater than the sum of its parts, but overall it was an enjoyable experience,. It's definitely a very ambitious novel for anyone to undertake, and I think David Mitchell did really well linking the various stories together. Recommended. Started: 1 September 2007 Finished: 11 September 2007 Cloud Atlas (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Danny The Champion Of The World Roald Dahl Rating: 8/10 Published: 1975 Number of pages: 214 ISBN: 0141311320 Summary (taken from blurb): Danny thinks the world of his father, but imagine his surprise when he finds out he's been breaking the law! Even grown-ups bend the rules sometimes, but Danny knows his father is still good, kind and clever and full of exciting ideas. Join them in this thrilling adventure as they hope to pull off the most daring and dangerous plan ever. Comments: Danny the Champion of the World is one of the few books of Roald Dahl's that I never got around to reading when I was a kid. Something about it never really appealed to me. Happily, that terrible oversight has now been rectified (if only I had read it 20 years ago!) The love between Danny and his father is so strong and so sweet. You don't see that very often in books nowadays. I love Dahl's imaginative writing; it's so vivid and it's easy to picture everything that's happening. I thought it was a lovely story and another piece of brilliance from Roald Dahl. (Happy Birthday Roald Dahl!) Highly recommended! Started: 11 September 2007 Finished: 12 September 2007 Danny The Champion Of The World (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 The Twits Roald Dahl Rating: 8/10 Published: 1980 Number of pages: 87 ISBN: 014131138X Summary (taken from blurb): Mr and Mrs Twit play some horrible tricks on each other. I bet you have never met two people more revolting. They never wash, they trap birds for Bird Pie and they hate children. Find out what brilliant trick the Roly-Poly Bird and the Muggle-Wump monkeys think up for them. Comments: A short but very enjoyable read. There's not too much I can say about this book without giving the plot away, but what I can say is that I love the Roly-Poly Bird and the monkeys, and the ending is terrific! There are also some lovely words of wisdom imparted ('a person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly'). And what would a Roald Dahl book be without Quentin Blake's illustrations? I believe this particular Roald Dahl story is aimed at younger readers than some of his other books (such as Matilda), but it's just as wonderful a read and has always been one of my personal favourites. Started: 12 September 2007 Finished: 12 September 2007 The Twits (at librarything.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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