funstm
Written on Nov 15, 2018
The Twits are possibly the nastiest and most digusting of all Roald Dahl's characters.
*** Now with Quentin Blake's illustrious illustrations in full, magificent colour! ***
Frogs in beds; Eyeballs in drinks; Worms in spaghetti
Mr and Mrs Twit are really disgusting. They smell because they never wash, they fight because they play tricks on each other, AND they hate children. But worst of all, they keep monkeys in their back garden. In cages. It's time for the monkeys to get their revenge on these two most revolting creatures . . .
***meet the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird!***
***with a great new cover by Quentin Blake, and a whole exciting section about Roald Dahl and his world***
'A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero' - David Walliams
Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. After school in England he went to work for Shell in Africa. He began to write after "a monumental bash on the head", sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl died in 1990.
Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's illustrators and it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations.
- ISBN10 0141331240
- ISBN13 9780141331249
- Publish Date 2 September 2010 (first published 12 February 1981)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 January 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Puffin
- Format Paperback
- Pages 96
- Language English
Reviews
celinenyx
Written on Sep 26, 2013
KitsuneBae
Written on Jan 1, 2010
Did I ever mention that Roald Dahl had been a favorite author of mine ever since Matilda? If not, then I am telling you now that I am. For the past couple of months, I’ve already published reviews about the two books written by him, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and The Witches. Today, I am back with another book of Roald Dahl which is The Twits which have made a straightforward impression on me as a growing individual. Why? Read on, pals!
The Twits is a humorous story of a vindictive and dysfunctional couple, Mr. and Mrs. Twit. They’re childless which apparently suits them right for I can’t imagine someone growing up with that kind of parents. Mrs. Twit, who had been pretty once, succumbed to the level of hideously ugly after thinking of horrible thoughts over time. While Mr. Twit is a horrible person whose love for hygiene and sanitation is nil. With these similarities in personality, you would have thought that they made the perfect match but surprise, surprise…apart from getting fun out of mistreating their pet monkeys, Mr. and Mrs. Twit absolutely revel in playing sick jokes against each other.
On the surface, the story of the Twits, with its absurd humor and cracked up characters, is a perfect break from the usual monotony of a day’s work. It carries Roald Dahl’s brand of bringing scenes into vibrant pictures of outrageousness. Mr and Mrs Twits’ jokes might be sick but they were authentically appealing. I certainly read it with relish not that I am sadistic but I just can’t help laughing my heart out.
On a deeper level, The Twits is not just about cruel jokes but it gives us insight to the other facet of human nature…cruelty to animals and children, the damaging effect of bad disposition and karma. While I enjoy the scenes of the Twits complemented with illustrations, I was also moved with the lessons that it conveyed especially the subject of karma.
The Twits, for its sheer fun and creativity knitted with important life lessons, deserves a read from audiences of different ages.