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Michelle Spencer (she/her)'s avatar

I loved Dahl as a child and I found him mean. The horrible children and adults were judged on their looks rather than their behaviour. So quite like real life at the time. I never read Danny, but you’ve piqued my interest. The casual stigma aimed at the poor just for being poor revolts me.

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Walter Rhein's avatar

I've always felt that Dahl presented the poor as noble and the rich as cruel oppressors. Yes, there are certainly things about his books I'd change, but I think he can communicate with children on a level few other writers have ever been able to achieve. Thanks for the thoughtful comment, I'll reflect more on what you said the next time I pick up one of Dahl's books.

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Michelle Spencer (she/her)'s avatar

I agree he punched up well at the thoughtless rich

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