tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200157117328713967.post1731064037188628714..comments2018-05-31T04:02:34.819-07:00Comments on The Well Read Kitty: A little literature with your cocoa pops?wellreadkittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445454579521412896noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200157117328713967.post-62819436805795574112011-05-01T13:07:19.790-07:002011-05-01T13:07:19.790-07:00Roald Dahl was an amazingly talented man who used ...Roald Dahl was an amazingly talented man who used those talents to find the lowest common demoninator every chance he could, if it would give him a chance to connect to one more child.<br /><br />Look at "Great Glass Elevator" - surely the Vermicious Knids are just something weird thrown out to keep kids reading. They certainly don't develop as characters, nor do they develop the overall plot in any way.<br /><br />No, Dahl is a showman and a huckster. This would suit him perfectly.S. Toogod Tobetruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513800931307365210noreply@blogger.com