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I really enjoyed this book full of short stories! All the short stories were remakes of fairy tales. They were all gruesome and some of them even intertwined. I highly suggest this book for anyone that likes fairy tales and/or anyone that likes Roald Dahl. I really feel this was one of his best work Leggi tutto

The best poems in this collection are true masterpieces of satire. Here's the start of Cinderella: "I guess you think you know this story. You don't. The real one's much more gory. The phoney one, the one you know, Was cooked up years and years ago, And made to sound all soft and sappy just to keep the ch Leggi tutto

This was another major laugh riot from Dahl. I kept cracking up when I was reading this at work.

”Até que as irmãs vieram correndo, Estendendo a primeira um pé horrendo. “Serve-me, é meu”, gritou a megera, “Vou casar contigo na primavera.” “Isso é que não vais!”, o jovem gritou E com o susto quase desmaiou. Mas ela guinchava, ela insistia, De ser princesa não desistia. “Ordeno que lhe cortem a cabeça!” Leggi tutto

Dahl's modernise (and darker!) take on some of the most beloved fairytales is still just as fun and twisted all these years later. I also watched the 2 part animation which is just as great. My favourite of the six tales was Snow White now living with 7 jockeys - though all were brilliantly altered to Leggi tutto